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Domenico Tedesco
It's been a meteoric rise for the 33 year old Italian Domenico Tedesco. Just over a year ago nobody knew about Erzgebirge Aue new appointment, having never played a minute of professional football it seemed a gamble for the Erzgebirge hierarchy. They were rock bottom of German's second division with 11 games left in the season, it's far from the ideal position to start a managerial career Tedesco would of wanted but he hesitantly ended up taking the job. He would finish with a record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses before taking the reins of one of Germany's most historic clubs, Schalke 04.
In his first season with Schalke the task was simple, guiding Schalke 04 into the Champions Legaue having seen the club go three season's without featuring in Europe's top competition. In his first season in charge he promoted American youngsters Haji Wright and Weston McKennie from the youth setup and got rid of deadwood who were no longer deserving of a place; Sidney Sam, Eric Chupo Moting, Dennis Aogo and Coke. He brought in Nabil Bentaleb, Amine Harit and Ukrainian Winger Yevhen Konoplyanka from Sevilla. All these players would go on to become key cogs for Domenico Tedsco side.
His first season not only met expectations but exceeded them by placing second place only behind only German powerhouse Bayern Munich. Although not playing the most attractive football, Tedesco side's have a knowledge of how to pull of results and being tight knitted in the back.
Schalkes return to the Champions League saw them progress from a competitive group featuring Porto, Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow. At 33, Tedesco is one of Europe's up and coming managers, having never played a competitive game it's a remarkable achievement seeing Tedesco achieve success as a manager in one of Europe's most tactical leagues.
