Antonio Di Salvo: Who is the Germany U21 head coach and former Bayern Munich striker?
Antonio Di Salvo led the Germany U21s to a runners-up finish at the 2025 UEFA U21 Euros. Find out more on the German-Italian tactician below...
Stats correct as of 29 June 2025
Antonio Di Salvo
Age: 46 (born 5 June 1979)
Role: Head coach
Country: Germany
Key stats
Di Salvo's Germany beat the likes of Italy and Spain, before losing the Euro U21 final to holders England 3-2 after extra-time. The former striker's been in charge since September 2021, overseeing an impressive 25 wins, six draws and six defeats, with a points-per-game average of 2.19.
Di Salvo previously worked as assistant coach of the Germany U21s and U19s, as well as the Bayern Munich U17s. He won the Bundesliga title and UEFA Champions League as a Bayern player in 2000/01, but made just eight competitive appearances in his only season with the record champions.
The German of Italian descent also turned out for hometown club Paderborn, Hansa Rostock and 1860 Munich, featuring in 183 games across Germany's top two divisions, before retiring through injury following a spell in Austria with Kapfenberg.
Coaching style
Di Salvo has mainly deployed a 4-3-3 formation in his time as Germany U21s boss, with an emphasis on posession-based and attacking football.
Did you know?
Di Salvo is a three-time Euros-winning assistant coach, lifting the U19s crown in 2014 and two more at U21s level.
What they're saying
"Toni and his coaching staff have managed to build a brilliant side out of a team that changes every two years, and have also helped individual players to steadily develop." - Germany senior national team director Rudi Völler after Di Salvo signed a two-year contract extension in March 2025
"Toni Di Salvo is rated very highly by the DFB [German Football Association], both for his work with the U21s and as a coach for our other youth sides." - Andreas Rettig, managing director for Sport at DFB GmbH & Co. KG
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