Marcus Sorg
Marcus Sorg (born 24 December 1965) is a German football manager and a former player.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 December 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Ulm, Germany | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Germany (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1977 | TSG Söflingen | ||
| 1977–1984 | SSV Ulm 1846 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | SSV Ulm 1846 | ||
| 1987–1993 | VfB Stuttgart Amat. | ||
| 1993–1996 | TSF Ditzingen | 91 | (31) |
| 1996–1997 | VfR Mannheim | 32 | (11) |
| 1997–1999 | TSF Ditzingen | 47 | (14) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2001 | Stuttgarter Kickers II | ||
| 1999–2001 | Stuttgarter Kickers (co-trainer) | ||
| 2001–2003 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 2004 | TSF Ditzingen | ||
| 2004 | Heidenheimer SB | ||
| 2004–2007 | SSV Ulm 1846 | ||
| 2008 | SC Freiburg U17 | ||
| 2009–2011 | SC Freiburg II | ||
| 2011 | SC Freiburg | ||
| 2012–2013 | Bayern Munich U17 | ||
| 2013–2016 | Germany U19 | ||
| 2016– | Germany (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Early career
Sorg has been head coach of lower division clubs including Stuttgarter Kickers II, Stuttgarter Kickers[1] 1. FC Heidenheim,[2] and Ulm 1846.[1]
SC Freiburg
Sorg took over for Robin Dutt as head coach of Bundesliga side SC Freiburg when Dutt left for Bayer Leverkusen[3] and had his first practice on 20 June 2011.[4] On 29 December 2011, Sorg was sacked due to lack of results.[5]
Germany national team
Between 2013 and 2016, Sorg was the head coach of the Germany national under-19 team, winning the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship while in charge of the side.[6]
On 18 March 2016, he joined the Germany senior national team as second assistant coach to Joachim Löw, and following the 2018 FIFA World Cup was promoted to first assistant.
References
- "Sorg: "Ich habe nicht darauf spekuliert"" (in German). kicker. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- "Marcus Sorg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- "Offiziell: Dutt folgt "Don Jupp"". kicker (in German). 21 March 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- "Sorg leitet erste Einheit". kicker (in German). 20 June 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- "Streich übernimmt für Sorg" (in German). kicker.de. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- "Neue Trainer-Zuordnungen im Juniorenbereich". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)