“Great privilege”
German coach takes over traditional club
October 20, 2025 – 7:58 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
The Rangers are reacting to sporting setbacks and relying on German expertise in the future. Danny Röhl takes over the team.
The traditional club Glasgow Rangers has hired Danny Röhl as their new head coach. The former assistant to ex-national coach Hansi Flick signed a contract initially valid for two and a half years. The 55-time national champion announced this on Monday.
Röhl is the successor to Russell Martin. Rangers’ weak start to the season was fatal for the former Scottish professional: the team is far behind expectations with nine points from eight games. The first test for Röhl is this Thursday: In the Europa League, the Rangers will face Norwegian club Brann Bergen away from home.
Röhl said of his new commitment: “It is a great privilege to take on the role of head coach at such a great, globally recognized club,” said a press release. “I know it’s been a difficult start to the season, but there’s still so much at stake in four competitions and my team and I will do everything we can to reward the fans and the club.”
Röhl is confident about the rest of the season: “The fans want to see results now,” he said. “And I believe in the players that we can do it.” The expectations are enormous, but he “loves these challenges”.
The German had recently coached the traditional club Sheffield Wednesday, which was in dire financial straits, but left the English second division team by mutual agreement in the middle of preparation. Röhl was considered a candidate at RB Leipzig and Hamburger SV last season.
Röhl began his coaching career as a 22-year-old in the youth ranks of RB Leipzig and was promoted to assistant coach there under Ralph Hasenhüttl. He came to FC Bayern in the same position under Niko Kovač and later followed his successor Hansi Flick to the German national team. He worked as head coach for the first time at Sheffield Wednesday in October 2023 and led the club to stay in the league twice.