Terzić to Rose, and back again
The problem with Edin Terzić was that he was supposed to be a Peter Stöger. Terzić enjoyed a long history of collaboration with Borussia Dortmund, having worked as a scout for BVB’s youth academy in the early 2010s and reporting directly to Jürgen Klopp. He then spent time as an assistant coach to Slaven Bilić at Besiktas and then West Ham United. Unlike many of the modern-day player-turned-managers, Edin Terzić followed a different path: he earned a UEFA Pro License from an intensive 18-month course. After doing so, he returned to Dortmund, this time as an assistant to head coach Lucien Favre. Terzić then took over in December 2020 after Favre was sacked.
Terzić was tasked with stabilizing the team, as many who take over mid-season are. Still, he lacked the background and experience necessary for Hans-Joachim Watzke and the board to put confidence in him beyond the role of caretaker. Instead, it was announced in February 2021 that Borussia Mönchengladbach's coach, Marco Rose, would take over in the summer. It made logical sense at the time: Rose was over-performing with Borussia Mönchengladbach, he was an up-and-coming manager, and BVB wanted to secure his signature before another club could swoop in with a more lucrative offer. When all was said and done, Edin Terzić had three months left to manage and already knew when his successor was coming.
Yet, Edin Terzić was perhaps too successful in Dortmund for his own good. Not only did Terzić guide the squad into a third-placed finish, one point behind second-placed Leipzig, but he also led Borussia Dortmund to a triumphant DFB Pokal trophy, securing a piece of silverware for the club for the first time since Tuchel’s Pokal win. Borussia Dortmund had momentum; their manager wielded charisma and passion for Black and Yellow, the likes of which none of us had seen since Jürgen Klopp. Terzić was a Dortmund boy through and through, but now, after winning silverware for the club he had supported since his youth, Terzić was forced to step aside.
Rather than leave Dortmund, however, a new position was created within the club for Terzić in the form of "Technical Director,” where he would remain while Marco Rose managed Dortmund.
The Rose Era, however, did not last long enough. Rose maintained a decent domestic season with a second-place finish, but Dortmund underwhelmed in both the DFB Pokal and the UEFA Champions League in 2021/2022. BVB finished behind both Ajax and Sporting CP in their UCL group stage and subsequently lost to Rangers in the Europa League qualifier. Rose’s season could have been better, but he was still seen as a competent coach, which was why it came as such a surprise that he left the club after just one season. Both Rose and Dortmund claimed the decision was mutual; however, Rose claimed that the conviction he used to have in the club's path was "no longer there." There was never any debate as to who his successor would be, as Edin Terzić was waiting to seize the reigns again. Marco Rose didn’t feel enough support from Dortmund’s hierarchy, and why would he when his replacement had already been chosen? (Foreshadowing alert!)
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