Career
Nagelsmann played at youth level for 1860 Munich and Augsburg, before persistent knee injuries ended his career at U19 level He took Business Administration in university for four semesters, until he transferred to Sports Science. Afterwards, he moved into coaching, returning to former club Augsburg, where he briefly worked under Thomas Tuchel.
Early career
He was an assistant coach during 1899 Hoffenheim"s 2012-2013 season and up until 11 February 2016, was coaching the club"s U19 team
During his time as assistant coach, Tim Wiese nicknamed him "Mini-Mourinho." He has also coached U16 to U19 teams for other clubs in the southwest of Germany. He coached Hoffenheim"s "junior team" to the 2014 title.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Nagelsmann was appointed head coach of 1899 Hoffenheim on 10 February 2016. He was due to begin his tenure at the beginning of the 2016-2017 season.
He was given a three year contract.
At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest manager in Bundesliga history. He was to be the successor for Huub Stevens, who had replaced Markus Gisdol the previous day. 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.
As of 21 February 2016.
