Gernot Rohr

Gernot Rohr
	Rohr as Nigeria manager at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	28 June 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Mannheim, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Benin (Technical adviser)
Youth career
1961–1972	VfL Neckarau
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1974	Bayern Munich
1974–1975	Waldhof Mannheim
1975–1977	Kickers Offenbach
1977–1989	Bordeaux
Total
Managerial career
1990	Bordeaux
1991–1992	Bordeaux
1996	Bordeaux
1999–2000	Créteil
2002–2005	Nice
2005–2006	Young Boys
2007–2008	Ajaccio
2008–2009	Étoile Sahel
2009	Nantes
2010–2012	Gabon
2012–2014	Niger
2015	Burkina Faso
2016–2021	Nigeria
2023–	Benin
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Nigeria (as manager)
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gernot Rohr (born 28 June 1953) is a German professional football coach and former player who is currently the technical adviser of the Benin national team.^[4]

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Gernot Rohr was naturalized French in the 80s.^[5]

In 1996, he managed Girondins de Bordeaux to the UEFA Cup final, where they lost to Bayern Munich over two legs, 2–0 away and 3–1 at home.^[6] Bordeaux's run to the final included a famous 3–0 win over AC Milan in the quarter-finals. From October 1998 until April 1999 he was sports director of Eintracht Frankfurt.

Rohr was fired by Étoile Sportive du Sahel following a third-place finish in the league, outside of the 2010 CAF Champions League places, on 15 May 2009.^[7] On 9 June 2009, he was named as the new head coach of the Ligue 2 team FC Nantes, his contract running until 30 June 2011.^[8] On 3 December 2009, he was fired by FC Nantes and replaced by Jean-Marc Furlan.^[9] On 21 February 2010, Rohr replaced French coach Alain Giresse at the helm of the Gabon national football team.^[10]

He became manager of Niger national football team in September 2012.^[11] He resigned in October 2014.^[12]

On 22 December 2015, he was sacked by Burkina Faso national football team as manager.^[13]

He was shortlisted for the Guinea national team job in July 2016 but was not given the job.^[14] In August 2016, he was named manager of the Nigeria national football team by Amaju Pinnick, the then chief of the Nigeria Football Federation.^[15] He won his first game in charge of the Nigerian national team, defeating Tanzania by a lone goal in Uyo, Nigeria.^[16] He lost his first match on 10 June as Nigerian senior coach after a 2–0 home loss to South Africa.

On 7 October 2017, his Nigeria-led team became the first African side to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 1–0 win against Zambia. On 17 July 2019, Rohr led Nigeria to a third-place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. On 27 May 2020, president of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF Amaju Melvin Pinnick announced that Rohr all contractual agreement has been concluded for Rohr to extend his contract with the team^[17]

He was given a target of guiding the team to win the 2021 Africa Nation's Cup to be hosted by Cameroon. The new contract also includes qualifying the Super Eagles to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. On 12 December 2021, he was sacked despite qualifying for the 2021 Africa Nation's Cup and final round of qualifying for the World Cup playoffs.^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

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As of match played 18 November 2024

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Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Gabon	21 February 2010	5 February 2012	19	8	5	6	042.11
Niger	5 September 2012	21 October 2014	23	3	7	13	013.04
Burkina Faso	25 February 2015	22 December 2015	11	3	3	5	027.27
Nigeria	9 August 2016	13 December 2021	64	35	16	13	054.69
Benin	28 February 2023		20	5	8	7	025.00
Total			137	54	39	44	039.42

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[1]
"Rohr, Gernot" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
[2]
"Gernot Rohr" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
[3]
Garin, Erik (12 July 2007). "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
[4]
"NFF appoints Eguavoen interim Super Eagles' boss as relationship with Rohr ends". 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
[5]
"Onze n°111 mars 1985 – Page 28 – 29 – Onze n°111 mars 1985 – Onze – football – collectifs – Sports – 1001mags – Magazines en PDF à 1 € et GRATUITS !".
[6]
"Ich wollte immer frei sein" (in German). 11Freunde. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
[7]
"Leading Tunisian club fire German coach". AFP. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
[8]
"Rohr : "La locomotive, c'est l'équipe"" (in French). lequipe.fr. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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"Furlan remplace Rohr" (in French). lequipe.fr. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
[10]
"Gabon: L'allemand Gernot Rohr, nouveau sélectionneur des Panthères?" (in French). africastars.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010.
[11]
"Niger appoint Gernot Rohr as new coach". BBC. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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"Gernot Rohr resigns as Niger coach". BBC Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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"Rohr quits Burkina Faso to return to Germany". BBC Sport. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
[14]
"Put and Rohr on Guinea coach shortlist". BBC Sport. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
[15]
"BREAKING: NFF picks Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles coach". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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Daniel Oladele/
[17]
"German Gernot Rohr sacked as Nigeria coach". GhanaWeb. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
[18]
"NFF appoints Eguavoen interim Super Eagles' boss as relationship with Rohr ends". 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
[19]
"Sacked Rohr expects Nigeria to have a good Afcon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
[20]
"Gernot Rohr : Nigeria sack head coach a month prior to AFCON 2021". Africa Top Sports. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
[21]
"Rohr sacked as Nigeria coach with Eguavoen named as replacement | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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Gernot Rohr interview (in German)

[1] [1]
"Rohr, Gernot" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[2] [2]
"Gernot Rohr" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[3] [3]
Garin, Erik (12 July 2007). "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[4] [4]
"NFF appoints Eguavoen interim Super Eagles' boss as relationship with Rohr ends". 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[5] [5]
"Onze n°111 mars 1985 – Page 28 – 29 – Onze n°111 mars 1985 – Onze – football – collectifs – Sports – 1001mags – Magazines en PDF à 1 € et GRATUITS !".

[6] [6]
"Ich wollte immer frei sein" (in German). 11Freunde. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[7] [7]
"Leading Tunisian club fire German coach". AFP. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

[8] [8]
"Rohr : "La locomotive, c'est l'équipe"" (in French). lequipe.fr. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[9] [9]
"Furlan remplace Rohr" (in French). lequipe.fr. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

[10] [10]
"Gabon: L'allemand Gernot Rohr, nouveau sélectionneur des Panthères?" (in French). africastars.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010.

[11] [11]
"Niger appoint Gernot Rohr as new coach". BBC. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

[12] [12]
"Gernot Rohr resigns as Niger coach". BBC Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

[13] [13]
"Rohr quits Burkina Faso to return to Germany". BBC Sport. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

[14] [14]
"Put and Rohr on Guinea coach shortlist". BBC Sport. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

[15] [15]
"BREAKING: NFF picks Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles coach". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

[16] [16]
Daniel Oladele/

[17] [17]
"German Gernot Rohr sacked as Nigeria coach". GhanaWeb. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[18] [18]
"NFF appoints Eguavoen interim Super Eagles' boss as relationship with Rohr ends". 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[19] [19]
"Sacked Rohr expects Nigeria to have a good Afcon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[20] [20]
"Gernot Rohr : Nigeria sack head coach a month prior to AFCON 2021". Africa Top Sports. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[21] [21]
"Rohr sacked as Nigeria coach with Eguavoen named as replacement | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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