Thomas Tuchel born 29 August 1973) is a German professional football manager and former player

Tuchel retired at age 25 after a chronic knee cartilage injury; in 2000

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he began his coaching career as a youth coach at VfB Stuttgart

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As a child, Tuchel was a "huge" fan of football, and his first footballing idol was Hans-Günter Bruns

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He graduated from Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University with a degree in business administration, and worked as a bartender at the Radio Bar in Stuttgart while a student

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