Danny Röhl

Danny Röhl
Personal information
Full name Danny Röhl[1]
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

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

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

Coaching career

Early career

Röhl began coaching at RB Leipzig, later working at Southampton,[4] Bayern Munich,[5] and as assistant manager of the Germany national team.[3][6]

Sheffield Wednesday

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] 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.[17] Röhl secured Championship survival for Wednesday on the final day of the season following a 2–0 victory over Sunderland.[18] Following the conclusion of his debut season, Röhl signed a new contract at Sheffield Wednesday until 2027.[19][20]

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 Derby County and Oxford United, and from 3–0 down to draw at Middlesbrough.[21] In his first full season at the club, Wednesday finished 12th on 58 points.[22]

Röhl was absent from pre-season, when the players returned in June for the start of the 2025–26 season.[23]

Personal life

Röhl worked as a pundit for ITV's coverage of Euro 2024.[24]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025[25]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Sheffield Wednesday 13 October 2023 Present 89 34 21 34 038.20
Total 89 34 21 34 038.20

References

  1. ^ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Danny Röhl". worldfootball.net.
  3. ^ a b "Who is Danny Rohl? Everything we know about coach linked with Sheffield Wednesday". Yorkshire Post. 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Southampton appoint Danny Rohl as Ralph Hasenhuttl's assistant". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ "Southampton assistant manager Danny Rohl joins Bayern Munich". Sky Sports.
  6. ^ Northcroft, Jonathan (14 October 2023). "Danny Röhl emerges as leading candidate for Sheffield Wednesday job". The Times.
  7. ^ "Sheff Wed appoint 34-year-old Rohl as manager". BBC Sport. 13 October 2023.
  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". The Times.
  10. ^ Hemmingham, Nathan (13 October 2023). "'I'm ready for this' – new Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Röhl's first words". Yorkshire Live.
  11. ^ "'If it's good enough for Thomas Muller' – Josh Windass excited to learn from new Sheffield Wednesday manager". Yorkshire Post. 21 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Asprilla gives Watford late win over Sheff Wed". BBC Sport. 21 October 2023.
  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". BBC Sport. 29 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Sky Bet Championship Manager and Player of the Month: December nominees". EFL. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Sky Bet Championship: Manager & Player of the Month nominees". EFL. May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Danny Rohl's Owls win on Wearside to complete great escape". Sky Sports. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  19. ^ Wild, Karlheinz (24 May 2024). "German coach Röhl remains in office at second division club Sheffield" – via kicker.de.
  20. ^ "Danny Röhl extends Owls contract".
  21. ^ "Sky Bet Championship: Manager & Player of the Month nominees". EFL. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  22. ^ "Watford held by Sheff Wed in mid-table tussle". BBC Sport. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  23. ^ "EFL boss absent on first day of pre-season amid uncertain future". Talksport. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Who is Danny Rohl? Sheffield Wednesday manager featuring heavily on ITV during Euro 2024". 19 June 2024.
  25. ^ Danny Röhl management career statistics at Soccerbase
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