Marcel Rapp

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Marcel Rapp
Rapp with Stuttgarter Kickers in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-04-16) 16 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Pforzheim, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel (Manager)
Youth career
1. FC Ersingen
0000–1994 VfR Pforzheim
1994–1999 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Karlsruher SC II 54 (1)
1999–2000 Karlsruher SC 8 (0)
2000 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1 (0)
2000–2001 Carl Zeiss Jena 3 (0)
2001–2002 Karlsruher SC 0 (0)
2001–2002 Karlsruher SC II 13 (0)
2002–2007 SC Pfullendorf 160 (10)
2007–2011 Stuttgarter Kickers 92 (4)
2008–2011 Stuttgarter Kickers II 5 (0)
2011–2012 FC Nöttingen 45 (2)
Total 381 (17)
Managerial career
2012 FC Nöttingen (assistant)
2013–2021 1899 Hoffenheim (academy)
2020 1899 Hoffenheim (caretaker)
2021– Holstein Kiel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel Rapp (born 16 April 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or as a midfielder and who is the head coach of 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.[1]

Career[edit]

Coaching career[edit]

Rapp began his coaching career as assistant coach at FC Nöttingen.[2]

In January 2013, Rapp became assistant coach of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's U17 squad under Jens Rasiejewski. In the 2013–14 season, he took over as head coach of the U16s and coached them for two seasons. In the 2015–16 season, Rapp became head coach of the U17s.[3] In March 2017, Rapp took over the U19s from Domenico Tedesco, who moved to second-division club FC Erzgebirge Aue.[4]

On June 9, 2020, Rapp, together with former assistant coach Matthias Kaltenbach and U16 coach Kai Herdling, took over Alfred Schreuder's Bundesliga-team, which was in 7th place with 43 points after the 30th matchday of the 2019/20 season. The club described the transitional arrangement as a "team solution."[5] Although Rapp was the only person with a soccer coaching license, Kaltenbach was the official head coach.[6] The coaching trio won 3 of their last 4 matches and finished the season in 6th place, qualifying directly for the Europa League. Rapp then returned to the U19s for the 2020–21 season.

At the beginning of October 2021, Rapp took over at second-division club Holstein Kiel as the successor to interim coach Dirk Bremser, who had been in charge of the team for 2 matches following the resignation of Ole Werner. He signed a contract until June 30, 2024.[7][8] At the time of his takeover, Holstein Kiel were in 15th place with 8 points after 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats on matchday 9 of the 2021–22 season. At the end of the season, they finished ninth in the table, followed by eighth place at the end of the following season.

In October 2023, Rapp extended his contract with Holstein Kiel until June 2026.[9] On 11 May 2024, he steered the club to their inaugural promotion to the Bundesliga, clinching a top-two finish with a 1–1 draw against third-placed Fortuna Düsseldorf.[10]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of match played 11 May 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
1899 Hoffenheim (caretaker) 9 June 2020 30 June 2020 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 075.00 [11]
Holstein Kiel 4 October 2021 Present 96 43 24 29 164 142 +22 044.79 [12]
Total 100 46 24 30 175 145 +30 046.00 —

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marcel Rapp at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  2. ^ "Marcel Rapp". kickersarchiv.de.
  3. ^ "U19-Trainer: Marcel Rapp folgt auf Domenico Tedesco" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "TSG löst Vertrag mit U19-Trainer Tedesco auf" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ "TSG und Trainer Schreuder beenden Zusammenarbeit" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Kaltenbach offiziell Hoffenheim-Trainer gegen RB Leipzig". bnn.de (in German). 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Marcel Rapp wird neuer Holstein-Trainer" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 1 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Marcel Rapp wird neuer Trainer von Holstein Kiel" (in German). Bundesliga. 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Stöver geht im Sommer | Rapp verlängert Vertrag" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 11 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Herzlich willkommen in der Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel!" (in German). Bundesliga. 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ "TSG 1899 Hoffenheim: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Holstein Kiel: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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