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Manager dossier

Marco Rose

AFC Bournemouth· Premier League · Germany flag Germany · Age 50

Employed4-2-3-1High PressPremier League hub →

GafferScore

79/ 100

Strong

82nd percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated this week

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 17 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

Age

50

11 SEP 1976

Appointed

1 JUN 2026

Tenure

4M

4 months

Contractⓘ

Until Jul 2029

Contract confirmed

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

8 years, 9 months

Since 1 JUL 2012

In coaching

14 years, 9 months

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

4-2-3-1

Appointed

01 Jun 2026

Contract expiry

01 Jul 2029

Senior managerial experience

8 years, 9 months

Date of birth

11 Sept 1976

Place of birth

Leipzig

Tactical identity

High Press

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review

AFC Bournemouth

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

1

Wins

0

Draws

0

Losses

1

Win %

0%

GF 1 · GA 2 · GD -1 · 2026-08-23 → 2026-08-23

Current Season — League

1 matches · 0–0–1 · 0%

Current Club — League

1 matches · 0–0–1 · 0%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	84	80th	Covered managers
Defence	78	58th	Covered managers
Pressing	90	96th	Covered managers
Possession	76	59th	Covered managers
Build-Up	79	63rd	Covered managers
Transition	88	92nd	Covered managers
Player Development	87	90th	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	80	73rd	Covered managers
GafferScore	79	82nd	Covered managers

Verified career record

Aggregated from individual senior spells

Matches373

Wins225

Draws60

Losses88

Win percentage60.3%

Points per game1.97

Goal differenceNot publicly confirmed

Senior spells counted5

Spells awaiting a verified match record: Lokomotive Leipzig (Jul 2013 — Jun 2015).

Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.

News & analysis

Latest on Marco Rose

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Tactics

Why Marco Rose's press suddenly looks different

A subtle change to where the press starts has changed what Bournemouth do with the ball once they win it.

19 August 20266 min read

MR

GafferLens original graphic

Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated this week · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic AFC Bournemouth shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Marco Rose (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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