Fabian Hürzeler — Playing career & background
Fabian Hürzeler
Brighton & Hove Albion· Premier League · 
Germany · Age 33
78/ 100
Strong
78th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
33
26 FEB 1993
Appointed
15 JUN 2024
Tenure
2Y 4M
2 years, 4 months
Contractⓘ
Until Jun 2029
Contract confirmed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
7 years, 10 months
Since JUL 2016
In coaching
10 years, 2 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review
Playing career
Playing-career detail is not available for Fabian Hürzeler in the provisional dataset yet. GafferLens does not publish unverified biographical information.
News & analysis
Latest on Fabian Hürzeler
The 15 rising managers reshaping European football
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Fabian Hürzeler's new role for the full-backs, explained
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Best managers under 40: the tactical class rewriting the timeline
Clubs used to hire experience. Increasingly they hire a system. GafferLens looks at the coaches driving the shift.
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Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated this week · Confidence LOW · Source: GafferLens editorial review
Image credits
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