Axel Roos

{{Short description|German footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Axel Roos

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|8|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rodalben, West Germany

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1979

| youthclubs1 = TuS Thaleischweiler-Fröschen

| youthyears2 = 1979–1984

| youthclubs2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| years1 = 1984–2001

| clubs1 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| caps1 = 328

| goals1 = 19

| manageryears1 = 2003–2006

| managerclubs1 = Albania (assistant)

}}

Axel Roos (born 19 August 1964{{cite web | url = http://www.esp.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/axel-roos/ | title = Axel Roos | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 8 May 2013}}) is a German football coach and a former player.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/axel-roos/spieler/bundesliga/2000-01/1-fc-kaiserslautern | title = Roos, Axel | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 8 May 2013}}

Born in Rodalben, Roos started his professional career in 1984 when he first signed a contract for the Bundesliga-Team 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He went on to win the Bundesliga in 1991 and 1998, the DFB-Pokal in 1990 and 1996, as well as the Supercup in 1991. Roos was loyal to his team throughout his entire professional career.

From 2003 to 2006 Ross was assistant coach to Hans-Peter Briegel at the Albania national team.{{cite news |title=Neuer Job für Briegel: Die "Walz von der Pfalz" rollt nach Tirana |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/neuer-job-fuer-briegel-die-walz-von-der-pfalz-rollt-nach-tirana-a-227863.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=Der Spiegel |date=19 December 2002 |language=German}}{{cite news |last1=Konzok |first1=Horst |title=Axel Roos: "Der FCK muss zu seiner Identität zurückfinden" |url=https://www.rheinpfalz.de/sport_artikel,-axel-roos-der-fck-muss-zu-seiner-identität-zurückfinden-_arid,1542560.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=Die Rheinpfalz |date=11 November 2019 |language=German}} Since 2007 he runs a football school.{{cite news |last1=Elig |first1=Michael |title=Zur Person: Axel Roos - Aktuelle Nachrichten aus der Pfalz |url=https://www.rheinpfalz.de/startseite_artikel,-zur-person-axel-roos-_arid,1370574.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=Die Rheinpfalz |date=31 December 2019 |language=German}}