Danny Röhl

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Danny Röhl
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 34)
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

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

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

Röhl began coaching at RB Leipzig, later working at Southampton,[4] 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][9] He said he was looking forward to the challenge of his first managerial position,[10] while player Josh Windass said he was excited to learn from Röhl.[11]

Röhl's first game was a 1–0 defeat away at Watford.[12][13] His assistant coach Chris Powell urged the club's fans to be patient with Röhl.[14] His first win was a 2–0 victory over Rotherham United in his first home game.[15] Following four wins in seven matches in December 2023, he was nominated for the EFL Championship Manager of the Month.[16]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of match played 27 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Sheffield Wednesday 13 October 2023 Present 37 15 6 16 040.54
Total 37 15 6 16 040.54

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Danny Röhl". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Hirst, Paul (21 April 2024). "From Bayern to Wednesday – meet 'Danny Cool', league's youngest boss" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  10. ^ Hemmingham, Nathan (13 October 2023). "'I'm ready for this' - new Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Röhl's first words". Yorkshire Live.
  11. ^ "Watford v Sheffield Wednesday: Josh Windass excited to learn from Danny Rohl, a student of 'elite of the elite'".
  12. ^ "Asprilla gives Watford late win over Sheff Wed" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Watford 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday: Danny Rohl's reign as Owls boss ends in narrow defeat". Sky Sports.
  14. ^ Howson, Dom (22 October 2023). "Sheffield Wednesday's fans have to be 'patient' with rookie boss Danny Röhl". Yorkshire Live.
  15. ^ "Owls beat rivals Rotherham to end windless run" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Sky Bet Championship Manager and Player of the Month: December nominees". EFL. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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