Bournemouth announce Marco Rose will take over from Iraola at end of season

[p]Rose has signed a three-year contract and will take over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Cherries[/a] in the summer after Iraola announced he would leave the club at the end of the current campaign.[/p][p]The German has been without a club since he was sacked by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rb-leipzig/KbS1suSm/"]Leipzig[/a] in March 2025.[/p][p][b]"The ​49-year-old arrives on the south coast with ‌a wealth of experience at the highest level of European football... the club’s immediate focus remains firmly ‌on finishing ​the current campaign ‌as strongly as possible," [/b]Bournemouth said in a ⁠statement.[/p][embed guid="62aea29d-4b9d-40a6-a9f1-9f4fbd9c5d8a" url="https://x.com/afcbournemouth/status/2046257583540097218" social-type="twitter" /][p]Rose's career in management started in 2012 and he has led a host of clubs also including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/salzburg/Olvehxrl/"]Red Bull Salzburg[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/b-monchengladbach/88HSzjDr/"]Borussia Monchengladbach[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a].[/p][p]In that time, he worked with some of football's current top players such as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Jude Bellingham[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/szoboszlai-dominik/dERKtqoo/"]Dominik Szoboszlai[/a].[/p][p]With Salzburg, Rose won two Bundesliga titles and the Austrian Cup, and the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup with Leipzig.[/p][p][b]Bournemouth's appointment of Rose comes following Iraola's decision to leave the south coast when his contract expires at the end of term.[/b][/p][p]Spaniard Iraola was hired in June 2023 and has elevated the club to new heights in the Premier League.[/p][p]Last season, Bournemouth finished ninth with a club record 56 points and reached the FA Cup quarter-finals.[/p][p]Iraola has the side in a strong position again this season, with Bournemouth in eighth place during a 13-game unbeaten run and having a shot at European qualification.[/p]