Julian Nagelsmann Announced As New Germany Coach

Julian Nagelsmann has been officially named as the next manager of the German men’s national football team.

According to the German Football Association, the former Bayern Munich manager will be the successor to Hansi Flick as head coach of the senior men’s national team.

Germany fired Flick earlier this month, a day after their 4-1 loss to Japan in a friendly match at home.

Nagelsmann consented to a contract that is valid until the conclusion of the European Championship in Germany the following year. Sandro Wagner and Benjamin Glück will be his aides in coaching.

“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’s last position was as head coach of Bayern, where he was fired in March and succeeded by Thomas Tuchel.