Who is Danny Rohl? Everything we know about ex-Southampton man linked with Sheffield Wednesday

German coach Danny Rohl has never been a senior manager and at 34, is less than a year older than Owls captain Barry Bannan.

As per The Star, Wednesday are believed to have opened talks with Rohl about taking the reins in S6.

The vacancy was opened up when Wednesday axed Xisco Munoz, who failed to lead the club to a single Championship win during his tenure.

So, who is the young coach being linked with the role?

Here is everything we know about Danny Rohl.

Playing career

Rohl played lower-league football in his native Germany but was plagued by injuries, prompting an early move into coaching. He counts FSV Zwickau and FC Sachsen Leipzig II among his former clubs.

Coaching career

Rohl began his coaching journey within the youth system of RB Leipzig. He started as head of youth game analysis before assisting with the management of youth teams.

He eventually landed a promotion to the first-team set-up, assisting Ralph Hasenhüttl. When Hasenhüttl moved to Southampton, Rohl initially followed before departing St Mary’s for Bayern Munich in 2019.

The German giants handed him a role as assistant manager and he spent two years with the club before leaving for the German national team. He was once again an assistant with Die Mannschaft and assisted Hansi Flick until last month.

Philosophy

Speaking to DW earlier this year, Rohl said: “For us as a staff, it's important to give players the feeling they can make bold decisions. I think it's much worse when you don't make a decision and leave everything open so as not to make any mistakes, than when a mistake happens.

“For example, I want a full-back to defend higher up the field once in a while rather than wait passively in his position for the whole match and never get into the game. Consistency and bold decisions are important to me.”