WHO is Ralf Rangnick? | A trip back in time

Ralf Rangnick is dubbed 'The Football professor'. Jürgen Klopp fears him, Thomas Tuchel and Julian Nagelsmann admire him, and we have spoken to him countless times over two decades. We'll show you who the real Ralf Rangnick is. From his early days at Ulm to Hoffenheim, Leipzig and Man United. Will he become the new Bayern Munich coach? This is the real story of Ralf Rangnick.

Report by: Max Merrill
Edit: Andreas Hyronimus

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[cognition]

Great stuff DW! A lot of people never see the setbacks and hardships behind people’s success and I’m glad you brought that out about Rangnick.

[seplayer]

Ralf led my home team Hannover 96 to the Bundesliga again after a long time. He is a legend here.

[werther]

He's just the man Manchester United needs to get back on the path to success.

[tanvirmahtabarpan]

Unleash the Rangnick’s reds, let them run the riot. Mark my words, Ralf Rangnick and co will triumph and bring back the glory days to the theater of dreams. Trust his process and dream on!

[veradzomeku]

I love when he said celebrate with the one who gave the assist. Great coach

[dawutz]

I was in the stadium in Ulm back in the days, great times. I just was around 10 years old and it changed my life just looking at practice and games. Momentum Driving.

[ulancelot]

So interesting to see how German coaches are dominating the modern football. I followed carrier growths of Klopp and Tuchel when I used to live in Germany, close to Mainz. Also how Ralph built up a stable Bundesliga team Hoffenheim and they even became the winter champions in their first Bundesliga season. Same with RB Leipzig and Salzburg. I know Ralf is going to coach till the end of the 2021-22 season and then move on to clubs manager position. I don't think he will stay long, but I'm pretty sure he will bring MU to the top 4 teams in Premier League and put the foundation for the following successes.

[ChaiwithGarry]

Great video! It is great to understand that Ralf's strength lies more towards building the foundation of football clubs. The key question is if United will give him the keys to their kingdom

[ratanboddu]

Great insights into Ralf and we we as fans can expect from him !

[dinisfonseca]

Wrong, he won his first major title in 2005 when he was at Schalke and won the german league cup, in 2002 he won the second division with Hannover, although that might not be a major title

[MYDOT]

Thanks a lot for this lovely video. This guy has an amazing story

[liamdias]

He's not a king like pep klopp or tuchel he's a kingmaker who makes kings

[viperking]

With the history of Ragnik well documented in the video, its getting increasingly clear he is not suited for big clubs where the coach will never get complete control, he is perhaps suited for a more strategic consultant role who will only provide guidance and mentoring to the coaches

[chris_]

I'm not a Man U supporter but I hope it works out for him, he seems a genuinely decent guy and a visionary. It will be impressive if he gives the younger players a chance and the guidance to do well. It may also indirectly benefit the England team.

[HrisPetrov]

After watching this video I realized that the best football coaches were playing as a midfielders in their careers.

[hoangcuong]

Someone may doubt him as a coach, but no one should doubt him as a manager. His vision in constructing small clubs into badasses is incredible 🤘

[harrybellingham]

not perfect but definitely better than ole. I hope he gets to realise his full vision. I like what he has got to say and hope to see it in full

[worldsea]

Thanks for this video. It gave me a hindsight of Ralf Rangnick life and achievement 👍🏻

[AB-lmww]

As a Chelsea fan .I respect Ralf Ragnick a lot .Father Ragnick🤙

[titodollar]

Hope we give this man the keys...he is the only one who can fix united structure and modernize the club