German football coach Danny Röhl is taking over at traditional Scottish club Glasgow Rangers with immediate effect. The former assistant to ex-national coach Hansi Flick was an assistant coach at FC Bayern and the DFB team.
The 36-year-old Röhl succeeds Russell Martin, who was undone by the Rangers’ weak start to the season. The team is far behind expectations with nine points from eight games. Röhl signed a contract initially valid for two and a half years, as the 55-time national champion announced.
Röhl: “Great privilege”
“It is a great privilege to take on the role of head coach at such a great, globally recognized club”Röhl is quoted in a club 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.”
He will make his debut as Rangers coach on Thursday in the Europa League at Norwegian club Brann Bergen. “The fans want to see results now”said Röhl, “and I believe in the players that we can do it.” The expectations are enormous, but he “loves these challenges“.
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The German had recently coached the traditional club Sheffield Wednesday, which was in dire financial straits, but left the English second division club 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 Kovac 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.