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Julian Nagelsmann
Nagelsmann in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth Landsberg am Lech, West Germany
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 1860 Munich II 0 (0)
2007–2008 FC Augsburg 0 (0)
Total 0 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2019 1899 Hoffenheim
2019–2021 RB Leipzig
2021–2023 Bayern Munich
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julian Nagelsmann (born 23 July 1987) is a German professional football manager and former player who was formerly head coach of Bayern Munich.[2]

Known for his flexibility with formations, maintaining possession, and developing gegenpress, Nagelsmann is widely known as one of the best young managers in world football.[3][4][5]

Early life

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Nagelsmann was born on 23 July 1987 in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria. He played for FC Augsburg and 1860 Munich at youth level,[6][7] and was the captain of Munich's U17 team.[source?] In the 2006–07 season, he was part of the second team but could not play a single match due to injuries. Nagelsmann returned to Augsburg for the 2007–08 season coached by Thomas Tuchel, but injured his knee and meniscus for the second time, damaging the cartilage.[8] As a result, he decided to end his footballing career at the age of 20.[6][7] He had already assisted his head coach Thomas Tuchel as a scout in the first half of 2008. He studied business administration in university for four semesters until he transferred to sports science.[7] Then he focused on coaching, returning to his previous club 1860 Munich as an assistant to Alexander Schmidt for Munich's U17 team from 2008 to 2010.[6]

Coaching career

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Early career

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Nagelsmann joined the 1899 Hoffenheim youth academy in 2010 and coached numerous youth teams in the following years.[7] He was an assistant coach during Hoffenheim's 2012–13 season, and up until 11 February 2016, was coaching the club's U19 team.[6] He coached Hoffenheim's U19 "junior team" to win the 2013–14 Under 19 Bundesliga title.[6] During his time as assistant coach, goalkeeper Tim Wiese referred to Nagelsmann as "Mini-Mourinho."[9]

1899 Hoffenheim

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Nagelsmann was appointed head coach of 1899 Hoffenheim on 27 October 2015. He was expected to begin his tenure at the start of the 2016–17 season.[6][10] He was given a three-year contract.[6] At the time of his appointment, Nagelsmann was 28, and the youngest coach in Bundesliga history.[7][10] He was to be the successor for Huub Stevens, who had replaced Markus Gisdol the previous day.[6] On 10 February 2016, Stevens resigned as head coach due to health problems, and Nagelsmann's term as head coach was introduced by the Hoffenheim board a day later.[11]

When Nagelsmann took over the club in February 2016, Hoffenheim were 17th in the table, 7 points from the safety of 15th spot and facing relegation.[8] Under Nagelsmann they avoided relegation by winning 7 of their remaining 14 matches and finished a point above the relegation playoff spot.[8] Their good form continued into the 2016–17 Bundesliga season, where they finished 4th in the table and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.[12]

On 9 June 2017, Hoffenheim extended the contract of Nagelsmann until 2021.[13] On 21 June 2018, Hoffenheim announced that Nagelsmann would be leaving the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14][15] He oversaw his 100th league game as manager of Hoffenheim on 19 January 2019, in a 3–1 defeat to Bayern Munich. In doing so, he became the youngest ever Bundesliga manager to reach the 100–match mark.[16]

RB Leipzig

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Nagelsmann coaching RB Leipzig in 2019

On 21 June 2019, RB Leipzig announced that Nagelsmann would be their coach from the 2019–20 season and signed a four-year contract which would expire in 2023.[14][15] Nagelsmann won his first Bundesliga match as RB Leipzig coach against FC Union Berlin 4–0,[17] he also led Leipzig to a 1–1 draw against FC Bayern Munich.[18] On match-day 10 Leipzig won against Mainz 8–0. Nagelsmann faced his former club Hoffenheim on match-day 14 and won 3–1 against them.[19]

On 10 March 2020, following Leipzig's 4–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, Nagelsmann became the youngest coach in history to win a UEFA Champions League knockout tie.[20]

On 13 August 2020, RB Leipzig defeated Spanish side Atlético Madrid 2–1 in the quarter-finals, meaning Leipzig would progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history. Nagelsmann became the youngest coach in history, therefore, to coach a side in the semi-finals.[21]

On 18 August 2020, RB Leipzig played against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-finals, where Nagelsmann faced his former boss during his time at Augsburg, Thomas Tuchel. However, RB Leipzig lost 3–0 to Paris Saint-Germain.[22]

In the 2020–21 season, RB Leipzig finished second in the Bundesliga and lost the DFB-Pokal Final 4–1 against Borussia Dortmund.[23]

Bayern Munich

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On 27 April 2021, Bayern Munich appointed Nagelsmann as head coach on a five-year contract, effective from 1 July 2021, replacing Hansi Flick for a world record manager transfer fee of 25 million Euros.[2][24][25] Nagelsmann's first match as Bayern coach was a 1–1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.[26]

In Nagelsmann's first win as Bayern coach he won his first title as a coach in Bayern's 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the 2021 DFL-Supercup.[27][28]

On 24 August 2021, Nagelsmann led Bayern to a 12–0 victory against Bremer SV during the first round of the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal.[29] The scoreline was their biggest win in 24 years, since their 16–1 victory against DJK Waldberg in the DFB Cup in August 1997.[29][30]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 14 May 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
1899 Hoffenheim 11 February 2016[6][11] 30 June 2019[15] 136554338040.4 [31]
RB Leipzig 1 July 2019[15] 30 June 2021[24][2] 95542219056.8
Bayern Munich 1 July 2021 Present 473377070.2 [26]
Total 2781427264051.1

Honours

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Manager

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RB Leipzig

Bayern Munich

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "1899: Julian macht Nägel mit Köpfen". Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Julian Nagelsmann to become new FC Bayern head coach". FC Bayern Munich. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Julian Nagelsmann: 10 things on Bayern Munich's record-breaking new coach". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ↑ LKChuggz (10 November 2021). "Julian Nagelsmann wants to see more Gegenpressing from his midfielders". Bavarian Football Works. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Bosses: Julian Nagelsmann, the managerial prodigy leading RB Leipzig's revolution". www.internationalchampionscup.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Hoffenheim appoint 28-year-old Julian Nagelsmann as head coach". The Guardian. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Dunbar, Ross (27 October 2015). "Meet Hoffenheim's Julian Nagelsmann: the youngest coach in Bundesliga history". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 Johnston, Neil. "Julian Nagelsmann: Hoffenheim boss taking Bundesliga by storm". BBC Football. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Krämer, Christian (27 October 2015). "Künftiger Hoffenheim-Trainer: Wer ist dieser Julian Nagelsmann (28)?" (in German). Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Hoffenheim appoint 28-year-old manager Julian Nagelsmann". BBC Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  11. 1 2 Dunbar, Ross (12 February 2016). "Hoffenheim unveil Julian Nagelsmann, youngest coach in Bundesliga history". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Nagelsmann extends contract as Hoffenheim head coach". Bundesliga. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Bestätigt: Nagelsmann ab 2019 Trainer bei RB Leipzig". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Julian Nagelsmann: Hoffenheim coach to join RB Leipzig after 2018–19 season". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Leon Goretzka double helps Bayern Munich down Hoffenheim". Bundesliga. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Bundesliga | Matchday 1 | Season 2019–2020". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "Bundesliga | Matchday 4 | Season 2019–2020". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  19. ↑ "Bundesliga | Matchday 10 | Season 2019–2020". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  20. ↑ "Nagelsmann praises RB Leipzig for sticking to style in Tottenham win". FOX Sports Asia. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  21. ↑ "RB Leipzig 2–1 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. 13 August 2020.
  22. ↑ "RB Leipzig 0–3 Paris Saint Germain". BBC Sport. 18 August 2020.
  23. 1 2 "Borussia Dortmund teach RB Leipzig's Nagelsmann a lesson in German Cup triumph". DW. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  24. 1 2 "Julian Nagelsmann to leave RB Leipzig at the end of the 2020/21 season". 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  25. ↑ "Introducing Julian Nagelsmann: The most expensive coach in football history". 27 April 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  26. 1 2 "Bayern München — Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  27. ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Bayern Munich's Julian Nagelsmann eyes first title in Supercup clash with Dortmund | DW | 16 August 2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  28. 1 2 "Robert Lewandowski double as Bayern Munich overcome Borussia Dortmund to win the Supercup". Bundesliga Official. Bundesliga. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  29. 1 2 "Bayern put 12 past Bremer SV in cup win". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  30. ↑ "Half a dozen facts about 12-0 at Bremer SV". FC Bayern. Bayern Munich. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  31. ↑ "TSG Hoffenheim". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  32. ↑ "VDV-Trainer der Saison: 2016/17". spielergewerkschaft (in German). Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  33. ↑ "Philipp Lahm ist Fußballer des Jahres 2016/2017" (in German). kicker.de. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  34. ↑ "Hansi Flick wins Men's Coach of the Year award". UEFA. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

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