{{short description|German footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marcel Rapp | image = Holstein-Kiel-Aufstiegsfeier-2024-msu-0186-(Marcel-Rapp).jpg | image_size = | caption = Rapp after promotion with Holstein Kiel in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|4|16}} | birth_place = Pforzheim, West Germany | height = 1.78 m | position = Centre-back, midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = 1. FC Ersingen | youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1994 | youthclubs2 = VfR Pforzheim | youthyears3 = 1994–1999 | youthclubs3 = Karlsruher SC | years1 = 1997–2000 | clubs1 = Karlsruher SC II | caps1 = 54 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 1999–2000 | clubs2 = Karlsruher SC | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2000 | clubs3 = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2000–2001 | clubs4 = Carl Zeiss Jena | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2001–2002 | clubs5 = Karlsruher SC | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2001–2002 | clubs6 = Karlsruher SC II | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2002–2007 | clubs7 = SC Pfullendorf | caps7 = 160 | goals7 = 10 | years8 = 2007–2011 | clubs8 = Stuttgarter Kickers | caps8 = 92 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2008–2011 | clubs9 = Stuttgarter Kickers II | caps9 = 5 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2011–2012 | clubs10 = FC Nöttingen | caps10 = 45 | goals10 = 2 | totalcaps = 381 | totalgoals = 17 | manageryears1 = 2020 | managerclubs1 = 1899 Hoffenheim (caretaker) | manageryears2 = 2021–2026 | managerclubs2 = Holstein Kiel }} '''Marcel Rapp''' (born 16 April 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or as a midfielder and who last was the head coach of 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.<ref>{{fussballdaten|rappmarcel}}</ref>
==Career== ===Coaching career=== Rapp began his coaching career as assistant coach at FC Nöttingen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kickersarchiv.de/pmwiki.php/Main/RappMarcel |title=Marcel Rapp |website=kickersarchiv.de }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/aktuelles/news/2017/01/u19-trainer-marcel-rapp-folgt-auf-domenico-tedesco/ |title=U19-Trainer: Marcel Rapp folgt auf Domenico Tedesco |publisher=TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |language=de |date=16 January 2017 }}</ref> In March 2017, Rapp took over the U19s from Domenico Tedesco, who moved to second-division club FC Erzgebirge Aue.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/aktuelles/news/2017/03/tsg-loest-vertrag-mit-u19-trainer-tedesco-auf/ |title=TSG löst Vertrag mit U19-Trainer Tedesco auf |publisher=TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |language=de |date=8 March 2017 }}</ref>
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."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/aktuelles/news/2020/06/tsg-und-trainer-schreuder-beenden-zusammenarbeit/ |title=TSG und Trainer Schreuder beenden Zusammenarbeit |publisher=TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |language=de |date=9 June 2020 }}</ref> Although Rapp was the only person with a soccer coaching license, Kaltenbach was the official head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bnn.de/nachrichten/sport/kaltenbach-offiziell-hoffenheim-trainer-gegen-rb-leipzig |title=Kaltenbach offiziell Hoffenheim-Trainer gegen RB Leipzig |website=bnn.de |language=de |date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617223600/https://bnn.de/nachrichten/sport/kaltenbach-offiziell-hoffenheim-trainer-gegen-rb-leipzig |archive-date=17 June 2020 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.holstein-kiel.de/news/marcel-rapp-wird-neuer-holstein-trainer/ |title=Marcel Rapp wird neuer Holstein-Trainer |publisher=Holstein Kiel |language=de |date=1 October 2021 |access-date=11 February 2024 |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731080941/https://www.holstein-kiel.de/news/marcel-rapp-wird-neuer-holstein-trainer/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/news/holstein-kiel-neuer-trainer-marcel-rapp-17483 |title=Marcel Rapp wird neuer Trainer von Holstein Kiel |publisher=Bundesliga |language=de |date=1 October 2021 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.holstein-kiel.de/news-herren/stoever-geht-im-sommer-rapp-verlaengert-vertrag/ |title=Stöver geht im Sommer {{!}} Rapp verlängert Vertrag |publisher=Holstein Kiel |language=de |date=11 October 2023 |access-date=11 February 2024 |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224210614/https://www.holstein-kiel.de/news-herren/stoever-geht-im-sommer-rapp-verlaengert-vertrag/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/holstein-kiel-aufstieg-klub-58-bundesligist-marcel-rapp-27233 |title=Herzlich willkommen in der Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel! |publisher=Bundesliga |language=de |date=11 May 2024 }}</ref> He was sacked in February 2026.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.holstein-kiel.de/news-profis/tim-walter-wird-neuer-cheftrainer-der-ksv-holstein/|title=Tim Walter wird neuer Cheftrainer der KSV Holstein|language=de|publisher=Holstein Kiel|date=24 February 2026|access-date=6 March 2026}}</ref>
==Managerial statistics== {{updated|match played 22 February 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- ! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |From ! rowspan="2"|To ! colspan="8" |Record !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}} |- !{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |- |align=left|1899 Hoffenheim (caretaker) |align=left|9 June 2020 |align=left|30 June 2020 {{WDL|4|3|0|1|for=11|against=3|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web |title=TSG 1899 Hoffenheim: Matches |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/germany/tsg-1899-hoffenheim-ev/1001/|work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=10 June 2020}}</ref> |- |align=left|Holstein Kiel |align=left|4 October 2021 |align=left|24 February 2026 {{WDL|160|59|38|63|for=250|against=266|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web |title=Holstein Kiel: Matches |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/germany/kieler-sv-holstein-von-1900-ev/1019/|work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=3 February 2023}}</ref> |- !colspan="3"|Total {{WDLtot|164|62|38|64|for=261|against=269|diff=yes}} !— |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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{{TSG 1899 Hoffenheim managers}} {{Holstein Kiel managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rapp, Marcel}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Pforzheim Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:German men's footballers Category:Germany men's under-21 international footballers Category:Germany men's youth international footballers Category:German football managers Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Stuttgarter Kickers players Category:Stuttgarter Kickers II players Category:Karlsruher SC players Category:Karlsruher SC II players Category:FC Carl Zeiss Jena players Category:Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players Category:SC Pfullendorf players Category:FC Nöttingen players Category:3. Liga players Category:Bundesliga managers Category:2. Bundesliga managers Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim managers Category:Holstein Kiel managers