Alexander Hauser

Hauser began his career in his native Tyrol and spent part of his youth career with Rangers in Scotland. He returned to Austria to begin his senior career with SW Bregenz, where he played in the Austrian Bundesliga. He subsequently played for Pasching, Schwanenstadt, Hartberg, Austria Kärnten and Wiener Neustadt before joining Wacker Innsbruck in August 2009. Hauser remained at Wacker Innsbruck for eight seasons and served as the club's captain. He left in May 2017 after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement. Wacker stated that he had made 237 appearances and scored 14 goals for the club in all competitions.

Early career

Hauser began coaching while still playing professionally for Wacker Innsbruck. In August 2011, he became an assistant coach of the club's under-15 team, combining the role with his first-team playing career. He continued working in Wacker's youth setup until 2016. After leaving Wacker as a player in 2017, Hauser returned to his hometown club SK St. Johann, where he spent the 2017–18 season as an assistant coach. He later coached the club's under-18 team during the 2019–20 season.

FC Liefering

For the 2020–21 season, Hauser joined the youth setup at Red Bull Salzburg as an assistant coach of the under-19 team. He remained in the role until January 2021, when he moved to FC Liefering as an assistant to Matthias Jaissle.

Red Bull Salzburg

In May 2021, Hauser and Florens Koch were appointed assistant coaches at Red Bull Salzburg, where Jaissle was due to take over as head coach for the 2021–22 season. Both had previously worked under Jaissle at Liefering. Hauser remained part of Jaissle's staff for the following two seasons. In July 2023, Salzburg released Jaissle from his duties while he was in talks over a move to Al-Ahli. The club announced that Hauser and Koch would take charge of the team for its opening Bundesliga match against Altach. Hauser and Koch subsequently remained assistant coaches following the appointment of Gerhard Struber. In October 2023, they jointly took charge of a league match against Austria Klagenfurt when…

Player Wiener Neustadt

Austrian First League: 2008–09 Wacker Innsbruck

Austrian First League: 2009–10 Assistant coach Red Bull Salzburg

Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2021–22, 2022–23 Austrian Cup: 2021–22 Al-Ahli

AFC Champions League Elite: 2024–25, 2025–26 Saudi Super Cup: 2025