Marco Russ
{{short description|German footballer (born 1985)}}
{{distinguish|Marco Reus|Marco Rose|Marco Russo}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marco Russ
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hanau, West Germany
| height = 1.90 m
| position = Centre-back, defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Eintracht Frankfurt (match analyst)
| youthyears1 = 1989–1996
| youthclubs1 = VfB Großauheim
| youthyears2 = 1996–2004
| youthclubs2 = Eintracht Frankfurt
| years1 = 2004–2011 | clubs1 = Eintracht Frankfurt | caps1 = 163 | goals1 = 13
| years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = VfL Wolfsburg | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2013–2020 | clubs4 = Eintracht Frankfurt | caps4 = 111 | goals4 = 9
| totalcaps = 308
| totalgoals = 24
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = Germany U20
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2020–
| managerclubs1 = Eintracht Frankfurt (Match Analyst)
}}
Marco Russ (born 4 August 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder,{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/marco-russ/spieler/bundesliga/2012-13/eintracht-frankfurt | title = Russ, Marco | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 19 January 2013}} spending most of his career in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Club career
Born in Hanau, Hesse, Russ advanced through the youth system at nearby Eintracht Frankfurt.{{cite news|title=Eintracht Frankfurt's Marco Russ diagnosed with tumor|url=http://www.dw.com/en/eintracht-frankfurts-marco-russ-diagnosed-with-tumor/a-19267464|accessdate=19 May 2016|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=19 May 2016}} He made his debut in 2004, and on 29 April 2006 played in the DFB-Pokal final, a 1–0 loss to Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.{{cite news|title=Deutlich knapper als erwartet|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/2006/finale/frankfurt-bmuenchen/|accessdate=19 May 2016|work=Fussballdaten|language=German}}
On 26 September 2009, he received a straight red card in the 33rd minute of a 3–0 home loss to VfB Stuttgart at the Commerzbank-Arena for a foul on Sami Khedira.{{cite news|title=Schiebers Doppelpack leitet ungefährdeten VfB-Sieg ein|url=https://www.kicker.de/frankfurt-gegen-stuttgart-2009-bundesliga-938090/analyse|access-date=19 May 2016|work=kicker|date=26 September 2009}}
In July 2011, after Frankfurt's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga, Russ became a transfer target for VfL Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath.{{cite news|last1=Zocher|first1=Thomas|title=Wolfsburg target Russ|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11898/7021855/wolfsburg-target-russ|accessdate=19 May 2016|publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 July 2011}} On the 16th, he became the second player that summer to make the move from Frankfurt to the Volkswagen Arena, joining Patrick Ochs by signing a three-year deal for a fee of around €3.5 million.{{cite news|last1=Witney|first1=Clark|title=Official: Wolfsburg sign Marco Russ from Eintracht Frankfurt|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2011/07/16/2577567/official-wolfsburg-sign-marco-russ-from-eintracht-frankfurt|accessdate=19 May 2016|publisher=Goal|date=16 July 2011}}
After two seasons in Lower Saxony, Russ returned to his former club in June 2013 after an earlier loan.{{cite news|title=Hoffenheim's Schröck stiffens Eintracht midfield|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025a-0ea902212c5a-cb133da725fa-1000--hoffenheim-s-schrock-stiffens-eintracht-midfield/|access-date=19 May 2016|publisher=UEFA|date=27 June 2013}} He competed with the team in that season's UEFA Europa League, making eight appearances in all; on 19 September he scored from Tranquillo Barnetta's corner kick in a 3–0 group stage home win over FC Girondins de Bordeaux.{{cite news|title=Europa League: Eintracht Frankfurt ease to 3–0 victory over Bordeaux|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/frankfurt-vs-bordeaux/300989|accessdate=19 May 2016|publisher=Sky Sports|date=19 September 2013}}
In May 2016, Russ took a routine anti-doping test which showed high levels of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which can be produced either by anabolic steroids or cancer. After consulting a doctor on the 18th, it was confirmed that he had a malignant tumour. However, he put himself forward to play their promotion/relegation play-off against 1. FC Nürnberg the following day.{{cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.us/german-bundesliga/story/2875987/eintracht-frankurt-captain-marco-russ-to-face-nurnberg-in-playoff-despite-severe-tumour-disease|title=Frankfurt's Marco Russ to feature in playoff despite tumour diagnosis|date=19 May 2016|accessdate=19 May 2016|work=ESPN FC|author=Stephan Uersfeld}} In the match, he scored an own goal from Sebastian Kerk's free kick in a 1–1 home draw;{{cite news|title=Marco Russ: Eintracht Frankfurt captain scores own goal day after diagnosis|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36343107|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=20 May 2016}} Frankfurt stayed up 2–1 on aggregate with Russ absent from the second leg.{{cite news |last1=Hallam |first1=Mark |title=Frankfurt survive Bundesliga relegation playoff against Nuremberg |url=https://www.dw.com/en/frankfurt-survive-bundesliga-relegation-playoff-against-nuremberg/a-19278812 |accessdate=28 July 2018 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=23 May 2016}}
Russ returned to the pitch after undergoing therapy on 28 February 2017 in a DFB-Pokal quarter-final against Arminia Bielefeld, coming on in place of Aymen Barkok at the end of the 1–0 win at the Commerzbank Arena.{{cite web|title="Einfach nur froh": Russ ist zurück auf dem Rasen|url=https://www.kicker.de/einfach-nur-froh_russ-ist-zurueck-auf-dem-rasen-672238/artikel|website=Kicker|access-date=1 March 2017|language=German|date=28 February 2017}} In the next round on 25 April away to Borussia Mönchengladbach, he came on in extra time of the 1–1 draw and scored the shot that took the penalty shootout to sudden death, with his team prevailing.{{cite news |title=Marco Russ: The semi-final specialist |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/marco-russ-the-semi-final-specialist-185271/ |accessdate=28 July 2018 |publisher=DFB |date=18 April 2018}} He was an unused substitute in the final, a loss by a single goal to Borussia Dortmund.
Although not a first-team regular under manager Niko Kovač, Russ scored the first goal since his cancer diagnosis on 10 February 2018 in a 4–2 home win over 1. FC Köln.{{cite news |title=Russ krönt starke Leistung mit erstem Tor nach Krebserkrankung |url=https://www.op-online.de/sport/eintracht-frankfurt/frankfurts-russ-kroent-starke-leistung-erstem-nach-seiner-krebserkrankung-9604971.html |accessdate=28 July 2018 |publisher=OP |date=11 February 2018 |language=German}} He played all six matches of their 2017–18 DFB-Pokal conquest, with every minute of their first five games, and sixteen in place of Jonathan de Guzmán at the end of the 3–1 final win over Bayern on 19 May.
Russ announced his retirement from playing in June 2020{{cite news |last1=Gottschalk |first1=Melanie |title=Eintracht Frankfurt: Urgestein beendet überraschend seine aktive Karriere |url=https://www.fr.de/eintracht-frankfurt/eintracht-frankfurt-sge-urgestein-marco-russ-beendet-ueberraschend-seine-karriere-zr-90005413.html |access-date=30 January 2023 |work=Frankfurter Rundschau |date=25 June 2020 |language=German}} and was immediately hired as Match Analyst for Eintracht.[https://www.kicker.de/marco_russ_hoert_auf_und_wird_frankfurts_analyst-778483/artikel Marco Russ hört auf und wird Frankfurts Analyst], kicker.de, 26 June 2020
International career
Russ played one friendly for the Germany U20 national team in 2006.{{Cite web|url=http://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/8123|title = Marco Russ Personenprofil}}
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140811065206/http://www.eintracht.de/saison/mannschaft/russ/ Marco Russ] at Eintracht Frankfurt's Official Website {{in lang|de}}
- [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/russ.html Marco Russ] at eintracht-archiv.de {{in lang|de}}
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Category:Footballers from Hanau
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Eintracht Frankfurt players
Category:Eintracht Frankfurt II players