Ever wondered who the best youngest ‘German Managers’ from age 34 to 49 in world football are?
The German’s young managerial rise is undoubtedly showing the way forward in European football, with younger managers taking a bigger job and managing players they’re older than.
The rise in younger managers are becoming more increasing day by day with more bosses starting on the touch-line at an early age in world football.
Over the years football managers are often perceived as older gladiators dictating and dishing out instructions from the touch-line, with an iron fist over their much younger colleagues.
But as time changes, particularly in modern-day football, things are swiftly changing with younger managers taking centre stage with their tactical nuances.
1. Julian Nagelsmann – Germany
The most talked about, and perhaps one of the most gifted managers from Germany in the modern era.
Nagalsmann, nicknamed the ‘Baby Mourinho’ started making waves in world football at the early stage in his career, showing he’s very much his own man after impressing with Hoffenheim, RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich.
Managing egos, and expectations and delivering success is part of the prerequisites of a top modern-day football coach’s remit, as such Nagalsmann is blessed with all of these.
2. Edin Terzic – Ex – Borussia Dortmund
The story of a young scrappy-looking boy who grew up 25 miles from the Westfalenstadion has been nothing but a success, having tutored Borussia Dortmund to the pinnacle of German football under his watch.
Terzic worked as an assistant with Slaven Bilic both at Besiktas and West Ham, before returning to Germany in 2018 to become an assistant to then Dortmund coach, Lucien Favre.
He became the interim manager of the Signal Iduna Park outfit in 2020 following the sacking of Favre, and surprisingly went on to achieve success by leading the team to the final of the Champions League.
3. Marco Rose – Leipzig
If there’s any German manager whose preferred style of play is similar to that of Kloop, with high-pressing, imposing and energetic football is Marco Rose.
Rose has taken an interesting path through a relatively short coaching career, having spent his early years as the coach of Salzburg Academy and the main team leading them to UEFA Youth U-19 triumph in 2017.
Given his rapid rise to fame and almost a faultless managerial career, the ambitious Rose has proven to be one of the finest, particularly during his Borussia Monchengladbach days.
4. Fabian Hurzeler – Brighton
Hurzeler’s resume is not littered with trophies, but his trajectory and mini-success in Germany before moving to England is well-acknowledged.
His rise into the managerial echelon began at the age of 29 when he was surprisingly appointed to succeed Schultz at St Pauli, and he instantly became a fan favourite with his tactical deftness on the touch-line.
Without a doubt, no managerial appointment comes without risk, so Hurzeler succeeding Robert De Zerbi is a risk but since taking over the team he’s shown why the Seagulls hierarchy chose him.
5. Ole Werner – Werder Bremen
Ole Werner, currently Werder Bremen boss is one of the finest and fast-rising coaches in Germany, who is taking coaching superbly after ending his career early.
Werner began his coaching career in his mid-20s with Kiel and has since worked his way up to become one of the best coaches in Germany with Die Grun-Weiben.
On the surface, there is nothing revolutionary or flashy about Werner’s style, but his impressive records right from Holstein Kiel’s days taking teams up the football pyramid have been quite impressive.
6. Julian Schuster – SC Freiburg
Schuster is one of the latest examples of a trend started by Nagalsmann, who took charge of Hoffenheim at 28 and has undoubtedly grown in lips and band since then.
Julian Schuster spent 10 years on Freiburg’s books as a player and after retiring he became the team’s coordinator of talent management for a period of time before becoming a manager.
He succeeded the legendary Christian Streich by taking over the managerial position as his first-ever coaching job with the ‘Breisgau Brazilians’.
7. Sebastian Hoeness – VfB Stuttgart
The son of ex-Die Roten centre-forward Dieter and nephew of Uli, Sebastian Hoeness, is one of Germany’s fast-rising coaches who’re patiently and consistently showing they’ve got what it takes to be on the touch-line.
Upon quitting a relatively modest career as a player, Hoeness went into coaching at 29 at the Bayern Munich academy where he patiently improved his tactical deftness.
Now as VFB Stuttgart’s boss, he’s shown the tendency of becoming one of the finest in European football with his style of play and knowledge of the game.
8. Dino Toppmoller – Eintracht Frankfurt
Previously Julian Nagelsmann’s right-hand man, but now a man who is forging his part with one of the historically blessed team in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt.
Before Toppmoller became a man of his own decisions, he led Dudelange to the group stages of a European competition and three league titles in the Luxembourg top-flight league in 2016-17.
He steered Frankfurt to a surprising sixth-placed finish in his first season in charge of the club last season and has instantly hit the ground running with Die Adler this season.
9. Matthias Jaissle – Al-Ahli
Al-Ahli’s Matthias Jaissle is swiftly proving to be one of the astute German tacticians known for his winning formula right from his time in the Austrian league.
Jaissle started his managerial career as an assistant at Brondby before going on to dominate the Austrian league as the boss of Red Bull Salzburg in the 2021-22 campaign.
His managerial resume may not be littered with many successful trophy stories like other colleagues, but his reputation is fast growing, as he is one of the youngest German managers who mapped out his trajectory in Austria.
10. Marcel Rapp – Holstein Kiel
Bundesliga is home to many talented players and coaches who are patiently waiting for their turn on the touch-line to showcase their talent, as such Rapp is one of them.
He first made his name as a youth tactician in the ranks of Hoffenheim, before becoming a hero at the Holstein Stadion with newly promoted Holstein Kiel.
The 44-year-old, one of the youngest managers in Germany, boasts attacking tactics and an intriguing football mind that stands him out as one the finest.
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