Frank Rohde

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| name= Frank Rohde

| fullname =

| image = Frank Rohde (cropped).jpg

| caption = Rohde during a match between BFC Dynamo and FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt in August 1989

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|3|2}}

| birth_place = Rostock, Bezirk Rostock, East Germany (present-day Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)

| height = {{height|meters=1.82}}

| currentclub = SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug (manager)

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| position = Defender, Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1966–1969

| youthclubs1 = SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte (de)

| youthyears2 = 1969–1979

| youthclubs2 = BFC Dynamo

| years1 = 1980–1990

| clubs1 = BFC Dynamo

| caps1 = 200

| goals1 = 11

| years2 = 1990–1993

| clubs2 = Hamburger SV

| caps2 = 103

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 1993–1995

| clubs3 = Hertha BSC

| caps3 = 48

| goals3 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 1984–1989

| nationalteam1 = East Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 42

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1995–1998

| managerclubs1 = Reinickendorfer Füchse

| manageryears2 = 1998–1999

| managerclubs2 = FC Sachsen Leipzig

| manageryears3 = 2003–2004

| managerclubs3 = Chemnitzer FC

| manageryears4 = 2004–2010

| managerclubs4 = Oranienburger FC Eintracht

| manageryears5 = 2010–2015

| managerclubs5 = SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug

| manageryears6 = 2015–2017

| managerclubs6 = FV Preussen Eberswalde

| manageryears7 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs7 = FV Preussen Eberswalde II

}}

Frank Rohde (born 2 March 1960 in Rostock) is a German former football player and coach.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/frank-rohde/spieler/bundesliga/1992-93/hamburger-sv | title = Rohde, Frank | language = German | magazine = Kicker | access-date = 7 May 2013}}

Club career

=Early career=

Frank Rohde learned to play football at SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte, like his three older brothers Peter, Rainer and Jürgen. His father, Egon Rodhe, was a youth trainer at SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte.{{cite web |url=https://bfc.com/news.php?id=387&cat_id=0 |title=Der BFC Dynamo trauert um sein Ehrenmitglied Egon Rohde |author= |date=13 June 2017 |website=bfc.com |location=Berlin |publisher=Berliner Fussballclub Dynamo e.V |language=de |access-date=4 December 2021}} It was primarily his father who taught him the basics of football and took him to training early on.{{cite news |last=Babenschneider |first=Jürgen |date=9 February 2009 |title=Geballte Dynamo-Power – Frank Rohde und Thomas Doll: Zwei Freunde mit 90 Länderspielen |url=https://home.snafu.de/erich.mielke/HTMLPresse/2009_02_09.html |language=de |newspaper=Fußball-Woche (de) |location=Berlin |publisher=Fußball-Woche Verlags GmbH |access-date=4 December 2021 }}

Frank Rohde joined the youth department of BFC Dynamo in 1969, just as his three older brothers had done before him. He then also followed his three older brothers to the elite Children and Youth Sports School (KJS) "Werner Seelenbinder" in Alt-Hohenschönhausen. At the time, all four brothers played for BFC Dynamo. Also their father, Egon Rohde, was delegated to BFC Dynamo in 1969. Egon Rohde became the head of the youth department and expanded the youth department of BFC Dynamo into a talent factory.

=Senior career=

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.{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/players/rohdedata.html | title = Frank Rohde – Matches and Goals in Oberliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 3 December 2015 | accessdate = 17 December 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} 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.{{cite news |last=Stolz |first=Sascha |date=7 August 2006 |title=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 |url=https://home.snafu.de/erich.mielke/HTMLPresse/2006_08_07.html |language=de |newspaper=Fußball-Woche (de) |location=Berlin |publisher=Fußball-Woche Verlags GmbH |access-date=13 November 2021 }} The sweeper won 42 caps for East Germany in the 1980s.{{Cite web | url = http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/rohde-intl.html | title = Frank Rohde – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 3 December 2015 | accessdate = 17 December 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} Rohde cites Reinhard Lauck as a role model for him at BFC Dynamo.{{cite news |last=Jahn |first=Michael |date=15 January 2016 |title=Interview mit Frank Rohde und Thomas Doll: BFC Dynamo feiert 50. Geburtstag |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/sport-leidenschaft/interview-mit-frank-rohde-und-thomas-doll-bfc-dynamo-feiert-50-geburtstag-li.53645 |language=de |work=Berliner Zeitung |publisher=Berliner Verlag GmbH |location=Berlin |access-date=7 April 2024 }}

Miscellaneous

Rohde lives in Eisenhüttenstadt and works as a teacher as of 2020.{{cite news |last=Jablonowski |first=Mirko |date=27 April 2020 |title=Vom Abstieg zum Wunder: Vor zehn Jahren begann Frank Rohdes erfolgreiche Trainer-Ära beim SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug |url=https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/vom-abstieg-zum-wunder-vor-zehn-jahren-begann-frank-rohdes-erfolgreiche-trainer-/ |language=German |newspaper=Sportbuzzer |location=Hannover |publisher=Sportbuzzer GmbH|access-date=4 December 2021}}