Thomas Tuchel (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈtʊxl̩]; born 29 August 1973) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Premier League club Chelsea.
Born in Krumbach, Tuchel's playing career ended at age 25, as a result of a chronic knee cartilage injury, and in 2000, began his coaching career as a youth coach at VfB Stuttgart. In 2009, following a one-year period at FC Augsburg II, he was hired by newly promoted Bundesliga club Mainz 05. He departed Mainz in 2014 and was appointed at fellow Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund in 2015, where he won the DFB-Pokal before being dismissed in 2017.
He was hired by French club Paris Saint-Germain in 2018, where he won two league titles, including a domestic quadruple in his second season, and guided the club to its first UEFA Champions League final, before being dismissed in 2020. He was then appointed by Chelsea in 2021, and won the Champions League in his debut season.
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