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Thomas Tuchel

England· — · Germany flag Germany · Age 53

International3-4-2-1Tactical Flexibility

GafferScore

88/ 100

Elite

97th percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated today

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 20 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

Age

53

29 AUG 1973

Appointed

Not publicly disclosed

Tenure

Not publicly disclosed

Contractⓘ

Expiry not publicly disclosed

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

1 year

Since 2026

In coaching

1 year

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role

National Team Head Coach

Current base shape

3-4-2-1

Appointed

Not yet available

Contract expiry

—

Senior managerial experience

1 year

Date of birth

29 Aug 1973

Place of birth

Not available

Tactical identity

Tactical Flexibility

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: —Updated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — Holds an active national-team role; excluded from Available Managers.

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	90	94th	Covered managers
Defence	91	97th	Covered managers
Pressing	88	92nd	Covered managers
Possession	89	91st	Covered managers
Build-Up	89	92nd	Covered managers
Transition	88	92nd	Covered managers
Player Development	90	97th	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	97	99th	Covered managers
GafferScore	88	97th	Covered managers

Verified career record

No verified match record is held for this manager yet. GafferLens does not estimate totals, so figures appear here only once each senior spell has been sourced.

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 today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — Holds an active national-team role; excluded from Available Managers.

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic England shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Thomas Tuchel (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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