He played for FC Augsburg and 1860 Munich at youth level, and was the captain of Munich's U19 team.
He then concentrated on coaching, returning to his former club 1860 Munich as an assistant to Alexander Schmidt for Munich's U17 team from 2008 to 2010.
1987
Julian Nagelsmann (born 23 July 1987) is a German professional football coach who is currently the manager of the Germany national team.
He has previously managed TSG Hoffenheim, RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
Born in Bavaria, Nagelsmann retired as a footballer at age 20 after a succession of injuries.
Nagelsmann was born on 23 July 1987 in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria.
2006
In the 2006–07 season, he was part of the second team but made no appearances due to injuries.
2007
Nagelsmann returned to Augsburg for the 2007–08 season coached by Thomas Tuchel, but injured his knee and meniscus for the second time, damaging the cartilage.
As a result, he decided to end his footballing career at the age of 20.
2008
He had already assisted his head coach Thomas Tuchel as a scout in the first half of 2008.
He studied business administration in university for four semesters until he transferred to sports science.
2010
In 2010, he began his coaching career as a youth coach at TSG Hoffenheim, eventually coaching their first team in 2015, where he led them to a third-place finish in the Bundesliga and Champions League qualification.
Nagelsmann joined TSG Hoffenheim's youth academy in 2010 and coached different youth teams in the following years.
2013
He coached Hoffenheim's U19 "junior team" to win the 2013–14 Under 19 Bundesliga title.
During his time as assistant coach, goalkeeper Tim Wiese nicknamed Nagelsmann "Mini-Mourinho".
2015
Nagelsmann was appointed head coach of TSG Hoffenheim on 27 October 2015.
2016
He was an assistant coach during Hoffenheim's 2012–13 season, and up until 11 February 2016, was coaching the club's U19 team.
He was due to begin his tenure at the beginning of the 2016–17 season.
He was given a three-year contract.
At the time of his appointment, Nagelsmann was 28, and the youngest coach in Bundesliga history.
He was to be the successor for Huub Stevens, who had replaced Markus Gisdol the previous year.
On 10 February 2016, Stevens resigned as head coach due to health problems, and Nagelsmann's tenure as head coach was brought forward by the Hoffenheim board a day later.
When Nagelsmann took over the club in February 2016, Hoffenheim were 17th in the table, 7 points from the safety of 15th spot and facing relegation.
Under Nagelsmann they avoided relegation by winning 7 of their remaining 14 matches and finished a point above the relegation playoff spot.
Hoffenheim's good run of play continued in the 2016–17 Bundesliga season, where they finished 4th in the table and qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying phase for the first time in their history.
2017
On 9 June 2017, Hoffenheim extended the contract of Nagelsmann until 2021.
In the Champions League play-off round, Hoffenheim lost to Liverpool 6–3 on aggregate, then finished last in their Europa League group with only one win against İstanbul Başakşehir.
After finishing third in Bundesliga, the club which had their best place in the league in their history managed to secure a direct qualification for the next Champions League season.
In the Champions League, Nagelsmann became the youngest coach, aged 31 years and 58 days, to feature in the competition, doing so in the first group stage match against Shakhtar Donetsk.
However, Hoffenheim finished last in their group with three draws and three defeats.
2018
On 21 June 2018, Hoffenheim announced that Nagelsmann would be leaving the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.
On 21 June 2018, RB Leipzig announced that Nagelsmann would be their coach from the 2019–20 season and he signed a four-year contract which would expire in 2023.
Nagelsmann won his first Bundesliga match as RB Leipzig coach against Union Berlin 4–0, he also led Leipzig to a 1–1 draw against Bayern Munich.
2019
He departed Hoffenheim in 2019 and was appointed at fellow Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 2020.
Nagelsmann was appointed by Bayern Munich in 2021 for a world record managerial transfer worth €25 million (£21.7 million), making him the most expensive manager ever.
He won the Bundesliga title in his debut season, but was dismissed as manager from the club in March 2023.
In September 2023, he was appointed as the coach of the Germany national team on a short-term contract until the conclusion of UEFA Euro 2024.
He oversaw his 100th league game as Hoffenheim coach on 19 January 2019, in a 3–1 defeat to Bayern Munich.
In doing so, he became the youngest Bundesliga coach to reach the 100 match milestone.
On 17 September 2019, Nagelsmann became the youngest coach, aged 32 years and 56 days, to win a Champions League match, doing so in a 2–1 away win against Benfica in the first group stage match.
