René Marić (born 4 September 1992) is an Austrian football coach. He serves as the assistant head coach at
Premier League side
Leeds United.
Career
Early career
Marić started his coaching career at his local side TSU Handenberg, at the age of 17. Alongside coaching, Marić studied Psychology at University. He also wrote for the website Spielverlagerung, which helped open up doors for consultancy and coaching roles within football.
RB Salzburg
Marić struck up a friendship with Salzburg’s under-18 coach,
Marco Rose
Marco Rose (born 11 September 1976) is a German professional football manager who is currently the manager of Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and a former player who was a defender for Lokomotive Leipzig, Hannover 96 and Mainz 05.
He coached Mainz ...
, and was subsequently appointed his assistant in 2016. Marić was promoted to the assistant of the first team, in the summer of 2017, with Rose succeeding Oscar Garcia as head coach of RB Salzburg.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
In 2019, René Marić joined Borussia Mönchengladbach, as Assistant Manager to
Marco Rose
Marco Rose (born 11 September 1976) is a German professional football manager who is currently the manager of Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and a former player who was a defender for Lokomotive Leipzig, Hannover 96 and Mainz 05.
He coached Mainz ...
.
Borussia Dortmund
At the end of the 2020-21 Bundesliga season Marić left Mönchengladbach along with
Rose and
Zickler to join Borussia Dortmund as Assistant Manager. However at the end of the season Dortmund decided to part company with
Rose along with Maric,
Alexander Zickler and Patrick Eibenberger.
Leeds United
On 30th July 2022, Marić was appointed as the Assistant Head Coach, to
Jesse Marsch, at Leeds United.
Personal life
Marić is of
Croatian descent. He initially sought to play professional football but was forced to switch to coaching due to lack of playing opportunities. Marić, along with several other football enthusiasts, started an online blog called Spielverlagerung where he would rate and analyse performances of
Bundesliga teams. An assistant of
Thomas Tuchel's at
Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...
, who had been following Marić's blog analysis of the team's performances, came in contact with Marić and invited him to
Mainz for cooperation.
Honours
Assistant manager
Red Bull Salzburg
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Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, italic=no , "Austrian Football Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Austrian football league system. Th ...
:
2017–18,
2018–19
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Austrian Cup
The Austrian Cup (german: ÖFB-Cup), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for 27th t ...
:
2018–19
Red Bull Salzburg – Youth
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UEFA Youth League:
2016–17
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maric, Rene
1992 births
Living people
Borussia Mönchengladbach non-playing staff
Borussia Dortmund non-playing staff
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Austrian football managers
Austrian people of Croatian descent
Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff