🚨 Breaking: Oliver Glasner not only picking up the Premier League Manager of the Month award, but also the Austria Coach of the Year title at the 2025 NIKI awards in Vienna.

Oliver Glasner’s recent haul of honours reflects a moment of real ascendancy in his managerial career. In October 2025, he was named Premier League Manager of the Month for September after an impressive run of results with Crystal Palace — and around the same time, he was also awarded Austria Coach of the Year at the NIKI awards gala in Vienna.

 

 

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Dominant September in the Premier League

 

Glasner’s September form was nothing short of sensational. His side went unbeaten in the month, registering two wins and one draw in the league. A particularly memorable moment was a late winner against Liverpool at Selhurst Park, securing Palace’s status as the last unbeaten team in the division for that period.

 

Winning the Barclays Manager of the Month for September marked a first for Glasner in his Premier League career. He also became only the second Austrian ever to receive this accolade, following Ralph Hasenhüttl. For Crystal Palace, it was their first Manager of the Month award since Tony Pulis in April 2014.

 

In interviews, Glasner was quick to deflect solo praise, emphasizing the role of his staff and players: “I know I’m the Manager … but I have fantastic staff next to me … and the most important ones are the players.” He insisted that this success is collective, not individual.

 

 

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Recognition at Home: Austria’s NIKI Awards

 

Just as he was being lauded in England, Glasner was also being honoured on home soil. At the 2025 NIKI Awards — Austria’s Sporthilfe Gala held in Vienna — he was crowned Coach of the Year. The award is highly prestigious in Austria, and receiving it in the same week as his Manager of the Month underscores how his success transcends borders.

 

Local Austrian media and sports outlets noted the symbolism: Glasner’s growing stature in England was being matched by admiration and acknowledgement in his homeland.

 

He accepted the honour with humility, viewing it as a recognition not just of his own work, but of the larger system of support, from his backroom staff to the players and the club’s infrastructure.

 

 

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A Moment of Convergence

 

That Glasner could win a top-tier monthly award in England and the national coaching award in Austria more or less simultaneously is striking. It speaks to a coach in his prime — someone building momentum, credibility