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Augsburg
[ awgz-burg; German ouks-boork ]
noun
- a city in Bavaria, in S Germany.
Augsburg
/ ˈauksbʊrk /
noun
- a city in S Germany, in Bavaria: founded by the Romans in 14 bc ; site of the diet that produced the Peace of Augsburg (1555), which ended the struggles between Lutherans and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire and established the principle that each ruler should determine the form of worship in his lands. Pop: 259 217 (2003 est) Roman nameAugusta Vindelicorumaʊˈɡuːstə vɪnˈdɛlɪˌkəʊrəm
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Tuchel helped with the development of future Germany internationals Mario Gomez and Holgar Badstuber before returning to Augsburg in a similar role in 2005.
After showing promise as a defender, Tuchel joined Augsburg's youth academy but was released at the age of 19.
"Thomas was a passionate player who gave his all on the pitch, but sometimes he had few friends among his team-mates because he was exacting and demanding, which didn’t go down well with some of the players," former Augsburg youth coach Heiner Schumann told BBC Sport.
He later helped current Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann, who played under Tuchel at Augsburg's reserve team and was also forced to retire at a young age, by encouraging him to become a coach.
"Thomas was an outstanding, passionate player on the pitch, who gave his all, but sometimes he had few friends among his team-mates because he was so exacting and demanding, which didn't go down well with some of the players," Heiner Schuhmann, former Augsburg youth coach, told BBC Sport.
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