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Danny Röhl
German footballer and coach (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Danny Röhl (born 28 April 1989) is a German professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
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Playing career
Born in Zwickau,[2] Röhl played as a defender for FSV Zwickau, FC Sachsen Leipzig II and FC Eilenburg in the German lower leagues.[3] He retired from playing aged 21 following an ACL injury.[4]
Coaching career
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Early career
Röhl began coaching at RB Leipzig and Southampton under Ralph Hasenhüttl.[5] In August 2019, Röhl returned to Germany to work with Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich [6] and as assistant manager of the Germany national team.[3][7]
Sheffield Wednesday
On 13 October 2023, he was appointed manager of EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, becoming the youngest manager in the English Football League.[8][9][10] He said he was looking forward to the challenge of his first managerial position,[11] while player Josh Windass said he was excited to learn from Röhl.[12]
Röhl's first game was a 1–0 defeat away at Watford.[13][14] His assistant coach Chris Powell urged the club's fans to be patient with Röhl.[15] His first win was a 2–0 victory over Rotherham United in his first home game.[16] Following four wins in seven matches in December 2023, he was nominated for the EFL Championship Manager of the Month.[17] After 11 points from six games in April 2024, he lifted Sheffield Wednesday out of the relegation zone and was nominated for the Manager of the Month award.[18] Röhl secured Championship survival for Wednesday on the final day of the season following a 2–0 victory over Sunderland.[19] At the conclusion of his debut season, Röhl agreed a contract extension with the club until 2027.[20][21]
During the 2024–25 season, he was nominated for Championship Manager of the Month for December 2024, winning 11 points from seven games, with Wednesday coming from behind to win at Derby County and Oxford United, and from 3–0 down to draw at Middlesbrough.[22] In his first full season at the club, Wednesday finished 12th on 58 points.[23]
Röhl's future at the club came into question during the off-season due to the club's ownership and financial issues.[24] He was absent when the players returned in June for the start of pre-season ahead of the 2025–26 season.[25] He returned to training on 14 July 2025, having missed the first two weeks of pre-season.[26][27] However, on 29 July 2025, it was announced that Röhl had left the club by mutual agreement.[28][29]
Rangers
In October 2025, he was linked with the vacancy at Scottish Premiership club Rangers,[30] but he withdrew his application later that month.[31] However, when Kevin Muscat dropped out of the race,[32] Röhl was back in contention,[33] and was appointed as head coach on 20 October 2025 signing a two-and-a-half year deal.[34][35] The move was described by BBC journalist Tom English as "from frying pan into furnace",[4] while Röhl referred to the role as a "huge privilege".[36]
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Managerial statistics
- As of match played 3 May 2025[38]
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References
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