He managed RB Leipzig to a second placed finish in their debut season in the Bundesliga before having a four-year period in charge of Southampton in the Premier League.

Born in Graz, Hasenhüttl began his career with hometown club GAK, making his first team debut in the 1985–86 season.

[2] He transferred to Austria Wien in 1989, with whom he won three successive Bundesliga titles and two Austrian Cups.

Following the sacking of Harry Deutinger in March 2007, he became caretaker manager until the appointment of Werner Lorant, under whom he worked as assistant coach.

[8] In the 2009–10 season, they failed to build upon their success, achieving 31 points in 24 games,[9] resulting in Hasenhüttl's sacking on 22 February 2010.

[4] In January 2011, Hasenhüttl succeeded Rainer Scharinger as the coach of third division VfR Aalen,[11] then in 16th place, one point above the relegation zone.

In the 2011–12 season, he completely rebuilt the team, bringing in eight new players and releasing 14, with the aim of a mid-table finish.

[citation needed] After a slow start to the season, the team found itself in sixth place at the winter break, only a point behind the play-off position.

The team's run continued into the second half of the season, which included an eight-game winning streak, earning Hasenhüttl a further two-year contract extension in November 2011.

During pre-season training in the summer of 2012, Hasenhüttl contracted a Hantavirus infection, but returned to work three weeks into the 2012–13 season.

In the 2015–16 season, he was successful in securing Ingolstadt's Bundesliga survival, finishing in eleventh place, but chose not to extend his contract.

The following season, the club finished sixth, with Hasenhüttl asking for his contract to be terminated, as he was not comfortable acting as an interim for incoming boss Julian Nagelsmann.

On 27 April 2019, Southampton secured Premier League status after a 3–3 draw against AFC Bournemouth at St Mary's.

Their final tally of 52 points was the team's highest total since 2015–16, and Hasenhüttl was named Manager of the Month for July 2020.

[29] Southampton began the 2020–21 season strongly, briefly topping the Premier League table at the beginning of November.

[30] On 2 January 2021, Southampton became the first Premier League team to defeat all seven winners of the competition in the season after a title win following a 1–0 victory at home against Liverpool.

[31] Despite a positive start, Hasenhüttl's side suffered a second 9–0 defeat away to Manchester United on 2 February 2021.