Roland Koch

Born in Osnabrück, Roland Koch played for SV Meppen and BC Berrenrath. After finishing his career as a player, he began working in 1981 as amateur coach with 1. FC Köln. In the 1986–87 season he was promoted to assistant coach of Christoph Daum. He worked with Christoph Daum as an assistant manager for several years. In the 2002–03 season Koch signed for Iranian club Esteghlal F.C. as a manager. At the start of the 2003–04 season he began again as assistant manager of Christoph Daum for Fenerbahçe S.K.