Danny Röhl (born 28 April 1989) is a German

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coach and former player who is manager of

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club

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Playing career

Born in

Zwickau Zwickau (; ) is the fourth-largest city of Saxony, Germany, after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz, with around 88,000 inhabitants,. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ''Zwickauer Mulde''; progression: ), ...

, Röhl played as a defender for clubs including

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, FC Sachsen Leipzig II and

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in the German lower leagues.

Coaching career

Early career

Röhl began coaching at

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, later working at

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Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

, and as assistant manager of the Germany national team.

Sheffield Wednesday

In October 2023, he was appointed manager of English club

, becoming the youngest manager in the

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. He said he was looking forward to the challenge of his first managerial position, while player Josh Windass said he was excited to learn from Röhl. Röhl's first game was a 1–0 defeat away at Watford. His assistant coach Chris Powell urged the club's fans to be patient with Röhl. His first win was a 2–0 victory over

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in his first home game. Following four wins in seven matches in December 2023, he was nominated for the EFL Championship Manager of the Month. Following 11 points from 6 games in April 2024, he took Sheffield Wednesday out of the relegation zone and was nominated for the Manager of the Month award. Röhl secured Championship survival for Wednesday on the final day of the season following a 2–0 victory over

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. Following the conclusion of his debut season, Röhl signed a new contract at Sheffield Wednesday until 2027. The following 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

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and

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, and from 3–0 down to draw at

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. In his first full season at the club, Wednesday finished 12th on 58 points.

Personal life

Röhl worked as a pundit for ITV's coverage of

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Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rohl, Danny 1989 births Living people Footballers from Zwickau German men's footballers FSV Zwickau players FC Sachsen Leipzig players FC Eilenburg players Men's association football defenders German football managers RB Leipzig non-playing staff Southampton F.C. non-playing staff FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff Germany national football team non-playing staff Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers German expatriate football managers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate football managers in England 21st-century German sportsmen