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Princeton University Athletics
Jesse Marsch '96 Guides Red Bull Salzburg To Austrian Cup Championship
May 30, 2020 | Men's Soccer
In his first season with FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga, Marsch has helped the club to its seventh Austrian Cup title in the last nine years to qualify for the UEFA Europa League.
In league play, Marsch had his club atop the table with 14 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses for 48 points when play was suspended due to COVID-19.
A two-time All-Ivy selection while competing for Princeton, he scored 29 goals and added 15 assists over his four seasons, including a 16-goal senior campaign which ended with a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
After graduation, Marsch played in the MLS from 1996-2009, appearing in 321 matches and becoming the first player to win three MLS Cups. With over 25,000 minutes played, 31 goals and 40 assists, Marsch retired as one of the most accomplished players in MLS history.
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. In 2015, he took over as head coach with the New York Red Bulls, earning Coach of the Year honors after guiding the club to the MLS Supporters' Shield and a club-record 18 wins. In 2018, he left the Red Bulls as their all-time winningest coach with a 75-32-44 record.
He spent one season as assistant with RB Leipzig where he helped the club to the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
