Lustenau coach Markus Mader welcomed 15 field players and two goalkeepers at the start of the summer preparations. Austria U21 team player Cham, like midfielder Brandon Baiye, returned to Clermont Foot after his loan deal ended. Since the French club managed to stay in Ligue 1, the cooperation club from the “Ländle” has to wait. It can be assumed that one or two young professionals from Clermont will find their way back to Lustenau.
“The newcomers have to sit and fit,” said Schneider. The 28-year-old German is in close contact with Ahmet Schäfer. The Swiss investor is a board member at Clermont, and he owns 25 percent of Austria GmbH from the Lustenauers. The synergies between the clubs should be used. According to his own statements, coach Mader has “complete trust” in the sporting leadership. “It has worked very well lately. I won’t put any pressure on that,” said the 54-year-old, who has been head coach in Lustenau for a year.
Start of training at Austria Lustenau
The climber is still looking for players.
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Lustenau basic structure available
According to Mader, one has ideas of how Austria should present itself in the upper house. “Of course, that depends on who is available.” The basic framework is there. In any case, a striker and a midfielder are still wanted. The defense should stand, the Brazilian Anderson, who was brought from Altach in the winter, extended his contract by two years on Tuesday. There should also be a second goalkeeper in addition to regular goalkeeper Domenik Schierl.
An Austrian passport is not mandatory when looking for new actors, given that some foreigner positions have already been filled. According to Schneider, it is still an open question whether Lustenau wants to have a nibble on the Austrian pot. In the 2nd league, the club waived the funds. In the Bundesliga last season, Austria Klagenfurt and Salzburg did not meet the criteria.
Altach continues to look for a coach
The SCR Altach has meanwhile returned to training after a previously unsuccessful search without a head coach. The performance tests in the Olympic Center in Dornbirn on Monday and Tuesday were accompanied by sports director Werner Grabherr. Behind the scenes, the search continues for a successor to Ludovic Magnin, who returned to Switzerland three weeks ago. It is said that the clubless Markus Schopp and the Liechtenstein team boss Martin Stocklasa recently canceled.
“The first few days are heavily focused on strength and athleticism. We’re taking the time to find a new coach,” Grabherr told the “Vorarlberger Nachrichten”. This week there should be clarity. But that was heard from Vorarlberg a week ago. On Wednesday, the Altachers will contest their first session on grass. There are also two test pilots, 19-year-old Israeli striker Shahaf Sapir and Dutchman Mink Peeters (24), who works in attacking midfield.
The club has since rejected the plan to hire an Austrian coach. Searches are now also being made in Germany and Switzerland. In terms of players, Altach have brought in Israeli striker Guy Dahan (22) and central defender Lukas Gugganig (27) in the past few days. The former U20 team captain returned to Austria from the German third division club Osnabrück. The loan contracts of Christoph Monschein, Gianluca Gaudino and Mickael Nanizayamo have expired, Marco Meilinger has left the club. Philipp Netzer ended his career, but will remain in Altach as a member of the office from now on.
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