continue working in football. International career Rösler made his debut for East Germany on 26 January 1990 in a 2–1 win over Kuwait. He appeared in the team's final match against Belgium on 12 September 1990, 21 days before German reunification. Overall, Rösler was capped five times, scoring no goals. He also represented East Germany U21s at international level. Management career Lillestrøm After making a full recovery from lung cancer, he returned to Lillestrøm, and took the manager's seat in 2005. He led the team to two successive fourth-place finishes in the league, and also took them to the final of the Norwegian Cup in 2005 and the Royal League final in 2006, subsequently losing both. These results failed to satisfy the Lillestrøm board, and on 13 November 2006 he was sacked from his position along with assistant coach Gunnar Halle. Viking Rösler was appointed manager of Viking, another Norwegian team, on 22 November 2006, replacing Tom Nordlie, who took over Rösler's old job at Lillestrøm. In the 2007 season he led Viking to a third place in the Tippeligaen. On 18 November 2009 it was announced that Rösler was leaving Viking. Molde On 31 August 2010, he was hired by Molde on a short-term contract. During Molde's last eight games of the season, he doubled the team's total number of points, avoided a single defeat, and saved them from relegation. He was replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjær in November 2010 ready for the start of the 2011 season. Brentford In November 2010, Rösler expressed his desire to return to the Premier League as a manager. In June 2011, he was appointed manager of League One side Brentford on an initial two-year contract. Rösler's first game in charge was a practice match against Strømmen, which ended 0–0, while his first game open to fans was a 10–0 victory over Tonbridge Angels and his first competitive match in charge ended in a 2–0 win over Yeovil Town. Rösler had a successful first season managing at Brentford, finishing in ninth place with a total of 67 points, Brentford's highest league finish in six years. In Rösler's second season in charge of Brentford they came within minutes of securing promotion from League One to the Championship. For their final game of the season, on 27 April 2013, they faced second placed Doncaster Rovers at Griffin Park, with Brentford in third place only a