Fabian Hürzeler

Hürzeler joined Bayern Munich's youth academy at the age of 10 and went through all of the club's youth teams. He also represented Germany at several youth levels, collecting 21 appearances for his country. His career as a professional footballer took place mainly in the lower ranks of German football, playing with Bayern Munich II, TSG Hoffenheim II, and 1860 Munich II. He effectively ended his professional playing career at the age of 22, but continued to play at an amateur level with FC Pipinsried, as a player-coach. After joining the coaching staff of FC St. Pauli in 2020, Hürzeler joined Hamburg-based sixth division club Eimsbütteler TV and was promoted with the club to the Oberliga Hamburg, the fifth-highest level, in 2022.

Early career

In 2016, Hürzeler, who had been eyeing a transition into a managerial role for many years and had been predicted a "great career as a coach" by former Bayern Munich II teammate Emre Can, moved down to the amateur ranks of German football, joining FC Pipinsried in a joint player-head coach role. In 2018, he also took on the job as assistant manager in charge of the Germany U20s and Germany U18s. Hürzeler took Pipinsried up from Bayernliga Süd, the fifth-highest level in Germany, to Regionalliga Bayern, the fourth division. FC Pipinsried avoided relegation to Bayernliga Süd in the first season, but went down the following season. Hürzeler stayed at Pipinsried for one more year.

FC St. Pauli

In 2020, Hürzeler was named assistant coach at FC St. Pauli, working alongside head coach Timo Schultz. On 6 December 2022, following the dismissal of Schultz, Hürzeler was appointed new interim head coach. He was given the job of head coach on a permanent basis just two weeks later, on 23 December, following several good results, thus becoming the youngest head coach in the 2. Bundesliga league at just 29. Hürzeler managed to turn round the team's fortunes, taking St. Pauli from in danger of relegation to close to the promotion places by achieving 10 wins in a row by April 2023. In April 2023, he obtained his UEFA Pro Licence at just 30. In March 2024, Hürzeler extended his contract with the club and on 12 May 2024 St. Pauli were promoted to the…

Hürzeler was born in Houston, Texas, to a Swiss father and a German mother while they were working in the United States. His family moved to Germany when he was two years old, where he grew up in Bogenhausen, a district of Munich. He holds German, Swiss, and American citizenship.

FC Pipinsried

Bayernliga Süd promotion: 2016–17 FC St. Pauli

2. Bundesliga: 2023–24 Individual

Premier League Manager of the Month: August 2024