Marcus Sorg
Sorg in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-12-24) 24 December 1965
Place of birth Ulm, West Germany
Youth career
1971–1977 TSG Söflingen
1977–1984 SSV Ulm 1846
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 SSV Ulm 1846
1987–1993 VfB Stuttgart Amat.
1993–1996 TSF Ditzingen 91 (31)
1996–1997 VfR Mannheim 32 (11)
1997–1999 TSF Ditzingen 47 (14)
Managerial career
1999–2001 Stuttgarter Kickers II
1999–2001 Stuttgarter Kickers (co-trainer)
2001–2003 Stuttgarter Kickers
2004 TSF Ditzingen
2004 Heidenheimer SB
2004–2007 SSV Ulm 1846
2008 SC Freiburg U17
2009–2011 SC Freiburg II
2011 SC Freiburg
2012–2013 Bayern Munich U17
2013–2016 Germany U19
2016–2023 Germany (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcus Sorg (born 24 December 1965) is a German football manager and former player who last worked as assistant coach of the Germany national team.

Career

Early career

Sorg has been head coach of lower division clubs including Stuttgarter Kickers II, Stuttgarter Kickers[1] 1. FC Heidenheim,[2] and Ulm 1846.[1]

SC Freiburg

Sorg took over for Robin Dutt as head coach of Bundesliga side SC Freiburg when Dutt left for Bayer Leverkusen[3] and had his first practice on 20 June 2011.[4] On 29 December 2011, Sorg was sacked due to lack of results.[5]

Germany national team

Between 2013 and 2016, Sorg was the head coach of the Germany national under-19 team, winning the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship while in charge of the side.[6]

On 18 March 2016, he joined the Germany senior national team as second assistant coach to Joachim Löw, and following the 2018 FIFA World Cup was promoted to first assistant. He remained in his position with coach Hansi Flick, until they were dismissed on 10 September 2023.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sorg: "Ich habe nicht darauf spekuliert"" (in German). kicker. 21 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Marcus Sorg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Offiziell: Dutt folgt "Don Jupp"". kicker (in German). 21 March 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sorg leitet erste Einheit". kicker (in German). 20 June 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Streich übernimmt für Sorg" (in German). kicker.de. 29 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Neue Trainer-Zuordnungen im Juniorenbereich". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Hansi Flick als Bundestrainer freigestellt" (in German). DFB. 10 September 2023.
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