in july 2012 he went to salzburg and managed the under-16 team of fc red bull salzburg. september 2012 he was also appointed as football director of academy. in the following season, he was promoted to first team assistant manager. in july 2014 he became manager of the under-18 squad. in the time with the under-18s he was also the assistant coach for fc red bull salzburg. in december 2015 after peter zeidler was sacked, he was for two matches head coach of salzburg. in the 2015–16 season he also managed the team of fc red bull salzburg in the uefa youth league. in june 2015 he became manager of fc liefering in the second league.