Marcel Rapp

Marcel Rapp
	Rapp after promotion with Holstein Kiel in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	16 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Pforzheim, Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Holstein Kiel (head coach)
Youth career
	1. FC Ersingen
0000–1994	VfR Pforzheim
1994–1999	Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2000	Karlsruher SC II
1999–2000	Karlsruher SC
2000	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2000–2001	Carl Zeiss Jena
2001–2002	Karlsruher SC
2001–2002	Karlsruher SC II
2002–2007	SC Pfullendorf
2007–2011	Stuttgarter Kickers
2008–2011	Stuttgarter Kickers II
2011–2012	FC Nöttingen
Total
Managerial career
2012	FC Nöttingen (assistant)
2013–2021	1899 Hoffenheim (academy)
2020	1899 Hoffenheim (caretaker)
2021–	Holstein Kiel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel Rapp (born 16 April 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or as a midfielder and who is the head coach of Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.^[1]

Career

Coaching career

Rapp began his coaching career as assistant coach at FC Nöttingen.^[2]

In January 2013, Rapp became assistant coach of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's U17 squad under Jens Rasiejewski. In the 2013–14 season, he took over as head coach of the U16s and coached them for two seasons. In the 2015–16 season, Rapp became head coach of the U17s.^[3] In March 2017, Rapp took over the U19s from Domenico Tedesco, who moved to second-division club FC Erzgebirge Aue.^[4]

On 9 June 2020 Rapp, together with former assistant coach Matthias Kaltenbach and U16 coach Kai Herdling, took over Alfred Schreuder's Bundesliga-team, which was in 7th place with 43 points after the 30th matchday of the 2019/20 season. The club described the transitional arrangement as a "team solution."^[5] Although Rapp was the only person with a soccer coaching license, Kaltenbach was the official head coach.^[6] The coaching trio won 3 of their last 4 matches and finished the season in 6th place, qualifying directly for the Europa League. Rapp then returned to the U19s for the 2020–21 season.

At the beginning of October 2021, Rapp took over at second-division club Holstein Kiel as the successor to interim coach Dirk Bremser, who had been in charge of the team for 2 matches following the resignation of Ole Werner. He signed a contract until 30 June 2024.^[7]^[8] At the time of his takeover, Holstein Kiel were in 15th place with 8 points after 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats on matchday 9 of the 2021–22 season. At the end of the season, they finished ninth in the table, followed by eighth place at the end of the following season.

In October 2023, Rapp extended his contract with Holstein Kiel until June 2026.^[9] On 11 May 2024, he steered the club to their inaugural promotion to the Bundesliga, clinching a top-two finish with a 1–1 draw against third-placed Fortuna Düsseldorf.^[10]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 24 January 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record								Ref
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
1899 Hoffenheim (caretaker)	9 June 2020	30 June 2020	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8	075.00	^[11]
Holstein Kiel	4 October 2021	Present	118	48	27	43	197	196	+1	040.68	^[12]
Total			122	51	27	44	208	199	+9	041.80	—

References

^ Marcel Rapp at fussballdaten.de (in German)
^ "Marcel Rapp". kickersarchiv.de.
^ "U19-Trainer: Marcel Rapp folgt auf Domenico Tedesco" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 16 January 2017.
^ "TSG löst Vertrag mit U19-Trainer Tedesco auf" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 8 March 2017.
^ "TSG und Trainer Schreuder beenden Zusammenarbeit" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 9 June 2020.
^ "Kaltenbach offiziell Hoffenheim-Trainer gegen RB Leipzig". bnn.de (in German). 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.
^ "Marcel Rapp wird neuer Holstein-Trainer" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 1 October 2021.
^ "Marcel Rapp wird neuer Trainer von Holstein Kiel" (in German). Bundesliga. 1 October 2021.
^ "Stöver geht im Sommer | Rapp verlängert Vertrag" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 11 October 2023.
^ "Herzlich willkommen in der Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel!" (in German). Bundesliga. 11 May 2024.
^ "TSG 1899 Hoffenheim: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Holstein Kiel: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

External links

Marcel Rapp at kicker (in German)
Marcel Rapp at the German Football Association
Marcel Rapp at Fussballdaten.de (in German)

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[1] Marcel Rapp at fussballdaten.de (in German)

[2] "Marcel Rapp". kickersarchiv.de.

[3] "U19-Trainer: Marcel Rapp folgt auf Domenico Tedesco" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 16 January 2017.

[4] "TSG löst Vertrag mit U19-Trainer Tedesco auf" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 8 March 2017.

[5] "TSG und Trainer Schreuder beenden Zusammenarbeit" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 9 June 2020.

[6] "Kaltenbach offiziell Hoffenheim-Trainer gegen RB Leipzig". bnn.de (in German). 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.

[7] "Marcel Rapp wird neuer Holstein-Trainer" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 1 October 2021.

[8] "Marcel Rapp wird neuer Trainer von Holstein Kiel" (in German). Bundesliga. 1 October 2021.

[9] "Stöver geht im Sommer | Rapp verlängert Vertrag" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 11 October 2023.

[10] "Herzlich willkommen in der Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel!" (in German). Bundesliga. 11 May 2024.

[11] "TSG 1899 Hoffenheim: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[12] "Holstein Kiel: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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