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Marsch '96 Named Head Coach of RB Salzburg
April 15, 2019 | Men's Soccer
Former Princeton soccer player and assistant coach Jesse Marsch '96 has been named as the next head coach of RB Salzburg, it was announced today in a three-year contract deal.
Marsch is the current assistant coach of German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, a position he took in July 2018. He will take over as head coach of RB Salzburg this summer.
"I am really pleased and feal honored to be able to work for this fantastic club as their next coach," Marsch said during a press conference. "I will give everything to further continue the extremely successful work here. That is going to be a new challenge for me, and I can't wait for it."
Marsch will be aiming to end a run that has seen Salzburg fail to get past the Champions League qualifiers for 11 seasons in a row, although they did reach last season's Europa League semifinals.
Marsch joined the ReEd Bulls organization in 2015 when he was named head coach of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls. He left NYRB as the winningest coach in club history and was named MLS Coach of the Year in his first season, while taking the squad to the 2015 Supporters' Shield, a U.S. Open Cup final appearance, and two trips to the CONCACAF Champions League, including a semifinal appearance in 2018.
One of the most decorated and respected players in the MLS, Marsch won three MLS Cup titles and four U.S. Open Cup medals during his 14-year MLS career. Drafted in 1996, Marsch was a member of DC United (96-97), the Chicago Fire (98-05) and Chivas USA (06-09). The midfielder played in 321 career games, ninth most by a field player in MLS history. He made 286 starts and scored 31 goals and 40 assists in 25,642 minutes. Prior to his retirement in 2010, Marsch was one of just four remaining MLS originals and was the first player to win three MLS titles.
Following his playing retirement, Marsch was hired by Bob Bradley '80 as an assistant coach for the US Men's National Team. Bradley was Marsch's coach at Princeton, at the Chicago Fire and Chivas USA. Marsch helped the US win its group at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first time the team won its pool since 1930, before finishing in 12th place. The US was the runner-up at the 2011 Gold Cup, losing to Mexico in the final.
In August 2011, Marsch was named the first head coach of MLS expansion team the Montreal Impact. He parted ways with the Impact in November 2012 after leading the Impact to the most successful inaugural MLS team record since Seattle's record 12 wins in 2009 and joined the Princeton men's soccer team as a volunteer coach during the 2013 and 2014 seasons, helping the Tigers win the Ivy League in 2014.
Marsch is the current assistant coach of German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, a position he took in July 2018. He will take over as head coach of RB Salzburg this summer.
"I am really pleased and feal honored to be able to work for this fantastic club as their next coach," Marsch said during a press conference. "I will give everything to further continue the extremely successful work here. That is going to be a new challenge for me, and I can't wait for it."
Marsch will be aiming to end a run that has seen Salzburg fail to get past the Champions League qualifiers for 11 seasons in a row, although they did reach last season's Europa League semifinals.
Marsch joined the ReEd Bulls organization in 2015 when he was named head coach of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls. He left NYRB as the winningest coach in club history and was named MLS Coach of the Year in his first season, while taking the squad to the 2015 Supporters' Shield, a U.S. Open Cup final appearance, and two trips to the CONCACAF Champions League, including a semifinal appearance in 2018.
One of the most decorated and respected players in the MLS, Marsch won three MLS Cup titles and four U.S. Open Cup medals during his 14-year MLS career. Drafted in 1996, Marsch was a member of DC United (96-97), the Chicago Fire (98-05) and Chivas USA (06-09). The midfielder played in 321 career games, ninth most by a field player in MLS history. He made 286 starts and scored 31 goals and 40 assists in 25,642 minutes. Prior to his retirement in 2010, Marsch was one of just four remaining MLS originals and was the first player to win three MLS titles.
Following his playing retirement, Marsch was hired by Bob Bradley '80 as an assistant coach for the US Men's National Team. Bradley was Marsch's coach at Princeton, at the Chicago Fire and Chivas USA. Marsch helped the US win its group at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first time the team won its pool since 1930, before finishing in 12th place. The US was the runner-up at the 2011 Gold Cup, losing to Mexico in the final.
In August 2011, Marsch was named the first head coach of MLS expansion team the Montreal Impact. He parted ways with the Impact in November 2012 after leading the Impact to the most successful inaugural MLS team record since Seattle's record 12 wins in 2009 and joined the Princeton men's soccer team as a volunteer coach during the 2013 and 2014 seasons, helping the Tigers win the Ivy League in 2014.
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