Thomas Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel (German pronunciation: ; born 29 August 1973) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Born in Krumbach, Tuchel retired as a footballer at age 25 after a chronic knee cartilage injury; in 2000, he began his coaching career as a youth coach at VfB Stuttgart, and in 2009, after a one-year period at FC Augsburg II, he was hired by Mainz 05. He departed Mainz in 2014 and was appointed at fellow Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund in 2015, where he won the DFB-Pokal before being dismissed in 2017. He was hired by French club Paris Saint-Germain in 2018, where he won two league titles, including a domestic quadruple in his second season, and guided the club to its first UEFA Champions League final before being dismissed in 2020. Tuchel was appointed by Chelsea in 2021 and won the Champions League in his debut season. As a result, he was named The Best FIFA Football Coach for 2021. He was dismissed as manager from the club in September 2022, and was appointed head coach of Bayern Munich in March 2023.