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{{Short description|German football manager (born 1958)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ralf Rangnick
| image = FC Salzburg gegen GNK Dinamo Zagreb (2024-10-23 Championsleague Dritte Runde) 03.jpg
| caption = Rangnick in 2024
| full_name = Ralf Dietrich Rangnick
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|6|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Backnang]], West Germany
| height = 1.81 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/ralf-rangnick/spieler |title=Ralf Rangnick - Spielerprofil - DFB |website=dfb.de |language=de |access-date=18 October 2020 }}</ref>
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Austria national football team|Austria]] (manager)
| years1 = 1976–1979
| clubs1 = [[VfB Stuttgart II]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1979–1980
| clubs2 = [[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 1980–1982
| clubs3 = [[VfR Heilbronn]]
| caps3 = 66
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 1982–1983
| clubs4 = [[SSV Ulm 1846|Ulm 1846]]
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1983–1985
| clubs5 = FC Viktoria Backnang
| caps5 = 
| goals5 = 
| years6 = 1987–1988
| clubs6 = TSV Lippoldsweiler
| caps6 = 
| goals6 = 
| manageryears1 = 1983–1985
| managerclubs1 = FC Viktoria Backnang
| manageryears2 = 1985–1987
| managerclubs2 = [[VfB Stuttgart II]]
| manageryears3 = 1987–1988
| managerclubs3 = TSV Lippoldsweiler
| manageryears4 = 1988–1990
| managerclubs4 = SC Korb
| manageryears5 = 1990–1994
| managerclubs5 = [[VfB Stuttgart]] U19
| manageryears6 = 1995–1997
| managerclubs6 = [[SSV Reutlingen 05|Reutlingen 05]]
| manageryears7 = 1997–1999
| managerclubs7 = [[SSV Ulm 1846|Ulm 1846]]
| manageryears8 = 1999–2001
| managerclubs8 = [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| manageryears9 = 2001–2004
| managerclubs9 = [[Hannover 96]]
| manageryears10 = 2004–2005
| managerclubs10 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| manageryears11 = 2006–2011
| managerclubs11 = [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim]]
| manageryears12 = 2011
| managerclubs12 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| manageryears13 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs13 = [[RB Leipzig]]
| manageryears14 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs14 = [[RB Leipzig]]
| manageryears15 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs15 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (interim)
| manageryears16 = 2022–
| managerclubs16 = [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
}}
'''Ralf Dietrich Rangnick''' ({{IPA|de|ʁalf ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈʁaŋnɪk|lang}}; born 29 June 1958) is a German professional [[Association football|football]] coach, executive, and former player who is currently the manager of the [[Austria national football team|Austria national team]].

Rangnick began his coaching career in 1983, succeeding his career as a player, at age 25. In 1997, he was hired by former club [[SSV Ulm 1846|Ulm 1846]], with whom he won the [[Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012)|Regionalliga Süd]] in his debut season. Rangnick was then appointed by [[Bundesliga]] club [[VfB Stuttgart]], winning the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] in 2000, but was dismissed in 2001. He subsequently joined [[Hannover 96]], winning the [[2. Bundesliga]], but was dismissed in 2004. After a brief period with [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]], Rangnick joined [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim]] in 2006, and achieved successive promotions to the Bundesliga. He departed the club in 2011 and returned to Schalke 04, where he won the [[2010–11 DFB-Pokal|2011 DFB-Pokal]] and reached the semi-finals of the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League#Semi-finals|UEFA Champions League]]. He later served as head coach at [[RB Leipzig]] across two periods between 2015 and 2019.

Rangnick joined [[Red Bull GmbH#Football|Red Bull]] as [[director of football]] in 2012, helping oversee their expansion into European football, emphasising the recruitment of unproven players and developing [[youth system]]s with a worldwide scouting base and an attacking on-pitch philosophy across their clubs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Implementing a radical strategy at Red Bull's football teams |url=https://www.ft.com/content/51719760-b6a0-4f3f-81ba-970b299f8e53 |access-date=20 September 2020 |work=ft.com |publisher=Financial Times|date=20 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ralf Rangnick: The catalyst for RB Leipzig's success|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/who-is-ralf-rangnick-rb-leipzig-coach-sporting-director-red-bull-franchise-5099|access-date=8 March 2020|website=bundesliga.com |publisher=Bundesliga|date=8 March 2020}}</ref> As a result, Red Bull clubs rose in market value from €120&nbsp;million to €1.2&nbsp;billion during his tenure.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news |title=The Oracle Is Speaking Again. Who Will Listen This Time? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/sports/soccer/man-united-RB-leipzig-ralf-rangnick.html|access-date=8 December 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=8 December 2020}}</ref> Their clubs have also seen sustained domestic success<ref>{{cite news|title=RB Leipzig: How did Red Bull build a Champions League side from scratch? |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51475532 |access-date=13 August 2020|website=bbc.com |publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 August 2020}}</ref> and generated sizable profits with player [[Transfer (association football)|transfers]],<ref name="Financial Times">{{cite news |title=Implementing a radical strategy at Red Bull's football teams |url=https://www.ft.com/content/51719760-b6a0-4f3f-81ba-970b299f8e53|access-date=20 September 2020 |work=ft.com |publisher=Financial Times|date=20 September 2020 }}</ref><ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news|title=Ralf Rangnick: 'I have to influence areas of development across the whole club' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/17/ralf-rangnick-interview-sporting-director-manchester-united |access-date=17 October 2019 |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 October 2019}}</ref> which led to Rangnick's promotion to head of sport and development in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ralf Rangnick and the Big Reshuffle at RB Leipzig|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/manuelveth/2019/06/04/ralf-rangnick-and-the-big-reshuffle-at-rb-leipzig/#2313a269426a|access-date=4 June 2019 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=4 June 2019}}</ref> He resigned from Red Bull in 2020 and joined Russian club [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] as manager of sports and development in 2021. Later that year, Rangnick was appointed as interim manager of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] until the end of the [[2021–22 Manchester United F.C. season|2021–22 season]], following which he took charge of the [[Austria national football team|Austria]] national team.

Rangnick is credited with developing the ''[[Gegenpressing]]'' tactic,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Tuchel could become third successive German coach to win Champions League - so what is their appeal? |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12308580/thomas-tuchel-could-become-third-successive-german-coach-to-win-champions-league-so-what-is-their-appeal |work=Sky Sports |date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210528161415/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12308580/thomas-tuchel-could-become-third-successive-german-coach-to-win-champions-league-so-what-is-their-appeal |archive-date=28 May 2021 |access-date=29 May 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> whereby the team, after losing possession, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup. His sides have been noted for their pressing and high attacking output, as well as for popularising [[Marking (association football)#Zonal marking|zonal marking]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> He is credited for influencing [[Thomas Tuchel]], [[Julian Nagelsmann]], [[Jürgen Klopp]] and [[Oliver Glasner]], among others.<ref name="The Times">{{cite news |title=Jurgen Klopp plays a special kind of football |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/juergen-klopp-plays-a-special-kind-of-football-inside-the-mind-of-liverpools-manager-pxr8sjlxj|access-date=19 June 2020 |work=[[The Times]] |date=19 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="The FSA">{{cite news |title=Which manager has proved the most influential of all time? |url=https://thefsa.org.uk/news/which-manager-has-proved-the-most-influential-of-all-time/|access-date=27 July 2015 |work=thefsa.org.uk |publisher=The FSA|date=27 July 2015}}</ref>

==Early life and playing career==
Ralf Dietrich Rangnick<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/member-associations/austria |title=Austrian Football Association |publisher=FIFA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231119233354/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/member-associations/austria |archive-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> was born and raised in [[Backnang]]. His parents, Dietrich and Erika Rangnick, met in 1945 in [[Lichtenstein, Saxony]], in the [[Ore Mountains]]. His mother is from [[Breslau]] (now Wrocław, Poland) and his father is from [[Königsberg]] (now [[Kaliningrad]], Russia).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilbert |first1=Cathrin |last2=Machowecz |first2=Martin |title="Ich bin einer der größten Romantiker" |url=https://www.zeit.de/2019/29/ralf-rangnick-rb-leipzig-fussballsaison-vereinsmanager-brasilien|access-date=28 December 2021 |work=Zeit |date=10 July 2019 |language=German}}</ref>

Rangnick began his playing career at [[VfB Stuttgart]], but was noted for his strategic talents and was added as [[player-coach]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ralf Rangnick Net Worth|url=https://www.spearswms.com/ralf-rangnick-net-worth/|access-date=3 August 2020|website=spearswms.com |publisher=Spears|date=3 August 2020}}</ref> His playing career was short-lived and was primarily concentrated in Germany, but included a stint at English club [[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]] while studying at the [[University of Sussex]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Schalke coach learned his craft playing for non-League Southwick|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/apr/24/ralf-rangnick-schalke|access-date=24 April 2011|website=[[The Guardian]] |date=24 April 2011}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Rangnick was one of the first coaches to publicise football tactics, notably during a ZDF SportsStudio TV broadcast in December 1998. As a result, Rangnick became known as the "professor"; a title initially used to jeer him, which then grew to be used to show respect.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdptfWFOLkQ |title=Ralf Rangnick Sportstudio 1998 Viererkette |work=ZDF Sportstudio, tactics board |date=19 December 1998 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Fußballprofessor" Ralf Rangnick: Karriere, Erfolge, Vereine – alle Infos zum ehemaligen Hoffenheim-Trainer |url=https://www.heidelberg24.de/sport/tsg-1899-hoffenheim/ralf-rangnick-karriere-leben-erfolge-vereine-tsg-hoffenheim-red-bull-leipzig-frau-stiftung-13639021.html |access-date=12 April 2020|work=www.heidelberg24.de |publisher=Heidelberg24|date=12 April 2020}}</ref>

===Early career===
Rangnick began his coaching career in the 1980s, first as [[player-coach]] at his hometown club Viktoria Backnang, then continuing on to play and coach at [[VfB Stuttgart II]] and TSV Lippoldsweiler.<ref name=stuttgartiijob>{{cite web|title=The Journey:My Epiphany|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/vfb-stuttgart-ii/9/|publisher=World Football|access-date=1 February 2013}}</ref>

In 1988, he became the head coach at SC Korb, remaining for two seasons before returning to [[VfB Stuttgart]] for four seasons to manage the Under 19 team. In 1991, he won the U-19 Bundesliga (German: A-Junioren Bundesliga), the highest honor in German U-19 football. Rangnick then returned to first team management in 1995 with two seasons as head coach at [[SSV Reutlingen 05|Reutlingen 05]].<ref name=rangnickjobs>{{cite web|title=Ralf Rangnick|url=https://www.kicker.de/ralf-rangnick/trainer|publisher=kicker|access-date=1 February 2013|language=de}}</ref> He took the club to a fourth-place finish in his first season.<ref name="1995–96 season">{{cite web|title=Regionalliga Süd (1994–2000) – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/rl-sued-1994-2000/spieltag/1995-96/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> They began the following campaign strong, with the club in the midst of the promotion push by Christmas. However, Rangnick would not see the season to its finish as he was sought after by his former club Ulm in January 1997.<ref name=ulmjob>{{cite web|title=SSV Ulm 1846 .:. Coaches from A-Z|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ssv-ulm-1846/9/|publisher=worldfootball|access-date=1 February 2013}}</ref> Reutlingen were in fifth position when Rangnick left the club.<ref name="1996–97 Reutlingen season">{{cite web|title=Regionalliga Süd (1994–2000) – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/rl-sued-1994-2000/spieltag/1996-97/17/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref>

His first match in charge of Ulm finished in a 2–0 loss to [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Greuther Fürth]].<ref name="1996–97 season">{{cite web|title=SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball|url=https://www.kicker.de/ssv-ulm-1846-fussball/spielplan/rl-sued-1994-2000/1996-97|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Ulm were also positioned in the Regionalliga Süd, and although Rangnick could only manage a sixth-place position from the remainder of the 1996–97 season, they started the following season with a 3–1 win against Karlsruhe II.<ref name="1996–97 league table">{{cite web|title=Regionalliga Süd (1994–2000) – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/rl-sued-1994-2000/spieltag/1996-97/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref><ref name="1997–98 season">{{cite web|title=SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball|url=https://www.kicker.de/ssv-ulm-1846-fussball/spielplan/rl-sued-1994-2000/1997-98|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> They won the Regionalliga Süd Championship in 1998.<ref name="1997–98 league table">{{cite web|title=Regionalliga Süd (1994–2000) Spieltag/Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/rl-sued-1994-2000/spieltag/1997-98/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Rangnick adapted well to life in the [[2. Bundesliga]], and Ulm mounted a strong promotion push that led them to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history in 2000.

During the winter break of his second season, he signed a deal to move to top flight VfB Stuttgart for the next season. This was supposed to remain secret until the end of the season, but in February it was leaked out into public knowledge. This caused an outcry, especially as the team began to lose ground in the table, and by the end of March, Rangnick resigned from the post prematurely<ref name=ulmjob/> and, on 3 May 1999, took control of Stuttgart<ref name="Stuttgart record">{{cite web|title=VfB Stuttgart|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfb-stuttgart/team-trainer/bundesliga/2013-14|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 January 2014|language=de}}</ref> for the club's final five matches.<ref name="1998–99 Stuttgart season">{{cite web|title=VfB Stuttgart|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfb-stuttgart/spielplan/bundesliga/1998-99|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> His final match was a 2–0 loss to [[SpVgg Unterhaching|Unterhaching]].<ref name="1998–99 season">{{cite web|title=SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball|url=https://www.kicker.de/ssv-ulm-1846-fussball/spielplan/2-bundesliga/1998-99|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref><ref name="1998–99 league table (22nd matchdy)">{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/1998-99/22/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref>

===VfB Stuttgart===
On 3 May 1999, Rangnick took control of VfB Stuttgart,<ref name="Stuttgart record"/> for the final five games<ref name="1998–99 Stuttgart season"/> and saw the club finish [[1998–99 Bundesliga|1998–99 season]] in eleventh place.<ref>{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/1998-99/0/0/spieltag.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725093259/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/1998-99/0/0/spieltag.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2009|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> He won two out of the club's five final matches.<ref name="1998–99 Stuttgart season"/> His first match was a 2–0 loss to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref name="1998–99 Stuttgart season"/> Rangnick was now first team coach at the club he had served as a player and coached at amateur and under 19 level previously. His first full season in the [[1999–2000 Bundesliga]] saw the club finish in a respectable eighth position.<ref>{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/1999-00/0/0/spieltag.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725093304/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/1999-00/0/0/spieltag.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2009|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> The following season was much tougher, however the team succeeded in making the round of 16 in the [[2000–01 UEFA Cup]] after winning the [[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]], and the semi-finals of the [[2000–01 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]]. Nonetheless, Stuttgart's [[2000–01 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] form left them hovering in the relegation zone by the halfway point. After their European exit in February 2001, Stuttgart dismissed Rangnick.<ref name="Magath wird neuer Trainer beim VfB Stuttgart">{{cite news|title=Magath wird neuer Trainer beim VfB Stuttgart|url=https://www.kicker.de/magath-wird-neuer-trainer-beim-vfb-stuttgart-241813/artikel|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=24 February 2001|language=de}}</ref> His final match was 2–1 loss to [[Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] in the UEFA Cup on 22 February 2001.<ref name="2000–01 season">{{cite web|title=VfB Stuttgart " Fixtures & Results 2000/2001|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/vfb-stuttgart/2001/3/|publisher=World Football|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> Stuttgart were in 17th place at the time of his sacking.<ref name="2000–01 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2000-01/22/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Rangnick finished with a record of 36 wins, 16 draws and 34 losses.<ref name="Stuttgart record"/>

===Hannover 96===
The next season brought a new post, as Rangnick took over [[2. Bundesliga]] side [[Hannover 96]] on 23 May 2001.<ref name="Ralf Rangnick übernimmt die 96er">{{cite news|title=Ralf Rangnick übernimmt die 96er|url=https://www.kicker.de/ralf-rangnick-uebernimmt-die-96er-247236/artikel|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=23 May 2001|language=de}}</ref> His first match was a 1–1 draw against [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]] on 30 July 2001.<ref name="2001–02 season">{{cite web|title=Hannover 96|url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-96/spielplan/2-bundesliga/2001-02|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> His first season was a complete success as they romped home as champions and were promoted to the Bundesliga after a 13-year absence.<ref name="2001–02 league table">{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2001-02/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Their first season back at the top level saw them consolidate with an 11th-place finish,<ref name="2002–03 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2002-03/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> but, as their form nosedived in the second half of the [[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04 season]], Rangnick was dismissed following a 0–1 defeat at [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] in March 2004.<ref name="Ewald Lienen übernimmt bei 96">{{cite news|title=Ewald Lienen übernimmt bei 96|url=https://www.kicker.de/ewald-lienen-uebernimmt-bei-96-295588/artikel|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=8 March 2004|language=de}}</ref> Hannover were in 15th place at the time of his sacking.<ref name="2003–04 league table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2003-04/23/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=4 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Rangnick finished with a record of 44 wins, 22 draws and 32 losses.<ref name="Hannover record">{{cite web|title=Hannover 96|url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-96/team-trainer/bundesliga/2013-14|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 January 2014|language=de}}</ref>

===Schalke 04===
After missing out on the role as assistant manager for the [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]] to [[Joachim Löw]], Rangnick was hired by [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] on 28 September 2004,<ref name="Ralf Rangnick übernimmt S04">{{cite news|title=Ralf Rangnick übernimmt S04|url=https://www.kicker.de/ralf-rangnick-uebernimmt-s04-305076/artikel|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=28 September 2004|language=de}}</ref> after [[Jupp Heynckes]] left just weeks into the [[2004–05 Bundesliga|2004–05 season]]. Rangnick again tasted European action as the club had earned a [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] spot via the [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]]. His first match was in the UEFA Cup.<ref name="2004–05 season">{{cite web|title=FC Schalke 04|url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-schalke-04/spielplan/bundesliga/2004-05|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Schalke won 4–0 against [[FK Liepājas Metalurgs|Metalurgs Liepājas]].<ref name="2004–05 season"/> He led them through the group phase, but they exited in the knockout rounds to [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]].<ref name="2004–05 season"/> However, the [[2004–05 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] was to prove more successful, as Rangnick took the club to [[2005 DFB-Pokal Final|the final]], where they fell 2–1 to Bayern Munich.<ref name="2004–05 season"/> Bayern would also pip Rangnick's side in the league, as Schalke ended as runners-up.<ref>{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2004-05/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 January 2017|language=de}}</ref>

The next season started well, with Rangnick defeating former club VfB Stuttgart 1–0 and securing the [[2005 DFL-Ligapokal]].<ref name="2005–06 season">{{cite web|title=FC Schalke 04 " Fixtures & Results 2005/2006|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fc-schalke-04/2006/3/|publisher=World Football|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> Their second-place league finish of the previous year had also qualified them for the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League]], Rangnick's first entry into the prestigious competition. However, the team would fail to progress beyond the group stage, and sat ten points off the pace in the [[2005–06 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Germany " Bundesliga 2005/2006 " 16. Round|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/bundesliga-2005-2006-spieltag/16/|publisher=World Football|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> as well as having crashed 0–6 in the [[2005–06 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref name="2005–06 season"/> Shortly before the winter break, these results prompted the club to dismiss Rangnick on 12 December 2005.<ref name="Ralf Rangnick muss gehen">{{cite news|title=Ralf Rangnick muss gehen|url=https://www.kicker.de/ralf-rangnick-muss-gehen-324945/artikel|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=12 December 2005|language=de}}</ref> He left with a record of 36 wins, 15 draws and 14 losses.<ref name="FC Schalke 04 - Trainerhistorie">{{cite web|title=FC Schalke 04|url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-schalke-04/team-trainer/bundesliga/2013-14|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 January 2014|language=de}}</ref>

===TSG Hoffenheim===
[[File:Ralf rangnick foto-ingo-stoeldt2.jpg|thumb|upright|Rangnick with [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim]] in 2007]]

Rangnick's next appointment as head coach was at [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim]] of the Regionalliga Süd for the [[2006–07 Regionalliga|2006–07 season]].<ref name="Rangnick trainiert Hoffenheim">{{cite news|title=Rangnick trainiert Hoffenheim|url=https://www.kicker.de/rangnick-trainiert-hoffenheim-351449/artikel|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=22 June 2006|language=de}}</ref> His first match was a 2–2 draw against [[TSV 1860 Munich II|1860 Munich II]] on 5 August 2006.<ref name="2006–07 season">{{cite web|title=TSG Hoffenheim|url=https://www.kicker.de/tsg-hoffenheim/spielplan|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> The team instantly won promotion and played the [[2007–08 2. Bundesliga|2007–08 season]] in the [[2. Bundesliga]] for their first time in their history.<ref name="2006–07 league table">{{cite web|title=Regionalliga Süd (2000–2008) – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/rlligen/regionalliga-sued-37/2006-07/34/0/spieltag.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150318060126/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/rlligen/regionalliga-sued-37/2006-07/34/0/spieltag.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2015|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> The stay in the 2. Bundesliga was short, as a second-place finish for Hoffenheim in 2007–08 earned the club, and Rangnick, promotion to the Bundesliga for the [[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09 season]].<ref name="2007–08 league table">{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2007-08/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> They also reached the quarter-finals of the [[2007–08 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]].<ref name="2007–08 season">{{cite web|title=TSG Hoffenheim|url=https://www.kicker.de/tsg-hoffenheim/spielplan/2-bundesliga/2007-08|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> During the 2008–09 season, Hoffenheim reached the second round of the [[2008–09 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]].<ref name="2008–09 season">{{cite web|title=TSG Hoffenheim|url=https://www.kicker.de/tsg-hoffenheim/spielplan/bundesliga/2008-09|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> In the first half of the season, Hoffenheim won 35 out of 51 available points,<ref name="First round and second round table">{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle 1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/tabelle-hinrunde-rueckrunde/2008-09/34|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> however in the second half, the club won only 20 out of 51 points to drop down to seventh place.<ref name="First round and second round table"/><ref>{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2008-09/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref>

During the [[2009–10 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season|2009–10 season]], Hoffenheim reached the quarter-finals of the [[2009–10 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]].<ref name="2009–10 season">{{cite web|title=TSG Hoffenheim|url=https://www.kicker.de/tsg-hoffenheim/spielplan/bundesliga/2009-10|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Hoffenheim finished in eleventh place in the [[2009–10 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2009-10/34/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> On 2 January 2011, Rangnick resigned as head coach of Hoffenheim, citing the sale of midfielder [[Luiz Gustavo]] to Bayern Munich, of which he had not been informed, as his reason for resigning from the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/02/ralf-rangnick-hoffenheim-resigns|title=Hoffenheim's coach Ralf Rangnick resigns after defender's sale to Bayern|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 January 2011|access-date=2 January 2011|location=London}}</ref><ref name="Pezzaiuoli tritt Rangnick-Nachfolge an">{{cite news|title=Pezzaiuoli tritt Rangnick-Nachfolge an|url=https://www.kicker.de/pezzaiuoli-tritt-rangnick-nachfolge-an-546813/artikel|access-date=2 January 2011|newspaper=kicker|date=2 January 2011|language=de}}</ref> Rangnick's final match was a 2–0 win against [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] on 21 December 2010 in the DFB-Pokal.<ref name="2010–11 season">{{cite web|title=TSG Hoffenheim|url=https://www.kicker.de/tsg-hoffenheim/spielplan/bundesliga/2010-11|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Hoffenheim were in eighth place when Rangnick left the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2010-11/17/0|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Rangnick finished with a record of 79 wins, 43 draws and 44 losses.<ref name="Hoffenheim record">{{cite web|title=1899 Hoffenheim|url=https://www.kicker.de/tsg-hoffenheim/team-trainer/bundesliga/2013-14|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 January 2014|language=de}}</ref>

===Return to Schalke 04===
In March 2011, Rangnick was named as the replacement for [[Felix Magath]] as coach of Schalke 04.<ref name="Rangnick: Team fehlt die Überzeugung">{{cite news|title=Rangnick: Team fehlt "die Überzeugung"|url=https://www.kicker.de/rangnick_team-fehlt-die-ueberzeugung-550137/artikel|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=21 March 2011|language=de}}</ref> His first match was a 2–0 forfeit win against [[FC St. Pauli|St. Pauli]] on 1 April 2011.<ref name="2010–11 Schalke season">{{cite web|title=FC Schalke 04|url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-schalke-04/spielplan/bundesliga/2010-11|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> The game was stopped in the 89th minute, after a beer mug was thrown at the assistant, overshadowing Rangnick's successful debut at Millerntor. At the time of the cancellation, Schalke was leading 2–0.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spielabbruch überschattet erfolgreiches Rangnick-Debüt am Millerntor|url=https://www.kicker.de/st-pauli-gegen-schalke-2011-bundesliga-1013490/analyse|access-date=3 January 2017|publisher=kicker|language=de}}</ref> Just weeks after being named the new Schalke coach, Rangnick led his old club to their first [[UEFA Champions League]] semi-finals by defeating holders [[Inter Milan]] 7–3 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Raul raubt Inter die letzte Hoffnung|url=https://www.kicker.de/schalke-gegen-inter-2011-champions-league-1136592/analyse|access-date=3 January 2017|publisher=kicker|language=de}}</ref> However, Schalke were eliminated by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anderson lässt Schalkes Traum zerplatzen|url=https://www.kicker.de/manunited-gegen-schalke-2011-champions-league-1136595/analyse|access-date=3 January 2017|publisher=kicker|language=de}}</ref>

Schalke began the [[2011–12 FC Schalke 04 season|2011–12 season]] by defeating [[Borussia Dortmund]] in a shootout in the [[2011 DFL-Supercup]].<ref name="2011–12 season">{{cite web|title=FC Schalke 04 " Fixtures & Results 2011/2012|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fc-schalke-04/2012/3/|publisher=World Football|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> On 22 September 2011, Rangnick stepped down as Schalke's coach due to [[Post-viral fatigue syndrome|chronic fatigue syndrome]], stating he did not have "the necessary energy to be successful and to develop the team and the club".<ref name="Erschöpfungssyndrom: Ralf Rangnick tritt zurück">{{cite news|title=Erschöpfungssyndrom: Ralf Rangnick tritt zurück|url=https://www.kicker.de/erschoepfungssyndrom_ralf-rangnick-tritt-zurueck-558240/artikel|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=22 September 2011|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01f5-0ea2f01a0240-e5e2bc8d1d5e-1000--rangnick-steps-aside-at-schalke/|title=Rangnick steps aside at Schalke|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=22 September 2011|access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-rangnick-ferguson-news-22282004|title=Manchester United have learnt from their Ralf Rangnick mistake|first=Samuel|last=Luckhurst|date=26 November 2021|work=Manchester Evening News}}</ref> He finished with a record of ten wins, three draws and ten losses.<ref name="FC Schalke 04 - Trainerhistorie"/>

===RB Leipzig===
[[File:20180920 Fussball, UEFA Europa League, RB Leipzig - FC Salzburg by Stepro StP 7959.jpg|thumb|Rangnick managing [[RB Leipzig]] in 2018]]

In February 2015, Rangnick announced he would be taking over as coach at [[RB Leipzig]] for the 2015–16 season. Achim Beierlorzer took over until the end of the season following the immediate resignation of [[Alexander Zorniger]]. In addition, Rangnick resigned as [[director of football]] of [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]].<ref name="Neuer Leipzig-Trainer Rangnick: Dann mach ich's eben selbst">{{cite news|last1=Kroemer|first1=Ulrich|title=Neuer Leipzig-Trainer Rangnick: Dann mach ich's eben selbst|url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/warum-ralf-rangnick-neuer-trainer-von-rb-leipzig-ist-a-1036248.html|access-date=29 May 2015|work=Der Spiegel|date=29 May 2015|location=Leipzig|language=de}}</ref> His first match was a 1–0 win against [[FSV Frankfurt|Frankfurt]] on 25 July,<ref name="2015–16 season">{{cite web|title=RB Leipzig|url=https://www.kicker.de/rb-leipzig/spielplan/2-bundesliga/2015-16|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> and Rangnick secured promotion to the Bundesliga with the win against [[Karlsruher SC]] on 8 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/leipzig-gegen-karlsruhe-2016-bundesliga-2855729/analyse |title=Forsberg legt den Grundstein für den Aufstieg |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |date=8 May 2016 }}</ref> On 16 May, Leipzig announced [[Ralph Hasenhüttl]] would take over from Rangnick.<ref name="Hasenhüttl nach Leipzig - Kauczinski zum FCI">{{cite web|title=Hasenhüttl nach Leipzig – Kauczinski zum FCI|url=https://www.kicker.de/hasenhuettl-nach-leipzig---kauczinski-zum-fci-651229/artikel|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 January 2017|language=de}}</ref> Rangnick finished with a record of 21 wins, seven draws and eight losses.<ref name="RB Leipzig - Trainerhistorie">{{cite web |title=RB Leipzig |url=https://www.kicker.de/rb-leipzig/team-trainer/bundesliga/2018-19 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |access-date=27 August 2018 |language=de}}</ref>

On 9 July 2018, Rangnick took over, once again, as coach of RB Leipzig.<ref name="Ralf Rangnick wird Trainer bei RB Leipzig">{{cite news |title=Ralf Rangnick wird Trainer bei RB Leipzig |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/article179024938/RB-Leipzig-Nachfolge-geloest-Manager-Ralf-Rangnick-wird-Trainer.html |work=Die Welt |access-date=9 July 2018 |language=de |date=9 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-bh/news/chelsea-interim-coach-tuchel-rangnick/1igfn0q30qxrw1gj0jdal4fcas|title=Chelsea wanted me as interim coach before turning to Tuchel, claims Rangnick|publisher=Goal|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> He won his first match on his return 4–0 against Swedish club [[BK Häcken|Häcken]] in the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#Second qualifying round|second qualifying round]] of the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]].<ref name="2018–19 season">{{cite web |title=RB Leipzig |url=https://www.kicker.de/rb-leipzig/spielplan/bundesliga/2018-19 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |access-date=28 August 2018 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Doppelschlag bringt Rangnick-Comeback auf Kurs |url=https://www.kicker.de/leipzig-gegen-haecken-2018-europa-league-qualifikation-4220270/analyse |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |access-date=26 July 2018 |language=de}}</ref> Leipzig eventually won the tie 5–1 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rangnicks B-Elf unspektakulär: RB in Runde drei |url=https://www.kicker.de/haecken-gegen-leipzig-2018-europa-league-qualifikation-4220271/analyse |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |access-date=28 August 2018 |language=de}}</ref> They then eliminated [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]] in the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#Third qualifying round|third qualifying round]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Europa League: RB Leipzig march on in front of a handful of away fans |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/uefa/qualifikation/europa-league-qualifikation/2018-19/4/4456696/spielbericht_universitatea-craiova_rasenballsport-leipzig-15778.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817113812/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/uefa/qualifikation/europa-league-qualifikation/2018-19/4/4456696/spielbericht_universitatea-craiova_rasenballsport-leipzig-15778.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2018 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |access-date=28 August 2018 |date=16 August 2018}}</ref> The first domestic match (and victory) came against [[FC Viktoria Köln|Viktoria Köln]] in the [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal|German Cup]],<ref name="2018–19 season"/> as Leipzig won the match 3–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Poulsen und Forsberg verhindern Überraschung am Höhenberg |url=https://www.kicker.de/vikt-koeln-gegen-leipzig-2018-dfb-pokal-4214401/spielbericht |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |access-date=28 August 2018 |language=de}}</ref> Leipzig's first [[2018–19 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] match took place on 26 August 2018.<ref name="2018–19 season"/> Leipzig lost to [[Borussia Dortmund]] 4–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Witsel spektakulär – Dortmund auf Rang eins |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-leipzig-2018-bundesliga-4243075/analyse |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |access-date=28 August 2018 |language=de}}</ref> Leipzig qualified for the [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage|Europa League group stage]] after knocking out [[FC Zorya Luhansk|Zorya Luhansk]] with a 3–2 aggregate score in the play-off round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Last-Minute-Elfmeter rettet Leipzig die Gruppenphase |url=https://www.kicker.de/leipzig-gegen-luhansk-2018-europa-league-qualifikation-4542829/analyse |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |access-date=30 August 2018 |language=de}}</ref> In the group stage, they were drawn against [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]], [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] and [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/europa-league-draw-leipzig-drawn-with-sister-club-salzburg-frankfurt-have-it-tough/a-45305086|title=Europa League Draw: Leipzig drawn with 'sister' club Salzburg, Frankfurt have it tough &#124; DW &#124; 31.08.2018|website=[[Deutsche Welle]]}}</ref> finishing in third in the group stage.

Notwithstanding, the club ended the season third in [[2018–19 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]], qualified to the [[UEFA Champions League]] for the [[2019–20 RB Leipzig season|2019–20 season]], and reached the [[DFB-Pokal]] [[2019 DFB-Pokal Final|final]], losing to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]. Rangnick finished his second term as coach with a record of 29 wins, 13 draws and ten losses.<ref name="RB Leipzig - Trainerhistorie"/>

===Manchester United===
[[File:Manchester United v Brentford, 2 May 2022 (41).jpg|thumb|right|Rangnick managing Manchester United in May 2022]]
Following the dismissal of [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]] after a poor run of results in the first few months of the [[2021–22 Manchester United F.C. season|2021–22 season]], Rangnick was shortlisted as a potential short term manager by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/epl-news-2021-manchester-united-next-manager-michael-carrick-mauricio-pochettino-five-man-shortlist-latest-updates-fixtures/news-story/1d297f826cc0c8b04e4662814642ccdd |title=Revealed: Utd's five-man shortlist to replace Ole — and there's one name missing... for now |work=Fox Sports |date=25 November 2021 |access-date=29 December 2021 }}</ref> Although the board had initially decided to give [[caretaker manager|caretaker]] manager [[Michael Carrick]] a longer run of games while scouting replacements, Rangnick quickly emerged as the outstanding candidate during interviews, and was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season on 29 November 2021.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=United appoint Rangnick as interim manager|url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-official-statement-to-confirm-ralf-rangnick-appointment-as-interim-manager|access-date=29 November 2021|website=ManUtd.com|publisher=Manchester United}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4530190/ralf-rangnick-is-manchester-uniteds-outstanding-candidate-as-carrick-plans-are-shelved%3fplatform=amp |title=Ralf Rangnick is Manchester United's outstanding candidate as Carrick plans are shelved |work=ESPN |date=26 November 2021 |access-date=29 December 2021 }}</ref> Following this period, it was stated he would continue in a consultancy role for a further two years.<ref>{{cite web |title=United appoint Rangnick as interim manager |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-official-statement-to-confirm-ralf-rangnick-appointment-as-interim-manager |website=ManUtd.com|publisher=Manchester United|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> He officially took charge a few days later on 2 December, following the approval of his [[Work permit (United Kingdom)|work permit]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/michael-carrick-to-remain-in-charge-for-arsenal-as-ralf-rangnick-awaits-visa |title=Carrick to Lead United Against Arsenal |website=ManUtd.com|publisher=Manchester United |date=30 November 2021 |access-date=29 December 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/12484455/ralf-rangnick-manchester-united-interim-manager-can-begin-role-after-work-permit-granted|title=Ralf Rangnick: Manchester United interim manager can begin role after work permit granted |work=Sky Sports |date=3 December 2021 |access-date=29 December 2021 }}</ref> His first match saw the club victorious against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] 1–0 with a goal from [[Fred (footballer, born 1993)|Fred]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59542670.amp |title=Man Utd 1-0 Crystal Palace: 'Ralf Rangnick a calming presence after crisis situation' |work=BBC Sport |last=Stone |first=Sharon |date=5 December 2021 |access-date=29 December 2021 }}</ref>

Rangnick quite often talked about intensity, physicality, energy as all the technical qualities being necessary to be successful. Results under Rangnick were good until a Champions League game against Atlético Madrid in February, but the first signs were visible that the temporary nature of the spell and having no long-term plan caused uncertainty.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/feb/22/fred-says-rangnicks-interim-status-a-little-bit-bad-for-manchester-united |title=Fred says Rangnick's interim status 'a little bit bad' for Manchester United |work=The Guardian |date=22 February 2022 }}</ref> After overseeing United lose 4–0 to rivals Liverpool in April 2022, Rangnick suggested that Liverpool were "six years ahead" of United, and outlined the club's need to invest in the upcoming transfer window.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/apr/18/manchester-united-short-on-the-intensity-the-modern-game-demands |title=Manchester United short on the intensity the modern game demands |first=Barney |last=Ronay |work=The Guardian |date=18 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/19/rangnick-humiliated-by-liverpools-latest-rout-of-manchester-united |title=Ralf Rangnick angry after Manchester United's 'humiliating' loss to Liverpool |work=The Guardian |date=19 April 2022 }}</ref> The German expressed his frustration with his spell at Manchester United as it came to a close at the end of the [[2021–22 Premier League|season]], stating: "In the end, I'm not happy with the results".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rangnick 'not happy' with Man Utd interim spell |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61302694 |access-date=2022-05-03}}</ref> United finished the season in sixth place with 58 points, which was until the [[2024–25 Manchester United F.C. season|2024–25 season]] the worst points-total record in their Premier League history. The club and Rangnick decided that he would not continue with his planned consultancy role with the club, due to the demands of his new role at the Austria national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61625695 |title=Manchester United: Ralf Rangnick will not take up consultancy role |website=BBC Sport |date=29 May 2022 }}</ref>

===Austria national team===
On 29 April 2022, Rangnick was appointed manager of the [[Austria national football team|Austria national team]] on a two-year deal, starting in June. Austria had just failed to qualify for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], finishing fourth behind Denmark, Scotland, and Israel, and then losing the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Path A|play off]] against Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12601527/ralf-rangnick-confirmed-as-new-austria-manager-but-will-remain-in-man-utd-consultancy-role |title=Ralf Rangnick confirmed as new Austria manager but will remain in Man Utd consultancy role |website=Sky Sports |date=29 May 2022 }}</ref> One of his goals is to bring back the fans by entertaining football, and showing team spirit.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sport.orf.at/stories/3096751/ |title=Österreich holt Fans zurück ins Boot |publisher=[[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]] |date=12 June 2022 }}</ref> On 3 June, Rangnick's first game in charge finished in a 3–0 win over [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] in the [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League A#Group 1|UEFA Nations League A]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Croatia 0-3 Austria: Ralf Rangnick's reign begins with dominant victory |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61684532 |website=BBC Sport |date=3 June 2022 |accessdate=3 June 2022 }}</ref> However, that remained Austria's only victory of [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League|the season]] and,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.total-croatia-news.com/sport/65560-uefa-nations-league-finals |title=Croatia Beat Austria for UEFA Nations League Finals Spot! |date=25 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Total Croatia News |first=Daniela |last=Rogulj}}</ref> following a 3–1 defeat to Croatia on 25 September, they got relegated to [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B|League B]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/nations-league/cronica/2022/09/25/6330c51bca4741b8248b4583.html |title=Croatia clinch Nations League Finals spot by relegating Austria |date=25 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022 |work=Marca }}</ref> On 16 October 2023, the team [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|qualified]] for [[UEFA Euro 2024]]. As a result, his contract with Austria national team was automatically extended through to the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]]. In April 2024, Rangnick was approached by [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], but despite holding talks with the club he turned down their interest and reaffirmed his commitment to Austria.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bosher |first=Luke |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5435951/2024/05/02/bayern-munich-ralf-rangnick-manager-next/ |title=Ralf Rangnick to remain as Austria head coach: 'This is not a rejection of Bayern Munich' |work=The New York Times |date=2 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hagenauer |first=Andreas |date=2024-06-15 |title=How Ralf Rangnick earned Austria's respect and got a country dreaming |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/15/how-ralf-rangnick-earned-austrias-respect-and-got-a-country-dreaming |access-date=2024-06-30 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

Rangnick's first game at Euro 2024 ended in a 1–0 loss to [[France national football team|France]]. However, Austria won their next two group games with a 3–1 win against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] and a 3–2 win against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] to finish [[UEFA Euro 2024 Group D|top of the group]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ehlebracht |first=Anna |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/oesterreich-ueberrascht-bei-em-2024-ralf-rangnicks-absage-an-den-fc-bayern-muenchen-zahlt-sich-aus-a-4df63b68-9d68-43eb-9e2c-a610868c6b43 |title=Rangnick mit Österreich im EM-Achtelfinale: Für diesen Festtag hat er dem FC Bayern abgesagt |publisher=Der Spiegel |language=de |date=26 June 2024 }}</ref> Austria were subsequently eliminated in the round of 16, losing 2–1 to [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Nick |title=Gunok miracle save keeps Austria at bay after Demiral sparks frantic Turkey win |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/02/demiral-double-takes-turkey-past-austria-and-into-quarter-finals |work=The Guardian |date=2 July 2024}}</ref>

==Executive career==
===Red Bull===
In June 2012, Rangnick became the [[director of football]] for both [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] and [[RB Leipzig]]. Under Rangnick's leadership, by 2018, RB Leipzig saw promotion from regional league (tier IV) to the [[Bundesliga]] (tier I), and reached the [[UEFA Champions League]]; their highest domestic finish was runners-up in the [[2016–17 Bundesliga|2016–17 season]], while their highest European finish was reaching the semi-finals in the [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|2019–20 season]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} Despite consistent on-field success, RB Leipzig only won one trophy, the [[Saxony Cup]], with Rangnick. Meanwhile, Red Bull Salzburg won [[Austrian Bundesliga]] and [[Austrian Cup]] multiple times, and reached the Champions League and [[UEFA Europa League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bundesliga Leaders RB Leipzig Are Much More Than a German Leicester |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2678785|access-date=29 November 2016 |work=bleacherreport.com |publisher=The Bleacher Report|date=29 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.krone.at/1920738|title=Red Bull Salzburg erstmals in Champions League!|website=krone.at|publisher=Kronen Zeitung|language=de|date=12 May 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, Rangnick was promoted to head of sport and development for [[Red Bull GmbH|Red Bull]], thus overseeing global football initiatives, including the [[New York Red Bulls]] and their takeover of [[Red Bull Bragantino]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ralf Rangnick interview: Clubs should be more like car manufacturers |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/ralf-rangnick-interview-clubs-should-be-more-like-car-manufacturers-0kdmk8m7v|access-date=21 August 2019|work=the time.co.uk|publisher=[[The Times]]|date=21 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/campeonato-brasileiro-serie-b/bragantino-empata-com-criciuma-e-conquista-a-serie-b-do-brasileirao |title=Bragantino empata com Criciúma e conquista a Série B do Brasileirão |date=15 November 2019 |publisher=CBF |language=pt}}</ref> Under Rangnick's tenure, the New York Red Bulls won the Supporters Shield in [[2013 Major League Soccer season|2013]], [[2015 Major League Soccer season|2015]] and [[2018 Major League Soccer season|2018]], while Red Bull Bragantino gained promotion to [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]] in [[2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2020]]. He resigned from Red Bull in 2020,<ref>{{cite news|title=Rangnick leaves role with Red Bull following failed move to Milan |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/rangnick-leaves-role-with-red-bull-following-failed-move-to/e4a9to0qijs11tt766kj1aevb |access-date=31 July 2020|work=goal.com|publisher=Goal |date=31 July 2020}}</ref> with a reported move to [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] failing during negotiations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rangnick si è liberato perché ora ha un altro sogno: il Milan era stato avvisato|url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/rangnick-si-e-liberato-perche-ora-ha-un-altro-sogno-il-milan-era-45056|access-date=1 August 2020|website=calciomercato.com |publisher=Calciomercato|date=1 August 2020|language=it}}</ref> While at Red Bull, their clubs rose in market value from €120&nbsp;million to €1.2&nbsp;billion during his tenure, with its largest club, RB Leipzig, peaking in value to €270&nbsp;million in 2019.<ref name="The New York Times"/> Red Bull also generated sizable profits with player [[Transfer (association football)|transfers]].<ref name="Financial Times"/><ref name="theguardian.com"/>

===Lokomotiv Moscow===
On 6 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract as manager of sports and development for [[Russian Premier League]] club [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow]]|url=https://www.fclm.ru/ru/publications/news/24373|title=ФК "Локомотив" объявил о назначении Ральфа Рангника руководителем по спорту и развитию|date=6 July 2021|language=ru}}</ref> He left the post on 29 November 2021 to become interim manager of Manchester United.<ref name=":0" />

==Style of management==
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Rangnick is regarded as the "godfather" of modern German football.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rangnick leaves role with Red Bull following failed move to Milan |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sa/news/give-rangnick-the-reins-man-utd-s-genius-appointment-can-get/blt356be4a05153d4b8 |access-date=2 December 2021|work=goal.com|publisher=Goal |date=28 November 2021}}</ref> He is credited with developing ''[[Gegenpressing]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Tuchel could become third successive German coach to win Champions League - so what is their appeal? |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12308580/thomas-tuchel-could-become-third-successive-german-coach-to-win-champions-league-so-what-is-their-appeal |work=Sky Sports |date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210528161415/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12308580/thomas-tuchel-could-become-third-successive-german-coach-to-win-champions-league-so-what-is-their-appeal |archive-date=28 May 2021}}</ref> whereby the team, after losing possession, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup together with evolving player's spatial coverage by increasing memory space and processing pace.<ref>{{cite news|title=Leipzig's Rangnick on his football epiphany |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/ralf-rangnick-rb-leipzig-players-follow-if-they-feel-you-make-them-better-4471 |access-date=14 August 2019|website=Bundesliga.com|publisher=Bundesliga|date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ralf Rangnick on RB Leipzig's success and being the godfather of gegenpressing|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/german-bundesliga/story/4218884/ralf-rangnick-on-rb-leipzigs-success-and-being-the-godfather-of-gegenpressing|access-date=28 October 2020|work=espn.com|publisher=ESPN|date=28 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Das traurige Geheimnis von Hoffenheims Bubitrainer |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/1899-hoffenheim/article154680368/Das-traurige-Geheimnis-von-Hoffenheims-Bubitrainer.html|access-date=16 April 2016 |work=welt.de|publisher=Welt|date=24 April 2016|language=de}}</ref> He developed this after playing a friendly against [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] in 1984, being inspired by the pressing philosophy of [[Valeriy Lobanovskyi]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rangnick disproves the doubters as Hoffenheim scale new heights |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/26/bundesligafootball |access-date=26 August 2008|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=My Epiphany|url=https://www.coachesvoice.com/ralf-rangnick-rb-leipzig-and-bundesliga/ |access-date=12 May 2019|work=coaches voice.com|publisher=Coaches Voice |date=12 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-04 |title=How Ralf Ragnick Innovated Gegenpressing In Football {{!}} Football Stories |url=http://footballstories.co.uk/how-ralf-ragnick-innovated-gegenpressing-in-football/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> His sides have been noted for their pressing and high attacking output, as well as for popularising [[Marking (association football)#Zonal marking|zonal marking]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Im Gesprach: Trainer Helmut Gross:"Ich mag das kontrollierte Chaos"|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball/im-gespraech-trainer-helmut-gross-ich-mag-das-kontrollierte-chaos-12342163.html|access-date=3 August 2013 |work=faz.net |publisher=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |date=3 August 2013|language=de}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news |date=3 August 2013 |title=Im Gesprach: Trainer Helmut Gross:"Ich mag das kontrollierte Chaos" |language=de |work=faz.net |publisher=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball/im-gespraech-trainer-helmut-gross-ich-mag-das-kontrollierte-chaos-12342163.html |access-date=3 August 2013}}</ref>

Rangnick has cited his main coaching influences as [[Ernst Happel]], [[Valeriy Lobanovskyi]], [[Arrigo Sacchi]] and [[Zdeněk Zeman]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Ralf Rangnick: "Alemania influye más por sus entrenadores que por sus futbolistas"|url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2020-10-19/ralf-rangnick-alemania-influye-mas-por-sus-entrenadores-que-por-sus-futbolistas.html|access-date=19 October 2020 |work=eljaisslepais.com|publisher=El Pais|date=19 October 2020|language=es}}</ref> and is credited for influencing [[Thomas Tuchel]], [[Jürgen Klopp]], [[Julian Nagelsmann]], [[Ralph Hasenhüttl]], [[Marco Rose]], [[Roger Schmidt (football manager)|Roger Schmidt]], [[Adi Hütter]], [[Oliver Glasner]] and [[Matthias Jaissle]].<ref name="The Times"/><ref name="The FSA"/><ref name="rangnick-coaches">{{cite news |url=https://www.redbull.com/at-de/theredbulletin/ralf-rangnick-fussballtrainer-schule-interview |title=Ralf Rangnick: "Ich sehe mich als Entwicklungshelfer" |publisher=Red Bull |date=14 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/championsleague/2110/Artikel/matthias-jaissle-im-interview-rb-salzburg-karim-adeyemi-ralf-ranginck-itw.html |title=RB Salzburg - Matthias Jaissle im Interview: 'Es geht um Achtsamkeit oder Empathie - nicht nur um Restverteidigung' |website=spoxx.com |date=20 October 2021 }}</ref>

Rangnick has said that a parental seminar about "raising kids with love and consequence" influenced his relationship with the people he works with.<ref name="rangnick-coaches"/>

==Philanthropy==
In 2018, Rangnick established the Ralf Rangnick Foundation which aims to support children in their development and enable their personalities to flourish.<ref>{{cite news|title=Europa RB Leipzig unterstützt Ralf Rangnick-Stiftung |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fussball/rb-leipzig-unterstuetzung-fuer-ralf-rangnick-stiftung-65433864.bild.html|website=bild.de |publisher=Bild |access-date=18 October 2019 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=XING TRIFFT – Erfolgstrainer Ralf Rangnick: "Bildung ist der Schlüssel für ein selbstbestimmtes Leben" |url=https://www.xing.com/news/articles/xing-trifft-erfolgstrainer-ralf-rangnick-bildung-ist-der-schlussel-fur-ein-selbstbestimmtes-leben-3420726 |access-date=19 August 2020|website=Xing.com |publisher=Xing|date=19 August 2020|language=de }}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
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!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}!!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}!!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}!!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}!!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}!!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
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|[[VfB Stuttgart II]]||1 July 1985<ref name=stuttgartiijob/>||30 June 1987<ref name=stuttgartiijob/>
{{WDL|70|28|16|26}}
|<!-- Source -->
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|[[SSV Reutlingen 05|Reutlingen 05]]||1 July 1995<ref name=rangnickjobs/>||31 December 1996<ref name=rangnickjobs/>
{{WDL|51|26|12|13}}
|<ref name="1995–96 season"/><ref name="1996–97 Reutlingen season"/>
|-
|[[SSV Ulm 1846|Ulm 1846]]||1 January 1997<ref name=ulmjob/>||16 March 1999<ref name=ulmjob/>
{{WDL|75|36|18|21}}
|<ref name="1996–97 season"/><ref name="1997–98 season"/><ref name="1998–99 season"/>
|-
|[[VfB Stuttgart]]||3 May 1999<ref name=rangnickjobs/>||24 February 2001<ref name="Magath wird neuer Trainer beim VfB Stuttgart"/>
{{WDL|86|36|16|34}}
|<ref name="Stuttgart record"/>
|-
|[[Hannover 96]]||23 May 2001<ref name="Ralf Rangnick übernimmt die 96er"/>||8 March 2004<ref name="Ewald Lienen übernimmt bei 96"/>
{{WDL|98|44|22|32}}
|<ref name="Hannover record"/>
|-
|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]||28 September 2004<ref name="Ralf Rangnick übernimmt S04"/>||12 December 2005<ref name="Ralf Rangnick muss gehen"/>
{{WDL|65|36|15|14}}
|<ref name="FC Schalke 04 - Trainerhistorie"/>
|-
|[[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim]]||22 June 2006<ref name="Rangnick trainiert Hoffenheim"/>||2 January 2011<ref name="Pezzaiuoli tritt Rangnick-Nachfolge an"/>
{{WDL|166|79|43|44}}
|<ref name="Hoffenheim record"/>
|-
|Schalke 04||21 March 2011<ref name="Rangnick: Team fehlt die Überzeugung"/>||22 September 2011<ref name="Erschöpfungssyndrom: Ralf Rangnick tritt zurück"/>
{{WDL|23|10|3|10}}
|<ref name="FC Schalke 04 - Trainerhistorie"/>
|-
|[[RB Leipzig]]||29 May 2015<ref name="Neuer Leipzig-Trainer Rangnick: Dann mach ich's eben selbst"/>||16 May 2016<ref name="Hasenhüttl nach Leipzig - Kauczinski zum FCI"/>
{{WDL|36|21|7|8}}
|<ref name="RB Leipzig - Trainerhistorie"/>
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|RB Leipzig||9 July 2018<ref name="Ralf Rangnick wird Trainer bei RB Leipzig"/>||30 June 2019
{{WDL|52|29|13|10}}
|<ref name="RB Leipzig - Trainerhistorie"/>
|-
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (interim)||2 December 2021||22 May 2022
{{WDL|29|11|10|8}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manchester United Career Stats for Manager - Rangnick, Ralf|url=https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/mufc_manager/mufc_manager_main.html?Manager=Rangnick%2C+Ralf|access-date=22 May 2022|website=www.mufcinfo.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Austria national football team|Austria]]||24 May 2022||''Present''
{{WDL|37|21|7|9}}
|
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!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|788|377|182|229}}
!
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==Honours==
===Manager===
'''Ulm 1846'''<ref name="trophies">{{cite news|title=Ralf Rangnick: Teams coached, trophies won & philosophy explained |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/ralf-rangnick-teams-coached-trophies-philosophy-explained/bltd1699f9882cc6041 |access-date=29 November 2021|website=goal.com|publisher=Goal|date=29 November 2021}}</ref>
* [[Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012)|Regionalliga Süd]]: [[1997–98 Regionalliga|1997–98]]

'''VfB Stuttgart'''<ref name="trophies"/>
* [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2000]]
* [[Under 19 Bundesliga]]: 1990–91

'''Hannover 96'''<ref name="trophies"/>
* [[2. Bundesliga]]: [[2001–02 2. Bundesliga|2001–02]]

'''Schalke 04'''<ref name="trophies"/>
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2010–11 DFB-Pokal|2010–11]]; runner-up: [[2004–05 DFB-Pokal|2004–05]]
* [[DFL-Supercup]]: [[2011 DFL-Supercup|2011]]
* [[DFL-Ligapokal]]: [[2005 DFL-Ligapokal|2005]]
* [[Bundesliga]] runner-up: [[2004–05 Bundesliga|2004–05]]

'''RB Leipzig'''<ref name="trophies"/>
* [[DFB-Pokal]] runner-up: [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal|2018–19]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{wikiquote}}
* {{instagram| 1raltc | Ralf Rangnick}}
* {{official website|ralfrangnick.com}}
* [https://www.ralfrangnickstiftung.de/ ralfrangnickstiftung.de]
* [https://www.coachesvoice.com/ralf-rangnick-rb-leipzig-and-bundesliga/ "My Epiphony"], ''The Coaches' Voice'' feature on Rangnick, 12 May 2019
*[https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/7-best-sporting-directors-world-football-right-now/ "The 7 best sporting directors in world football right now"], "Four Four Two" feature on Rangnick, 12 January 2017

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