On 18 April 2005, Gess was appointed as the Head Coach of
Alania Vladikavkaz following the departure of
Bakhva Tedeyev. In 2009–2011 he was head coach of an
Uzbek club
Shurtan Guzar. During this time
Shurtan Guzar finished 4th in the 2010 season and the team reached the Uzbek Cup
final, losing 0–1 to
Bunyodkor. On 30 June 2011 he was sacked as a result of the previous losses and
Tachmurad Agamuradov was named as the new coach of
Shurtan. In July 2012 Gess was appointed as head coach of
Shurtan again, after
Igor Kriushenko was sacked as well due to a losing record. On 15 May 2013 he was sacked again and left the club permanently. On 10 November 2013
FK Buxoro announced that they had hired Gess as their new manager, replacing
Tachmurad Agamuradov in this position. ==Personal life==