Augsburg announced on Wednesday that Sandro Wagner will replace Jess Torup as first team coach with immediate effect. The two sides have signed a three-year contract, valid until June 30, 2028.

Sandro Wagner is 36 years old. As a player, he played for Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, Kaiserslautern, Hertha Berlin, Darmstadt and Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. He has played for many top coaches such as Julian Nagelsmann, Otmar Hitzfeld, Niko Kovacs, Jupp Heynckes, and won 3 Bundesliga titles, 2 German Cups, 1 German Super Cup and 2 German League Cups with Bayern.

Wagner also played 8 times for the German team and scored 5 goals, successfully winning the 2017 Confederations Cup.

After retiring in 2020, Wagner chose to go into coaching. He has served as the forward coach of the German youth team, the head coach of the Unterhaching U19 and first team, the assistant coach of the German U20, and has been an assistant coach under the German national team coach Julian Nagelsmann since September 2023.

"We are very pleased to appoint Sandro Wagner as the new head coach of Augsburg - he was born for football," said Augsburg CEO Michael Strörer after the signing. "Sandro is ambitious and fully identifies with the direction of the club. In his previous tenures, he has shown his ability to develop teams and players. Sandro's coaching style is meticulous and rigorous, and he is also good at infecting and motivating the team with passion. We look forward to working with him."

Wagner added: "My goal has always been to coach in the Bundesliga. This conversation with the club has convinced me that coaching Augsburg is the best choice for me. Augsburg has a clear football philosophy that fits my coaching style."

"As a young coach, I hope to grow with the club. Augsburg provides an ideal environment for this. The club is as ambitious as I am, has a perfect organizational structure and a good working environment. The team has great potential and I am very much looking forward to fighting alongside them."