Uwe Rösler

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Uwe Rösler (born November 15, 1968 in Altenburg, East Germany) is a German football manager, who, as of January 2007, is in charge of Viking F.K. Stavanger in the Norwegian Premier League.

Rösler was previously a successful player who played for several clubs, most notably Manchester City, where he was the leading goalscorer for three consecutive seasons from 1995-97, and Kaiserslautern, where he played in the UEFA Champions League. In addition, Rösler played five times for his country (East Germany).

The start of 1994-1995 season proved bountiful for Uwe. Another German striker, Jürgen Klinsmann was also scoring prolifically for Tottenham Hotspur. Uwe was famously asked by The TV Commentator Clive Tyldesley after an early league match against Everton (4-0), "There are inevitable comparisons with yourself and Jürgen Klinsmann at the moment - do you know him?" "Yes, urgh, from the telly.", Uwe replied. Another quote from Rösler when asked about his popularity with fans was, "I work everytime hard and the supporters like this." Such was his popularity that a group of fans even carried an 'inflatable Uwe' doll around on pre-season tours of the Isle of Man and Norway.

Rösler signed with Norwegian club Lillestrøm S.K. in the summer of 2002, and became the leading goal-scorer for the club.

After only the first match of the season in 2003, in which he was the match winner in a 1-0 win over Bodø/Glimt, Rösler was diagnosed with cancer and had to put an end to his playing career. Luckily, with the support from his wife Cecilie, family and friends and his extreme fighting-spirit, Uwe Rösler won the most important match of his life, and has now recovered fully from the disease.

In the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Rösler was the coach of Lillestrøm S.K. in the Norwegian Premier League. He led Lillestrøm to two succesive fourth places in the league, and took them to the final of the Norwegian Cup in 2005 and the Royal League final in 2006, losing both. These results failed to satisfy the Lillestrøm board however, and on November 13th 2006 he was sacked from his position along with assistant coach Gunnar Halle.

Rösler was appointed manager of Viking F.K., another Norwegian team, on November 22nd 2006, replacing Tom Nordlie, who took over Rösler's old job at Lillestrøm in an ironic turn of events.

Previous clubs: 1. FC Magdeburg, Dynamo Dresden, 1. FC Nürnberg, Dynamo Dresden (again), Manchester City, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Tennis Borussia Berlin, Southampton, West Bromwich Albion, SpVgg Unterhaching and Lillestrøm SK.