Five things you may not know about Thomas Tuchel from younger Brazilian girlfriend to former modelling career
The German has been without a job since he was sacked as Bayern boss last summer, but will now land one of the biggest roles in international football.Everyone knows his tactical pedigree on the sidelines, but here's five things you may not know about the new man in the Wembley hot-seat...Tuchel doesn't just get his teams playing attractive football, but also looks good while he's doing it.
Tuchel landed the PSG job the following year in 2018, where he went on to win two league titles with the Parisians.The former defender rose through the ranks at Augsburg as a kid but was released at the age of 19.Then, with his career in football stalling, he joined third tier SSV Ulm - where he was forced to hang up his boots aged 24, after suffering a serious knee injury.
Tuchel wasn't immediately gifted a role at one of his former clubs after his injury and instead had to fight his way back into the world of football.WORKING IN A BAR"I don't want to have drunk the cocktails that I mixed at the beginning," he laughed in his chat with ZEITmagazin MANN."I had overcome the inhibition threshold of asking strangers if they needed me.
Tuchel shadowed coaches at the German club's academy and eventually took over as U14 head coach in 2000.
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