Jesse Marsch

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Jesse Marsch
FC RB Salzburg versus Kayseri Spor Kulübü (Testspiel, 23. Juli 2019) 26.jpg
Marsch as Red Bull Salzburg coach in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-11-08) November 8, 1973 (age 48)
Place of birth Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Princeton Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 D.C. United 15 (4)
1998–2005 Chicago Fire 200 (19)
2006–2009 Chivas USA 106 (8)
Total 321 (31)
National team
2001–2007 United States 2 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2011 United States (assistant)
2011–2012 Montreal Impact
2015–2018 New York Red Bulls
2019–2021 Red Bull Salzburg
2021 RB Leipzig
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jesse Marsch (born November 8, 1973) is an American professional soccer coach and former player who was most recently head coach of German club RB Leipzig.

Marsch played 14 seasons as a midfielder in Major League Soccer (MLS) with D.C. United, Chicago Fire, and Chivas USA, winning three league titles and four U.S. Open Cup titles, as well as earning two caps for the United States national team.

In 2010, Marsch retired from his playing career and became a coach, first serving as an assistant with the U.S. national team under Bob Bradley that reached the last 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He then became the inaugural head coach of the Montreal Impact upon its entry to MLS in 2012. In 2015, after a year-long stint as the assistant coach for his alma mater, the Princeton Tigers, Marsch was hired as head coach of the New York Red Bulls and stayed in the role through the end of the 2018 MLS season. In his first year coaching the team, the Red Bulls won the Supporters' Shield and Marsch was named MLS Coach of the Year. Marsch holds the record for most wins by a coach in franchise history.

In 2018, Marsch was appointed as an assistant coach at German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig under Ralf Rangnick; the team placed third in the league, was runner-up in the German Cup, and competed in the UEFA Europa League. The following season, Marsch was appointed the successor to Marco Rose as coach of Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga; he led the club to a league and cup double in two consecutive seasons, as Salzburg made successive Champions League group stage appearances for the first time in club history.

On April 29, 2021, RB Leipzig confirmed that Jesse Marsch would succeed Julian Nagelsmann as club coach for the 2021–22 season.[1] His first Bundesliga game as manager of RB Leipzig was a 1–0 defeat to Mainz 05. On December 5, 2021, RB Leipzig announced Marsch has left the club by mutual consent following a third consecutive Bundesliga defeat.

Playing career[]

College[]

Marsch played college soccer for Princeton University, where he was an All-American in 1995 after scoring 16 goals as a midfielder and forward.

Professional[]

Marsch was drafted by D.C. United (their assistant coach was his coach at Princeton, Bob Bradley) in the third round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. Marsch spent the next two seasons with D.C. United, but played in only 15 games. D.C. assistant coach Bob Bradley, named to lead the expansion Chicago Fire, acquired Marsch soon after the Expansion Draft in exchange for A. J. Wood and a second-round pick in the 1998 College Draft. Marsch immediately became a regular in Chicago and remained a mainstay in their lineup through 2005. He helped the Fire to the 1998 MLS Cup, giving him three league championships in three seasons. While with Chicago, he also won the U.S. Open Cup in 1998, 2000 and 2003.

After the 2005 season, Marsch was traded to Chivas USA, where Bradley was then coaching. At the time, he left the Fire as the club's all-time leader in regular season games played with 200 (he now sits sixth behind C. J. Brown, Logan Pause, Gonzalo Segares, Zach Thornton and Chris Armas). Marsch is one of three players to have played in each of the first 14 seasons of Major League Soccer. On February 5, 2010, he announced his retirement after four seasons with Chivas to enter coaching.[2]

International[]

Marsch received two caps with the United States national team. His first came as a substitute in a scoreless World Cup qualifier tie with Trinidad and Tobago in 2001;[3] the other came in a 2007 friendly against China.[4]

Coaching career[]

Early career[]

Following his retirement, Marsch was hired as an assistant to his former college and club coach Bob Bradley with the United States men's national team.[5] Marsch remained with the U.S. program until Bradley's firing in July 2011.

In August 2011, Marsch was unveiled as the first head coach of Major League Soccer expansion franchise Montreal Impact, starting play in 2012.[6] The club finished in 12th place with 42 points. After that one season, Marsch left the club in November 2012. Though team management had been emphatic about their satisfaction with Marsch's work, the differences in coaching philosophies between Marsch and the management of the club led to an "amicable" split.[7]

New York Red Bulls[]

In January 2015, Marsch was named head coach of New York Red Bulls, replacing Mike Petke.[8] In his first season at the helm, Marsch led New York to the MLS Supporters' Shield[9] and a club record 18 league victories and 60 points and was named the MLS Coach of the Year.[10] After a successful start to his career, the Red Bulls extended his contract in June 2016, offering Marsch a multi-year deal.[11]

In January 2017, Marsch was linked to taking over for Óscar García as the manager of Austrian club FC Red Bull Salzburg.[12] However, both New York Red Bulls and Red Bull Salzburg denied the reports.[13][14] In July 2018, Marsch left the Red Bulls as the coach with the most wins in the club's history, with a record of 75–32–44. Chris Armas followed as new head coach.[15]

Assistant at RB Leipzig[]

Marsch became assistant to RB Leipzig head coach Ralf Rangnick for the 2018–19 season, signing a two-year contract in July 2018.[16] During Marsch's tenure as an assistant for Leipzig, he was tasked with organizing the team's training sessions and preparing them for opponents.[17] Marsch helped lead them to the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, where the team finished third in their group and bowed out of the competition.[18] He further helped Rangnick lead the team to third place in the team's Bundesliga campaign, and to the final of the DFB-Pokal before falling to Bayern Munich in the final. Marsch ultimately left the team after one season to replace Marco Rose as the manager of Leipzig's sister club Red Bull Salzburg.

Red Bull Salzburg[]

Marsch as Red Bull Salzburg coach in May 2021

Marsch was officially presented as head coach of Red Bull Salzburg on June 6, 2019.[19] In his first season in charge, Marsch led Salzburg to winning the double. The team won the Austrian Bundesliga by winning 68.75% of their games; 12 points ahead of second place Rapid Wien. The team also won the Austrian Cup 5–0 against Austria Lustenau.

During the 2020–21, Marsch led Salzburg to their third successive cup win, Marsch's second as coach, in a 3–0 win against LASK.[20] Salzburg also won the Bundesliga, making it two doubles in a row.

RB Leipzig[]

Marsch was announced as the new head coach of RB Leipzig starting from the 2021–22 season, replacing Julian Nagelsmann.[21] Marsch won his first competitive match as Leipzig head coach 4–0 against SV Sandhausen in the DFB-Pokal.[22] Leipzig then lost their season's opening Bundesliga match 1–0 to Mainz 05.[23] Marsch won his first Bundesliga match against VfB Stuttgart on matchday two.[23] Under Marsch, Leipzig lost their opening 2021–22 UEFA Champions League fixture 6–3 to Manchester City.[23] On December 5, 2021, Marsch and Leipzig announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways.[24] He finished with a record of seven wins, four draws, and six losses.[25]

Personal life[]

Marsch was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, where he attended Jerome I. Case High School.[26] He and his wife Kim have three children – one daughter and two sons.[27]

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played December 3, 2021[28]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Montreal Impact August 10, 2011 November 4, 2012 36 12 7 17 45 53 −8 033.33 [29]
New York Red Bulls January 7, 2015 July 6, 2018 151 75 32 44 256 175 +81 049.67 [30]
Red Bull Salzburg June 6, 2019 June 30, 2021 94 64 13 17 290 113 +177 068.09 [31]
RB Leipzig July 1, 2021 December 5, 2021 21 8 4 9 43 31 +12 038.10
Total 302 159 56 87 634 372 +262 052.65 —

Honors[]

Player[]

D.C. United

Chicago Fire

Manager[]

New York Red Bulls

  • Supporters' Shield: 2015

Red Bull Salzburg

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "5 things on RB Leipzig's new American coach Jesse Marsch". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website.
  2. ^ "MLS Original Jesse Marsch Retires; Joins U.S. National Team Staff". OurSports Central. February 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "U.S. and Trinidad & Tobago Play to Scoreless Draw to Conclude Qualifying". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "U.S. MNT Down China, 4–1, at Spartan Stadium". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "Jesse Marsch, a true MLS original, retires from Chivas USA". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 2010.
  6. ^ "Jesse Marsch named head coach of the Montreal Impact". Montreal Impact. August 10, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Head coach Jesse Marsch leaves Montreal Impact". The Gazette. Montreal. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  8. ^ "Red Bulls name Jesse Marsch head coach". Sports Illustrated. January 7, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  9. ^ New York Red Bulls win 2015 MLS Supporters' Shield
  10. ^ New York Red Bulls' Jesse Marsch wins 2015 MLS Coach of the Year award
  11. ^ "New York Red Bulls Extend Contract of Head Coach Jesse Marsch | New York Red Bulls".
  12. ^ Staff, SI com. "Reports: Marsch to leave NY Red Bulls for Salzburg". Sports Illustrated.
  13. ^ "After Europe reports, NY Red Bulls say Jesse Marsch will return in 2017 | MLSSoccer.com".
  14. ^ Red Bull Salzburg deny Jesse Marsch reports
  15. ^ Jesse Marsch departs New York Red Bulls, Chris Armas named head coach
  16. ^ "RB Leipzig hire Red Bulls' Marsch as assistant coach". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 11, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  17. ^ Keh, Andrew (January 18, 2019). "Jesse Marsch's Study Abroad Program". The New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  18. ^ Gonzalez, Roger (September 17, 2019). "Jesse Marsch is on the verge of American soccer history ahead of Champions League debut". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  19. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg – Jesse Marsch officially presented". redbulls.
  20. ^ "LASK vs. Salzburg – 1 May 2021 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  21. ^ "Jesse Marsch wird zur Saison 2021/22 neuer Cheftrainer von RB Leipzig". dierotenbullen.com (in German). April 29, 2021.
  22. ^ "Abgeklärter Auftritt: Leipzig lässt beim Marsch-Debüt Sandhausen keine Chance". kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. August 7, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  23. ^ a b c "RB Leipzig Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  24. ^ "RB Leipzig and Jesse Marsch part ways". rbleipzig.com. RB Leipzig. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  25. ^ "RB Leipzig Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  26. ^ "Wisconsin native named head coach for one of Germany's top soccer teams".
  27. ^ Baxter, Kevin (November 23, 2019). "Jesse Marsch's success might inspire others to dream of coaching in Champions League". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  28. ^ "Jesse Marsch career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  29. ^ "Montreal Impact: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  30. ^ "New York Red Bulls: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  31. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

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