former coach Bayern Munich Julian Nagelsmann has become the new German football coach, as confirmed by the German Federation on Friday, after local media this week announced the name of outgoing coach Hansi Flick’s successor.
Nagelsmann, 36, signed the contract this Friday at the German Federation Campus (DFB) is located in Frankfurt and undertakes to remain in office until . July 31, 2024.
The former coach of the Bavarian team thus bus number twelve From the history of the German national team.
Nagelsmann took over the leadership of the German team following the recent departure of Flick. September 10.
Two days later Rudi Völler and two DFB coaches Hannes Wolf and Sandro Wagner, He led the national team to a 2-1 home victory against world number two France in Dortmund.
The DFB said Wagner “will continue to support Nagelsmann as an assistant in the future and Benjamin Glueck “He will be the other assistant coach of the national team.”
The 37-year-old player has played for the team before. TSG HoffenheimHE RB Leipzig and more recently served as assistant coach to Julian Nagelsmann at FC Bayern Munich. They took Hoffenheim and Leipzig to the Champions League and won the German title with FC Bayern in 2022.
Nagelsmann, in his statements on the DFB website, reminded that the team has a European Championship in their own country ahead of them and said, “It’s a special thing, something that happens every few decades“I attribute it all to the fact of having a great tournament in a great country,” he said.
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf, while announcing Nagelsmann’s appointment, said “next year’s European Cup will be a Great importance for football in Germany as a whole“. “We believe that Julian Nagelsmann, as national coach, will inspire the fans of the national team and ensure that the European Championship is also a sporting success.”
“Julian Nagelsmann is a excellent coach The person who faces his new task with the greatest motivation. Now we will all focus on next summer’s tournament and support Julian Nagelsmann to the best of our ability,” added Neuendorf.
In October, Nagelsmann and the national team are scheduled to travel to Germany. United States of AmericaWhere they will compete against the hosts of the next World Cup. After playing against the USA on October 14, Germany will face the Gold Cup champion Mexico in Philadelphia on October 17.
The German team will meet on November 21 Austria In Vienna in the last international match before the start of the European Championship year.