Photo: Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What grabs me about Uwe Rösler is the arc rather than any single stat. A striker born in Altenburg, in the former East Germany, who became Manchester City's top scorer three years running tells me a lot about adaptability and grit. I admire footballers who refuse to fade after their playing days, and his move into management feels like a man determined to keep contributing on his own terms. There is something quietly impressive about a centre forward who reinvents himself as a tactician. I respect careers built on persistence over flash, and his looks like exactly that kind of steady, self-made journey.
Overview
Uwe Rösler (German pronunciation: [ˈuːvə ˈrøːslɐ]; born 15 November 1968) is a German football manager and former player who is the manager of 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. As a player he was a centre forward, notably playing in the Premier League for Manchester City, where he was the leading goalscorer for three consecutive seasons from 1994–95 to 1996–97, and in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Nürnberg and 1.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Uwe Rösler
- Name (Japanese)
- ウーヴェ・レスラー
- Reading
- うーゔぇ・れすらー
- Born
- November 15, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.