Uwe Rösler

(East) Germany

Born in Altenburg, Rösler started his career in the former GDR, joining Lokomotive Leipzig in 1981, where he reached the first team in 1987 and spent two third of his first season in men's football including two appearances in Lok's European campaign, before moving on to BSG Chemie Leipzig in 1988. Following this he transferred to 1. FC Magdeburg in 1989, where he spent a year before signing for Dynamo Dresden in the winter 1990–91. After two years with Dresden, he also spent two years with 1. FC Nürnberg, where he failed to score once in 28 games, resulting in him being loaned back to Dresden for the second year. Having grown up in the East, where players were nominally regarded as amateurs, Rösler found it difficult to adapt when he moved to the West after reunification: "I suddenly saw more individualistic thinking, cliques, a powerful press and personal politics around team selection. The Wall was still there in some people's heads and in many ways I was naive."

Manchester City

In March 1994, Rösler joined Manchester City on trial. Given an opportunity in a reserve match against Burnley, he scored two goals, which resulted in a three-month loan. He made his first team debut the following Saturday, against Queens Park Rangers. A return of five goals in twelve games saw the move made permanent in the close season, reports of the transfer fee varying between £375,000 and £500,000. After an ignominious start to the 1994–95 campaign, when he…

Rösler made his debut for East Germany on 26 January 1990 in a 2–1 win over Kuwait. He appeared in the team's final match against Belgium on 12 September 1990, 21 days before the German reunification. Overall, Rösler was capped five times, scoring no goals. He also represented East Germany U21s at international level.

Lillestrøm

After making a full recovery from lung cancer, he returned to Lillestrøm, and took the manager's seat in 2005. He led the team to two successive fourth-place finishes in the league, and also took them to the final of the Norwegian Cup in 2005 and the Royal League final in 2006, subsequently losing both. These results failed to satisfy the Lillestrøm board, and on 13 November 2006 he was sacked from his position along with assistant coach Gunnar Halle.

Viking

Rösler was appointed manager of Viking, another Norwegian team, on 22 November 2006, replacing Tom Nordlie, who took over Rösler's old job at Lillestrøm. In the 2007 season he led Viking to a third place in the Tippeligaen. On 18 November 2009 it was announced that Rösler was leaving Viking.

Molde

On 31 August 2010, he was hired by Molde on a short-term contract. During Molde's last eight games of the season, he doubled the team's total number of points, avoided a single defeat, and saved them from relegation. He was replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjær in November 2010 ready for the start of the 2011 season.

Brentford

In November 2010, Rösler expressed his desire to return to the Premier League as a manager. In June 2011, he was appointed manager of League One side Brentford on an initial two-year contract. Rösler's first game in charge was a practice match against Strømmen, which ended 0–0, while his first game open to fans was a 10–0 victory over Tonbridge Angels and his…

Rösler is renowned for his teams playing a high, pressing style of football, and is also a fan of squad rotation among players, with 4–3–3 or 3–5–2 his favoured formations. Rösler compared his style and brand of football similar to the philosophies of German compatriot Jürgen Klopp, with Rösler describing the style of football as 'heavy metal' attacking football, with powerful quick football with quick transitions from attack to defence.