Marco Grote Explained

Marco Grote
Birth Date:11 October 1972
Birth Place:Bremen, Germany
Height:1.85 m
Position:Right-back
Years1:1994–1997
Clubs1:FC Bremerhaven
Caps1:26
Goals1:0
Years2:1997–1999
Clubs2:VfB Oldenburg
Caps2:49
Goals2:0
Years3:2000–2004
Clubs3:Hamburger SV II
Caps3:72
Goals3:4
Totalcaps:147
Totalgoals:4
Manageryears1:2020–2021
Managerclubs1:VfL Osnabrück
Manageryears2:2022
Managerclubs2:Apollon Smyrnis
Manageryears3:2023
Managerclubs3:Union Berlin (interim)
Manageryears4:2024
Managerclubs4:Union Berlin (interim)

Marco Grote (born 11 October 1972) is a German professional football manager and former player.

Playing career

Grote played club football for FC Bremerhaven, VfB Oldenburg and Hamburger SV II.[1]

Managerial career

Grote was assistant manager at VfB Lübeck between 2004 and 2006, and managed various youth teams at SV Werder Bremen between 2008 and 2020.[1]

He was appointed as manager at VfL Osnabrück in July 2020.[2] He was sacked on 15 February 2021.[3] He took over Union Berlin as the interim manager in November 2023.[4] After one game, he was replaced by Nenad Bjelica.[5] In May 2024, he again took over as the interim manager.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marco Grote. worldfootball.net. 27 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Perfekt: Grote wird Trainer beim VfL Osnabrück. kicker. 27 October 2020.
  3. News: VfL Osnabrück stellt Marco Grote frei. vfl.de . de . 15 February 2021. 15 February 2021.
  4. News: Urs Fischer und Union Berlin beenden die Zusammenarbeit. Urs Fischer and Union Berlin ended the collaboration. 1. FC Union Berlin. de. 15 November 2023. 15 November 2023.
  5. News: Nenad Bjelica ist neuer Cheftrainer des 1. FC Union Berlin. Nenad Bjelica is the new head coach of 1. FC Union Berlin. 1. FC Union Berlin. de. 26 November 2023. 26 November 2023.
  6. News: Marco Grote to Lead Union for the Final leg of the season. 1. FC Union Berlin. de. 6 May 2024. 6 May 2024.