Though nicknamed 'Baby Mourinho' by Germany international Tim Wiese, the talents of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's new head coach, Julian Nagelsmann, are little known outside of Sinsheim.

Read: Naglesmann appointed youngest-ever head coach

The announcement that the 28-year-old has replaced Huub Stevens, and become the Bundesliga's youngest-ever coach in the process, had even the most well-informed football fans asking 'Julian who?' bundesliga.com provides some of the answers...

Read: Stevens steps down from Hoffenheim role

1) Injury heartache

Born in the Bavarian town of Landsberg am Lech, Nagelsmann played for TSV 1860 Munich's youth sides. While former team-mates Christian Träsch and Fabian Johnson went on to establish themselves in the Bundesliga, a knee injury sustained shortly after he had joined FC Augsburg cruelly ended Nagelsmann's ambitions of joining them, aged just 20. "At first, I didn't want anything more to do with football," Nagelsmann, a defender in his playing days, said. "It was very sad for me that I had to end my career so young."

 2) Famous role models

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