Marco Rose


Marco Rose is a German professional football manager and former player who currently manages Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. As a player, he played as a defender for the likes of Lokomotive Leipzig, Hannover 96 and Mainz. Later he coached Mainz 05 second team, then Lokomotive Leipzig, before going through the ranks at Red Bull Salzburg.

Playing career

The defender started his career at Rotation Leipzig, and joined 1987 Lokomotive Leipzig, which later got renamed to VfB Leipzig. Rose played ten games in the second flight for VfB. In 2000, Rose joined Hannover 96. When Hannover reached promotion to the Bundesliga in 2002, Rose joined Jürgen Klopp's Mainz on loan. When Mainz won itself the promotion to the Bundesliga, they signed Rose permanently. Rose resigned 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.

Salzburg

Rose joined RB Salzburg's U16 team in the 2013–14 season. When U18 coach Thomas Letsch joined FC Liefering, Rose succeeded him as U18 coach. The team won the Austrian U18 championship in his first season and the U19 Europa Youth League in April 2017 beating Benfica Lissabon 2–1 in the finals.
For the 2017–18 season, Rose succeeded Oscar Garcia as head coach of RB Salzburg. In his first season, the team won the Austrian championship and reached the semi-finals of the Europa League, beating teams like Borussia Dortmund and Lazio. The final of the Austrian cup against Sturm Graz was lost. In the second season, RB Salzburg started the league with ten wins which broke the previous record of the league. In the Europa League they reached the quarter final against Napoli. Rose never lost a home game during his tenure as head coach of Salzburg.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

For the 2019–20 season, Rose joined Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Personal life

Rose is a Christian. His grandfather, Walter Rose, was also a footballer who played for the Germany national team.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Hannover 96
Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg – Youth