Coaching Career
Geiger's first managerial role was spent with the reserves of Grasshopper, in 1997. He did so well there that he was given the reigns at another old side, Neuchâtel Xamax, in July 1998. At Xamax, he helped develop the talents of Timothée Atouba, Papa Bouba Diop and Henri Camara, and helped the club avoid relegation from the league in his last two seasons.
Geiger quit the club in July 2002 to take over at FC Aarau, but the club were relegated into the second division at the end of 2002-03 and he was given the sack. In December 2003, he was surprisingly named the manager of Grasshopper, but the team fared poorly under him and he was once again fired.
Subsequently, Geiger had short spells managing Neuchâtel Xamax, FC Aarau and Lausanne Sports before being given the job at Moroccan side Olympique Safi in 2006. He saved the club from relegation from GNF 1 during the 2006-07 season, but resigned at the end of the campaign.
In June 2009, he was replaced by Pierre-André Schürmann as head coach of Neuchâtel Xamax.
In January 2010, he was appointed as manager of Algerian club JS Kabylie. On 14 December 2010, Geiger resigned from his position. During his time with the club, his most notable achievement was leading the team to the semi-finals of the 2010 CAF Champions League where they lost to eventual champions TP Mazembe.
On September 23, 2011, Geiger was appointed as manager of ES Sétif. In his first season with the club, he lead the team to the league-cup double, winning the 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the 2011–12 Algerian Cup.
On June 6, 2012, Geiger became manager of Saudi club Ettifaq FC, signing a two year contract with the club.
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