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{{Short description|German football manager (born 1953)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name         = Gernot Rohr
| image        = Gernot Rohr 2018.jpg
| upright      = 1.1
| caption      = Rohr as [[Nigeria  national football team|Nigeria]] manager at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1953|6|28|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Mannheim]], West Germany
| height       = 1.78 m
| currentclub  = [[Benin national football team|Benin]] (manager)
| position     = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1  = 1961–1972
| youthclubs1  = [[VfL Neckarau]]
| years1       = 1972–1974
| clubs1       = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/gernot-rohr/spieler/bundesliga/1973-74/fc-bayern-muenchen | title = Rohr, Gernot | language = de | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 8 May 2013}}</ref>
| caps1  = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1974–1975
| clubs2 = [[SV Waldhof Mannheim|Waldhof Mannheim]]
| caps2  = 21
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1975–1977
| clubs3 = [[Kickers Offenbach]]
| caps3  = 62
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1977–1989
| clubs4 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/rohrgernot/ | title = Gernot Rohr | language = de | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 8 May 2013}}</ref>
| caps4  = 352
| goals4 = 13
| totalcaps = 441
| totalgoals = 15
| manageryears1  = 1990
| managerclubs1  = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| manageryears2  = 1991–1992
| managerclubs2  = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| manageryears3  = 1996
| managerclubs3  = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| manageryears4  = 1999–2000
| managerclubs4  = [[US Créteil-Lusitanos|Créteil]]
| manageryears5  = 2002–2005
| managerclubs5  = [[OGC Nice|Nice]]
| manageryears6  = 2005–2006
| managerclubs6  = [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
| manageryears7  = 2007–2008
| managerclubs7  = [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]]
| manageryears8  = 2008–2009
| managerclubs8  = [[Étoile du Sahel|Étoile Sahel]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html |title=France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs |date=12 July 2007 |access-date=8 May 2013 |first=Erik |last=Garin |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618093752/http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html |archive-date=18 June 2009  }}</ref>
| manageryears9  = 2009
| managerclubs9  = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
| manageryears10 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs10 = [[Gabon national football team|Gabon]]
| manageryears11 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs11 = [[Niger national football team|Niger]]
| manageryears12 = 2015
| managerclubs12 = [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]]
| manageryears13 = 2016–2021
| managerclubs13 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
| manageryears14 = 2023–
| managerclubs14 = [[Benin national football team|Benin]]
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|NGA}}}} <small>(as manager)</small>
{{Medal|Comp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]|}}
}}
'''Gernot Rohr''' (born 28 June 1953) is a German professional [[Coach (association football)|football coach]] and former player who is currently the manager of the [[Benin national football team|Benin national team]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.thenff.com/2021/12/nff-appoints-eguavoen-interim-super-eagles-boss-as-relationship-with-rohr-ends/ | title = NFF appoints Eguavoen interim Super Eagles' boss as relationship with Rohr ends | language = English | publisher =  | date = 12 December 2021 | access-date = 12 December 2021 | archive-date = 19 October 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221019162734/https://www.thenff.com/2021/12/nff-appoints-eguavoen-interim-super-eagles-boss-as-relationship-with-rohr-ends/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Managerial career==
[[File:Gernot Rohr 2002.JPG|thumb|upright=0.6|left|Rohr in 2002]]
In 1996, he managed [[Girondins de Bordeaux]] to the [[UEFA Cup]] final, where they lost to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] over two legs, 2–0 away and 3–1 at home.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.11freunde.de/interview/gernot-rohr-im-interview | title = Ich wollte immer frei sein | language = de | publisher = 11Freunde | date = 25 February 2008 | access-date = 8 May 2013}}</ref> Bordeaux's run to the final included a 3–0 win over [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] in the quarter-finals. From October 1998 until April 1999 he was sports director of [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].

Rohr was dismissed 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.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[Agence France Presse|AFP]]|title=Leading Tunisian club fire German coach|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fblafrc1tungercoach&prov=afp&type=lgns|date=15 May 2009|access-date=15 May 2009}}{{Dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2009/20090609_1923_rohr-la-locomotive-c-est-l-equipe.html | title = Rohr : "La locomotive, c'est l'équipe" | language = fr | publisher = lequipe.fr | date = 9 June 2009 | access-date = 8 May 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090920230242/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2009/20090609_1923_rohr-la-locomotive-c-est-l-equipe.html | archive-date = 20 September 2009 | url-status = dead}}</ref> On 3 December 2009, he was dismissed by [[FC Nantes]] and replaced by [[Jean-Marc Furlan]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2009/20091203_092055_furlan-successeur-de-rohr.html | title = Furlan remplace Rohr | language = fr | publisher = lequipe.fr | date = 3 December 2009 | access-date = 8 May 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100611132953/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2009/20091203_092055_furlan-successeur-de-rohr.html | archive-date = 11 June 2010 | url-status = dead}}</ref> On 21 February 2010, Rohr replaced French coach [[Alain Giresse]] at the helm of the [[Gabon national football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.africastars.org/Gabon-L-allemand-Gernot-Rohr,-nouveau-selectionneur-des-Pantheres_a786.html |title=Gabon: L'allemand Gernot Rohr, nouveau sélectionneur des Panthères? |publisher=africastars.org |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225011957/http://www.africastars.org/Gabon-L-allemand-Gernot-Rohr,-nouveau-selectionneur-des-Pantheres_a786.html |archive-date=25 February 2010 }}</ref>

He became manager of [[Niger national football team]] in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Niger appoint Gernot Rohr as new coach|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19489474|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 September 2012|date=5 September 2012}}</ref> He resigned in October 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29711353|title=Gernot Rohr resigns as Niger coach|date=21 October 2014|work=BBC Sport|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref>

On 22 December 2015, he was sacked by [[Burkina Faso national football team]] as manager.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35159012|title=Rohr quits Burkina Faso to return to Germany|date=22 December 2015|work=BBC Sport|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref>

He was shortlisted for the [[Guinea national football team|Guinea national team]] job in July 2016 but was not given the job.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36739307|title=Put and Rohr on Guinea coach shortlist|date=7 July 2016|work=BBC Sport|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> In August 2016, he was named manager of the [[Nigeria national football team]] by [[Amaju Pinnick]], the then chief of the [[Nigeria Football Federation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://punchng.com/nff-picks-gernot-rohr-super-eagles-coach/|title=BREAKING: NFF picks Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles coach|work=Punch Newspapers|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> He won his first game in charge of the Nigerian national team, defeating Tanzania by a lone goal in [[Uyo]], Nigeria.<ref>Daniel Oladele/</ref> 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 [[Nigeria Football Federation|NFF]] Amaju Melvin Pinnick announced a contractual agreement had been concluded for Rohr to extend his contract with the team.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-15|title=German Gernot Rohr sacked as Nigeria coach|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/German-Gernot-Rohr-sacked-as-Nigeria-coach-1424191|access-date=2022-01-24|website=GhanaWeb|language=en|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124110947/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/German-Gernot-Rohr-sacked-as-Nigeria-coach-1424191|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was given a target of guiding the team to win the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021 Africa Nation's Cup]] to be hosted by Cameroon and also qualifying the Super Eagles to the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar]]. On 12 December 2021, he was sacked despite qualifying for the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021 Africa Nation's Cup]] and final round of qualifying for the World Cup playoffs.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.thenff.com/2021/12/nff-appoints-eguavoen-interim-super-eagles-boss-as-relationship-with-rohr-ends/ | title = NFF appoints Eguavoen interim Super Eagles' boss as relationship with Rohr ends | language = English | publisher =  | date = 12 December 2021 | access-date = 12 December 2021 | archive-date = 19 October 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221019162734/https://www.thenff.com/2021/12/nff-appoints-eguavoen-interim-super-eagles-boss-as-relationship-with-rohr-ends/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Sacked Rohr expects Nigeria to have a good Afcon|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/59651974|access-date=2022-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-13|title=Gernot Rohr : Nigeria sack head coach a month prior to AFCON 2021|url=https://en.africatopsports.com/2021/12/13/gernot-rohr-nigeria-sack-head-coach-a-month-prior-to-afcon-2021/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=Africa Top Sports|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rohr sacked as Nigeria coach with Eguavoen named as replacement|url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/rohr-sacked-as-nigeria-coach-with-eguavoen-named-as/blt4047d58f4a0f81b5|access-date=2022-01-24|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 9 June 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:centre"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=8|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Gabon national football team|Gabon]]
|align=left|21 February 2010
|align=left|5 February 2012
{{WDL|19|8|5|6}}
|-
|align=left|[[Niger national football team|Niger]]
|align=left|5 September 2012
|align=left|21 October 2014
{{WDL|23|3|7|13}}
|-
|align=left|[[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]]
|align=left|25 February 2015
|align=left|22 December 2015
{{WDL|11|3|3|5}}
|-
|align=left|[[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
|align=left|9 August 2016
|align=left|13 December 2021
{{WDL|64|35|16|13}}
|-
|align=left|[[Benin national football team|Benin]]
|align=left|28 February 2023
|align=left|
{{WDL|23|5|9|9}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|140|54|40|46}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.zeit.de/sport/2012-01/gernot-rohr-gabun-africa-cup/komplettansicht Gernot Rohr interview] (in German)

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