Bournemouth confirms Rose as Iraola's successor
Bournemouth announced former Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig boss Marco Rose will succeed Andoni Iraola as its manager at the end of the season.
Iraola confirmed he would step down from his role at the Vitality Stadium after three hugely successful campaigns.
The Spaniard led Bournemouth to its best Premier League finish (9th) and points tally (56) last season, and it is looking to go better in both categories in the coming weeks.
After back-to-back victories over Arsenal and Newcastle United, the Cherries are eighth in the table with 48 points, firmly in the hunt for European qualification.
They have wasted no time in confirming Iraola's successor, revealing that Rose had agreed to take the reins on a three-year contract.
"The 49 year-old arrives on the south coast with a wealth of experience at the highest level of European football, having managed Salzburg, Borussia Monchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig," the club said.
"The club's immediate focus remains firmly on finishing the current campaign as strongly as possible, with the players and staff continuing to show full commitment to achieving positive results and building on the current 13-game unbeaten run.
"Everyone at AFC Bournemouth looks forward to welcoming Marco to the Vitality Stadium as he begins his role as head coach in the summer."
After leading Salzburg to back-to-back league titles in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, Rose spent two seasons in charge of Gladbach before joining Dortmund in 2021.
He only lasted one campaign at Signal Iduna Park, though, as it finished as distant runner-up to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
He was in charge of Leipzig between September 2022 and March 2025, overseeing its second major trophy win in the DFB-Pokal. Rose has overseen more games (90) and victories (49) in the Bundesliga than any other Leipzig manager, winning 54 percent of them.
He will have big shoes to fill on the south coast, though, as Iraola has overseen 39 wins, 35 draws and 35 defeats in 109 Premier League games at the helm, with his 36 percent win rate being the highest of any Bournemouth manager in the competition.
