Marcus Sorg (born 24 December 1965) is a German football

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and former

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who is the current assistant coach of the Germany national team.

Career

Early career

Sorg has been head coach of lower division clubs including

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II, Stuttgarter Kickers 1. FC Heidenheim, and Ulm 1846.

SC Freiburg

Sorg took over for

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as head coach of

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side

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when Dutt left for

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and had his first practice on 20 June 2011. On 29 December 2011, Sorg was sacked due to lack of results.

Germany national team

Between 2013 and 2016, Sorg was the head coach of the Germany national under-19 team, winning the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship while in charge of the side. On 18 March 2016, he joined the Germany senior national team as second assistant coach to

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, and following the 2018 FIFA World Cup was promoted to first assistant.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorg, Marcus 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Ulm German football managers Stuttgarter Kickers managers SSV Ulm 1846 managers SC Freiburg managers FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff