RB Leipzig have appointed former Borussia Dortmund manager Marco Rose as coach, the club announced on Twitter on Thursday morning.
The club sacked manager Domenico Tedesco on Wednesday. Rose was born in Leipzig, played for local club Lokomotive and has continued to live in the city since being sacked by Dortmund in the summer.
Rose signed a contract until 2024, the club said. In a quirk of the fixture list, Rose's first match in charge of Leipzig will be at home against Dortmund on Saturday, followed by a clash with another former employer Borussia Moenchengladbach in the following round.
Rose was sacked by Dortmund despite a second-placed finish at the end of the 2021-22 season. Rose has been a member of the Red Bull stable of clubs before.
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