Danny Röhl

Danny Röhl (born 28 April 1989) is a German football coach and former player who is manager of EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.

Danny Röhl
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989
Place of birth Zwickau, East Germany
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 FSV Zwickau
2008–2009 FC Sachsen Leipzig II
2009–2010 FC Eilenburg
Managerial career
2023– Sheffield Wednesday
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Zwickau,[1] Röhl played as a defender for clubs including FSV Zwickau, FC Sachsen Leipzig II and FC Eilenburg in the German lower leagues.[2][3]

Coaching career

Röhl began coaching at RB Leipzig, later working at Southampton,[4] FC Bayern Munich,[5] and as assistant manager of the German national team.[2][6]

In October 2023, he was appointed manager of English club Sheffield Wednesday, becoming the youngest manager in the English Football League.[7][8] He said he was looking forward to the challenge of his first managerial position,[9] while player Josh Windass said he was excited to learn from Röhl.[10]

Röhl's first game was a 1–0 defeat away at Watford.[11][12] His assistant coach Chris Powell urged the club's fans to be patient with Röhl.[13]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 25 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Sheffield Wednesday 13 October 2023 Present 2 0 0 2 000.00
Total 2 0 0 2 000.00

References
  1. "Danny Röhl". worldfootball.net.
  2. "Who is Danny Rohl? Everything we know about ex-Southampton man linked with Sheffield Wednesday".
  3. "Danny Röhl - Stats and titles won - 23/24". footballdatabase.eu.
  4. "Southampton appoint Danny Rohl as Ralph Hasenhuttl's assistant". Sky Sports.
  5. "Southampton assistant manager Danny Rohl joins Bayern Munich". Sky Sports.
  6. Correspondent, Jonathan Northcroft, Football (14 October 2023). "Danny Röhl emerges as leading candidate for Sheffield Wednesday job" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Sheff Wed appoint 34-year-old Rohl as manager" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Danny Rohl: Sheffield Wednesday appoint German coach, 34, who becomes youngest manager in EFL". Sky Sports.
  9. Hemmingham, Nathan (13 October 2023). "'I'm ready for this' - new Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Röhl's first words". Yorkshire Live.
  10. "Watford v Sheffield Wednesday: Josh Windass excited to learn from Danny Rohl, a student of 'elite of the elite'".
  11. "Asprilla gives Watford late win over Sheff Wed" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "Watford 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday: Danny Rohl's reign as Owls boss ends in narrow defeat". Sky Sports.
  13. Howson, Dom (22 October 2023). "Sheffield Wednesday's fans have to be 'patient' with rookie boss Danny Röhl". Yorkshire Live.
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