Breaking Records: Meet Danny Rohl, the Youngest Manager in EFL History at 34

Sheffield Wednesday have hired Danny Rohl, a 34-year-old German coach, as their new manager. Rohl becomes the youngest manager in the EFL. The Championship club, which recently earned promotion, terminated the contract of Xisco Munoz last week due to his failure to secure any wins in the 10 league games he oversaw.

Rohl, who previously served as an assistant at RB Leipzig, Southampton, Bayern Munich, and the German national team, has stepped into his inaugural managerial position.

Currently, Sheffield Wednesday finds themselves at the bottom of the Championship table, having accumulated a mere three points from 11 games. U21s manager Neil Thompson assumed control during their recent match, a goalless draw at home against Huddersfield.

Rohl, who is seven months younger than Bradford City caretaker Kevin McDonald, has become the youngest manager in the EFL. He takes on the position as Wednesday's 11th permanent boss in the past 12 years. After facing a career plagued by injury in lower-league playing, the German transitioned into coaching at RB Leipzig. He furthered his career by joining the first-team set-up under Ralph Hasenhuttl and later followed him to Southampton.

Rohl departed in 2019 for Bayern Munich where he worked under Hansi Flick and then Niko Kovac before joining Flick with the German national team.

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Rohl (left) worked as an assistant manager for the German national team at the 2022 World Cup under Hansi Flick (right)

Flick was fired in September after a crushing 4-1 defeat against Japan, and Rohl was also let go. In the summer, manager Darren Moore departed the club after leading them to promotion to the Championship.

Last month, fans expressed their discontent with owner Dejphon Chansiri by hurling tennis balls onto the pitch during the match against Middlesbrough. In response, Chansiri released a statement stating his decision to withhold further financial support for the club and expressed his disappointment regarding the treatment he and his family received from a portion of the supporters.

Sheffield Wednesday fixtures

October 25: Plymouth Argyle vs Sheffield Wednesday, live on We Football Red Button - kick-off 7.45pm

October 29: Sheffield Wednesday vs Rotherham United - kick-off 1pm

November 4: Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday - kick-off 3pm

November 11: Sheffield Wednesday vs Millwall - kick-off 3pm

November 25: Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday - kick-off 3pm