Who is Thomas Tuchel? Meet England's new manager dubbed a 'floor raiser' for his 'elite' tactics - including stats, trophies and his record at Chelsea and Bayern Munich
Daily MailThomas Tuchel has been officially confirmed as the new England head coach. Thomas Tuchel has been officially unveiled as the new England head coach The German manager will take charge of the Three Lions beginning on January, 1, 2025 Who is Thomas Tuchel? As a footballer, Tuchel enjoyed spells with German sides Stuggart Kickers and SSV Ulm before a knee injury forced him into an early retirement aged 25 Coaching career Tuchel's coaching journey began in 2000, when he was appointed by Ralf Rangnick to take charge of VfB Stuggart's U19 side, which included future German internationals Mario Gomez and Holgar Badstuder. Tuchel's first senior coaching role was with German outfit Mainz 05 Tuchel's recognition as one of the best coaches in the modern game began during his time with German giants Borussia Dortmund Tuchel led Chelsea to lifting the Champions League trophy in 2021 The 51-year-old also lifted the Bundesliga trophy with Bayern Munich for the 2022-23 season Teams coached: FC Augsburg II Mainz 05 Borussia Dortmund PSG Chelsea Bayern Munich Record Thomas Tuchel's record with previous teams Years Team Days in charge Matches W D L 2007-08 FC Augsburg II 546 days 2009-14 Mainz 05 1791 days 183 72 45 66 2015-17 Borussia Dortmund 730 days 107 69 20 18 2018-20 PSG 912 days 127 96 11 20 2021-22 Chelsea 589 days 100 63 19 18 2023-24 Bayern Munich 464 days 61 37 8 16 Tuchel managed 63 Premier League games as Chelsea manager and enjoyed a 56 per cent win ratio. Throughout his managerial career he has managed 16 players, most recently Three Lions captain Harry Kane during his time as Bayern Munich coach England players Tuchel has coached: Mason Mount Reece James Callum Hudson-Odoi Ruben Loftus-Cheek Harry Kane Ben Chilwell Trevoh Chalobah Eric Dier Ross Barkley Raheem Sterling Tammy Abraham Conor Gallagher Harvey Vale Marcus Bettinelli Lewis Hall Lewis Baker Tuchel led the Blues to European glory, lifting the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in 2021 Achievements - Trophies won Borussia Dortmund: DfB Pokal Paris Saint-Germain: Ligue 1 Coupe de France Cope de la Ligue Trophee des Champions Chelsea: UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup Bayern Munich: