Domenico Tedesco

Domenico Tedesco
Tedesco in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-12) 12 September 1985
Place of birth Rossano, Italy
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04 (manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
2017 Erzgebirge Aue
2017– Schalke 04

Domenico Tedesco (born 12 September 1985) is an Italian football manager who currently coaches Schalke 04.

Career

Beginnings in youth teams

As a player, he was active for ASV Aichwald in the Kreisliga A.[1][2]

On 1 July 2008, Tedesco began to work in the youth department of VfB Stuttgart as an assistant coach under Thomas Schneider. From 2013 onwards he was assistant coach of the under-17 team before being promoted to head coach during the course of the season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, he left Stuttgart to become youth manager for 1899 Hoffenheim. He was promoted to under-19 coach ahead of the 2016–17 season. He graduated from the Hennes-Weisweiler-Akademie, Germany's football coaching academy, as the top student of the class of 2016.[3]

Erzgebirge Aue

On 8 March 2017, the then last-placed team of 2016–17 2. Bundesliga Erzgebirge Aue appointed Tedesco as their new head coach.[4] He earned 13 points from his first five matches and ended the season in 14th place, sparing the club from relegation. He finished with a record of six wins, two draws, and three losses.[5]

Schalke 04

Starting with the 2017–18 season, Tedesco took over the managerial spot for Bundesliga side Schalke 04.[6] He inked a two-year deal with the Royal Blues on 9 June 2017.[7]

On 25 November 2017, Tedesco's side went 4–0 down at half time against rivals Borussia Dortmund. Schalke eventually drew 4–4 in a historic Revierderby, earning him Bundesliga's Man of Matchday 13, the first manager to ever win the award.

Managerial record

As of matches played on 6 October 2018.
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %Ref.
Erzgebirge Aue8 March 2017[5]9 June 2017[6] 11 6 2 3 054.55 [5]
Schalke 049 June 2017[6]present 49 26 10 13 053.06 [8]
Total 60 32 12 16 053.33 —

Personal life

Born in Rossano, Italy, Tedesco's parents emigrated to Esslingen, Germany, when he was two years old.[9] After completing his vocational training as a wholesale merchant, he obtained a bachelor's degree in business engineering and a master's in innovation management.

References

  1. ↑ Die Rückkehr zum VfB Stuttgart
  2. ↑ Der Einser-Schüler, der Aue retten soll
  3. ↑ "Video: 23 Fußball-Lehrer erhalten Lizenz". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Fix! Tedesco neuer Trainer in Aue". sport1.de. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Erzgebirge Aue". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Bestätigt: Domenico Tedesco ersetzt Markus Weinzierl auf Schalke!". Kicker.de. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Domenico Tedesco appointed Schalke 04 head coach - News - Schalke04.de". www.schalke04.de. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  8. ↑ "FC Schalke 04". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Germany, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart,. "Aues Trainer Domenico Tedesco: Die Rückkehr zum VfB Stuttgart". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-06-09.
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