Who is Oliver Glasner and what can Palace fans expect from their new boss?
by Pa Sport Staff
Feb 19, 2024
2 minutes
Oliver Glasner has been appointed manager of Crystal Palace.
The former Eintracht Frankfurt head coach succeeds Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park.
Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the 49-year-old.
Who is Oliver Glasner?
Welcome to Palace, Oliver Glasner 🇦🇹🦅
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) February 19, 2024
Glasner was born in, the defender was a one-club man, playing 571 times for SV Ried. Glasner twice won the Austrian Cup with Ried and in 1995 helped the club reach the Austrian Bundesliga for the first time. His playing career ended just days short of his 37th birthday after he suffered a subdural haematoma following a clash of heads with Rapid Vienna’s Mario Sonnleitner.
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