Overview

• The 56-year-old was presented on Monday and will make his debut on October 18 at home against Hertha BSC.
• His deal runs to summer 2027 after the club parted with Dieter Hecking and endured three winless interim matches under David Siebers.
• Rösler set immediate priorities of tightening the back line, improving dead-ball situations, emphasizing wing service to the No. 9s, and rebuilding confidence through higher intensity.
• Alessandro Riedle, recently an assistant at FC Zürich, joins as co-trainer, and CEO Ilja Kaenzig said ex-striker Simon Zoller will move closer to the first team with his exact role to be announced.
• Bochum sits 17th in the 2. Bundesliga with one win in eight, and Rösler will use the international break, including a planned friendly against Alemannia Aachen, to assess the squad.