Thomas Tuchel, a former head coach of Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, has officially been appointed by Bayern Munich as their new manager.
The club made this official disclosure in a statement, and the agreement is anticipated to last until the summer of 2025.
The club disclosed; “Thomas Tuchel has been appointed FC Bayern head coach. The 49-year-old has signed a contract with the German record champions until 30 June 2025.
Bayern replaced Nagelsmann with Tuchel, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 because they have not had their usual domination of the Bundesliga so far this season.
In 2000, the German started his coaching career by taking a position as a youth coach at VfB Stuttgart.
He was an assistant coach for the VfB U19s team that won the German title in 2004–2005. On that squad were Sven Ulreich, Sami Khedira, and current FCB U19 coach Danny Galm.
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After earning his DFB Pro License/UEFA Pro Level Licence, the highest coaching credential possible, in 2006, Tuchel returned to FC Augsburg as a youth coach and head of the youth division (2005–2008). He received a 1.4 overall.
Tuchel took over as the U19 coach at FSV Mainz 05 in the summer of 2008, and his Zerofivers young squad won the German title in that age group right away.
With Mainz’s promotion to the Bundesliga in August 2009, he then took over the first team. Mainz even managed to make the Europa League in Tuchel’s second season after keeping the team in the league in his first.
He led FSV for five years in total, establishing the team in the top division, where they are still now.
Tuchel took over as the head coach of Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2015 following a one-year hiatus. In 2017, he led the black and yellows to the DFB Cup and twice guided BVB to Champions League qualifying. At that time, the coach and the team split ways.
During the 2018–19 season, Tuchel thereafter took the reins as Paris Saint-head Germain’s coach. With the team from the French capital, he won the French Super Cup and the Ligue 1 title in his inaugural season.
He led PSG to the domestic double the following year, including the title and Cup de France. PSG advanced to the Champions League final in Lisbon under Tuchel’s leadership for the first time in the club’s history, however, they fell to FC Bayern 1-0 in the final. Tuchel and PSG split ways in December 2020.
The end of January 2021 saw the appointment of Tuchel as manager of Chelsea, who at the time occupied ninth place in the Premier League. He guided the West London team to victory in the Champions League and fourth place in the league in an exceptional first half of the season.
With the Blues, Tuchel went on to win the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, and in 2021, he was honored with the Best FIFA Men’s Coach award for his great work. Tuchel was let go from his Chelsea contract in September of last year.