Gernot Rohr is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 manager and former footballer, who currently managed the Gabon national football team

Gabon national football team

The Gabon national football team, nicknamed Azingo Nationale, is the national team of Gabon and is controlled by the Fédération Gabonaise de Football...

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Managerial career

In 1996 he managed Girondins Bordeaux to the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

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 final, where they lost to Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

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 over two legs, 0-2 away and 1-3 at home. Bordeaux's run to the final included a famous 3-0 win over AC Milan

A.C. Milan

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 in the quarter-finals. From October 1998 until April 1999 he was sports director of Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

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Rohr was fired by Étoile Sportive du Sahel

Étoile Sportive du Sahel

The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling...

 following a third place finish in the league, outside of the 2010 CAF Champions League

CAF Champions League

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 places, on 15 May 2009. On 9 June 2009 he was named as the new Head Coach of the Ligue 2 team FC Nantes, his contract running till 30 June 2011. On 3 December 2009 was fired by his club FC Nantes and was replaced by Jean-Marc Furlan

Jean-Marc Furlan

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. On 21 February 2010 Rohr has replaced French coach Alain Giresse at the helm of the Gabon national football team

Gabon national football team

The Gabon national football team, nicknamed Azingo Nationale, is the national team of Gabon and is controlled by the Fédération Gabonaise de Football...

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