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Olaf Marschall
Personal information
Date of birth	March 19, 1966 (1966-03-19) (age 43)
Place of birth	Torgau, East Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
000?–1978 1978–1983	BSG Chemie Torgau 1. FC Lok Leipzig
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983–1990 1990–1993 1993–1994 1994–2002 2002	1. FC Lok Leipzig SCN Admira/Wacker Dynamo Dresden 1. FC Kaiserslautern Al-Nasr Sports Club Dubai	135 (43) 097 (40) 032 (11) 160 (59)
National team
1984–1989 1994–1999	East Germany U-21 East Germany Germany	016 0(0) 004 0(0) 013 0(3)
Teams managed
2005–2007	1. FC Kaiserslautern (assistant)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Olaf Marschall (b. March 19, 1966 in Torgau) is a retired German footballer and a football sports manager.

Club career

Marschall's career started in the GDR at BSG Chemie Torgau and was soon transferred to 1. FC Lok Leipzig. There, he rose to stardom, becoming one of the most prolific scorers in the East German league and collecting caps for the East German soccer squad. Marschall was regarded as a strong header which deft ballhandling skills, allowing him to play center-striker, hole and offensive midfield with equal effectiveness.

In the wake of the German reunification he joined Austrian outfit SCN Admira/Wacker in 1990 to stay on in Austria's Bundesliga, until he joined Dynamo Dresden to help the East German outfit escape relegation from the German Bundesliga in 1993-1994. In 1994 joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern and established himself as one of the elite scorers in the Bundesliga. He won the German Cup in 1996 and in 1998 the Bundesliga title.^[1]

International career

Looking back on a remarkable scoring record in 1997-1998, Marschall was nominated for the German squad and took part in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

In the latter stages of his career, the slower-footed, but still header-strong Marschall was occasionally used as a defender. He played with 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 2002, scoring 60 goals in 176 Bundesliga games.

Managing career

His professional career was followed by a job in the management of the then 1. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern alongside executive Rene C. Jäggi. Ahead of the 2006-2007 he joined Al-Nasr Sports Club Dubai to work as assistant-manager under manager Rainer Hollmann.

References

Germany squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Köpke • 2 Wörns • 3 Heinrich • 4 Kohler • 5 Helmer • 6 Thon • 7 Möller • 8 Matthäus • 9 Kirsten • 10 Häßler • 11 Marschall • 12 Kahn • 13 Jeremies • 14 Babbel • 15 Freund • 16 Hamann • 17 Ziege • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Reuter • 20 Bierhoff • 21 Tarnat • 22 Lehmann • Coach: Vogts

Germany squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Lehmann • 2 Wörns • 3 Heinrich • 4 Linke • 5 Doğan • 6 Maul • 7 Scholl • 8 Wosz • 9 Marschall • 10 Matthäus • 11 Preetz • 12 Enke • 13 Neuville • 14 Baumann • 15 Ballack • 16 Schneider • 17 Gerber • 18 Ricken • 19 Heldt • 20 Rink • Coach: Ribbeck