Julian Nagelsmann has been officially announced as the new head coach of the German national team.
The
German Football Association announced today that the former Bayern
Munich manager will succeed Hansi Flick as the new manager of the senior
men's national side.
Germany parted ways with Flick earlier this month, a day after their 4-1 home loss to Japan in a friendly match.
Nagelsmann
agreed to a contract that runs until the end of next year's European
Championship in Germany. His assistant coaches will be Sandro Wagner and
Benjamin Glück.
"We have a European Championship in
our own country. That's something special - something that happens every
few decades. I will do everything so we can have a great tournament in
our great country," said Nagelsmann.
"I have a great desire to take on this challenge. The performance in Dortmund [in Germany's 2-1 win over France] was the beginning. Next year we will be a cohesive team."
German Football Association sporting director Rudi Völler said:
"Julian
Nagelsmann was our preferred candidate as national team coach from the
very beginning of the search. Not only is he an absolute football
expert, but he has already proven at all the clubs he has coached - at a
very young age for a head coach - that he can motivate and inspire a
team and the entire environment.
"His passion for the game is
palpable and inspiring - as is that of his two co-coaches, Benjamin
Glück and Sandro Wagner, whose great energy I was recently able to
experience myself. With his qualities and personality, Julian Nagelsmann
will play a decisive role in ensuring that we all experience a great
European Championship in our own country this summer.
Nagelsmann last coached Bayern, where he was dismissed in March and replaced by Thomas Tuchel.
