Marco Rose (born 11 September 1976) is a German professional

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who is currently the manager of

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club

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, and a former

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who was a defender for

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and

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. He coached Mainz 05's second team, then Lokomotive Leipzig, before going through the ranks at Red Bull Salzburg. After winning the

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, he became the first-team manager in 2017, winning the

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in both of his seasons and the

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for a

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in 2019. He then managed in the German

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and

Playing career

The defender started his career at Rotation Leipzig, then joined

, later renamed VfB Leipzig. Rose played ten games in the second flight for VfB. In 2000, Rose joined

. When Hannover reached promotion to the

in 2002, Rose went to

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on loan. When Mainz won promotion to the Bundesliga, they signed Rose permanently. Rose retired after 199 games for Mainz's first and second team. He scored seven goals, three of them in the Bundesliga.

Coaching career

Early career

Rose started his career as assistant coach and player of Mainz's second team in the 2010–11 season. For the 2012–13 season, he joined Lokomotive Leipzig, but terminated his contract after one season.

Red Bull Salzburg

Rose joined Red Bull Salzburg's U16 team in the 2013–14 season. When U18 coach

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joined

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, Rose succeeded him as U18 coach. The team won the Austrian U18 championship in his first season and the

in April 2017 beating Benfica 2–1 in the final. For the 2017–18 season, Rose succeeded Óscar García as head coach of RB Salzburg. In his first season, the team won the Austrian championship and reached the semi-finals of the

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, beating teams like

and

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. The final of the Austrian cup against

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was lost. In the second season, RB Salzburg started the league with ten wins which broke the previous record of the league. In the

, they reached the quarter final against

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. Rose never lost a home game during his tenure as head coach of Salzburg.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

For the 2019–20 season, Rose joined

. In the

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, he managed to reach the knockout stages. On 15 February 2021, Mönchengladbach announced that Rose would leave at the end of the season to join

Borussia Dortmund

In the 2021–22 season, Rose led Borussia Dortmund to a second-place finish in the

. After one season in charge, he was sacked on 20 May 2022.

RB Leipzig

On 8 September, Rose was appointed as new

head coach. Two days later, he won his first match 3–0 against his former club Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.

Managerial style

Rose has described the basic ideas of his playing style as "emotionality, hunger and being active". "We want to be very active against the ball, sprint a lot. We want to win high balls and have short ways to the goal. We don't want to play high and wide, but fast, dynamic and actively forward." He has stated his preference for a 4–4–2 diamond, saying "I've always played a diamond when I've had the opportunity to do it, bringing in two strikers. Our system, even when we play with all three up front, is something like a diamond." However he has also used 4–3–3 and 4–2–3–1 formations at Mönchengladbach.

Personal life

Rose is a

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, who joined the faith as an adult. His grandfather, Walter Rose, was also a footballer and played once for the Germany national team in 1937.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Hannover 96 * 2. Bundesliga: 2001–02

Manager

Red Bull Salzburg Youth *

: 2016–17 Red Bull Salzburg *

: 2017–18, 2018–19 *

: 2018–19

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Marco 1976 births Living people Footballers from Leipzig German footballers Association football defenders 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig players Hannover 96 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players German football managers 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig managers FC Red Bull Salzburg managers Borussia Mönchengladbach managers Borussia Dortmund managers RB Leipzig managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers Bundesliga managers German expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in Austria German Christians Converts to Christianity