Frank Rohde (born 2 March 1960 in Rostock) is a German former football player and coach.[1]

Frank Rohde
Rohde during a match between BFC Dynamo and FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt in August 1989
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-03-02) 2 March 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Rostock, East Germany
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug (manager)
Youth career
1966–1969 SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte (de)
1969–1979 BFC Dynamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1990 BFC Dynamo 200 (11)
1990–1993 Hamburger SV 103 (7)
1993–1995 Hertha BSC 48 (4)
International career
1984–1989 East Germany 42 (1)
Managerial career
1995–1998 Reinickendorfer Füchse
1998–1999 FC Sachsen Leipzig
2003–2004 Chemnitzer FC
2004–2010 Oranienburger FC Eintracht
2010–2015 SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug
2015–2017 FV Preussen Eberswalde
2017–2018 FV Preussen Eberswalde II
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Rohde learned to play football at SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte, like his three older brothers Peter, Rainer and Jürgen. Their father Egon Rodhe was a youth trainer at SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte. Egon Rohde was delegated to BFC Dynamo in 1969. He became the head of the youth department and expanded the youth department of BFC Dynamo into a talent factory.[2] Their father brought his four sons with him to East Berlin and Frank Rohde joined the youth department of BFC Dynamo.[3] He then followed his three brothers to the elite Children and Youth Sports School (KJS) "Werner Seelenbinder" in Alt-Hohenschönhausen. All of his brothers played for BFC Dynamo.

Frank Rohde made his professional debut for BFC Dynamo in the 1979–80 season. He won nine East German league and two East Germany cups titles with BFC Dynamo. He was transferred to Hamburger SV together with Thomas Doll in 1990. Rohde played a total of 303 top-flight matches in East Germany and reunified Germany.[4] He later joined Hertha BSC in 1993. Hertha BSC played in the 2. Bundesliga at the time.

Rohde has acknowledged that he learned a lot at Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC, but claims that his years at BFC Dynamo were his best.[5] The sweeper won 42 caps for East Germany in the 1980s.[6] Rohde cites Reinhard Lauck as a role model for him at BFC Dynamo.[7]

Miscellaneous

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Rohde lives in Eisenhüttenstadt and works as a teacher as of 2020.[8]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Rohde, Frank". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Der BFC Dynamo trauert um sein Ehrenmitglied Egon Rohde". bfc.com (in German). Berlin: Berliner Fussballclub Dynamo e.V. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ Babenschneider, Jürgen (9 February 2009). "Geballte Dynamo-Power – Frank Rohde und Thomas Doll: Zwei Freunde mit 90 Länderspielen". Fußball-Woche (de) (in German). Berlin: Fußball-Woche Verlags GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (3 December 2015). "Frank Rohde – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ^ Stolz, Sascha (7 August 2006). "Berlins große Mannschaften: Der FC Bayern des Ostens – Mit zehn Titeln in Folge stellte der BFC Dynamo in der früheren DDR einen Europa-Rekord auf". Fußball-Woche (de) (in German). Berlin: Fußball-Woche Verlags GmbH. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (3 December 2015). "Frank Rohde – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ^ Jahn, Michael (15 January 2016). "Interview mit Frank Rohde und Thomas Doll: BFC Dynamo feiert 50. Geburtstag". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Berlin: Berliner Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  8. ^ Jablonowski, Mirko (27 April 2020). "Vom Abstieg zum Wunder: Vor zehn Jahren begann Frank Rohdes erfolgreiche Trainer-Ära beim SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug". Sportbuzzer (in German). Hannover: Sportbuzzer GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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