Jesse Marsch

American soccer player and manager

Jesse Alan Marsch (born November 8, 1973) is an American football former player and football manager who was formerly the manager of Premier League club Leeds United.

Jesse Marsch
Marsch as Red Bull Salzburg coach in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jesse Alan Marsch
Date of birth (1973-11-08) November 8, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Princeton Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 D.C. United 15 (4)
1998–2005 Chicago Fire 200 (19)
2006–2009 Chivas USA 106 (8)
Total 321 (31)
National team
2001–2007 United States 2 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2011 United States (assistant)
2011–2012 Montreal Impact
2015–2018 New York Red Bulls
2018–2019 RB Leipzig (assistant)
2019–2021 Red Bull Salzburg
2021 RB Leipzig
2022–2023 Leeds United
2024- Canada
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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Career

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Marsch started his career with College football with the Princeton University. 1996 he was drafted by D.C. United. 1998 he went on to Chicago Fire. 2005 he came to CD Chivas USA. 2010 he ended his career as player.

International career

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Marsch played two matches for the national team.

Manager

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Marsch started his career as assistence coach of the US national football team. From 2011 till 2013 he was head coach of Montreal Impacts. From 2013 till 2015 he was assistance coach of the Princton Tigers the football team of the Princeton University. From 2015 till 2018 he was headcoach of the New York Red Bulls.

In the 2018/19 season he went to Europe and became assistance coach to Ralph Rangnick with RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga. 2019 till 2021 he was headcoach of FC Red Bull Salzburg. In 2021 he became headcoach of RB Leipzig but was dismissed in December of the same year. After one year in Leeds he became coach of the Canada men's national soccer team.

Coaching statistics

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As of match played 5 February 2023[2]
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Montreal Impact August 10, 2011 November 4, 2012 36 12 7 17 45 53 −8 033.33 [3]
New York Red Bulls January 7, 2015 July 6, 2018 151 75 32 44 256 175 +81 049.67 [4]
Red Bull Salzburg June 6, 2019 June 30, 2021 94 64 13 17 290 113 +177 068.09 [5]
RB Leipzig July 1, 2021 December 5, 2021 21 8 4 9 43 31 +12 038.10
Leeds United February 28, 2022 February 6, 2023 37 11 10 16 52 60 −8 029.73
Total 339 170 66 103 686 432 +254 050.15

Honors

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Player

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D.C. United

Chicago Fire

Manager

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New York Red Bulls

  • Supporters' Shield: 2015

Red Bull Salzburg

Individual

References

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  1. "RB Leipzig hire American Jesse Marsch as next manager". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  2. "Jesse Marsch career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. "Montreal Impact: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  4. "New York Red Bulls: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. "FC Red Bull Salzburg: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved April 17, 2019.