Huub Stevens will look to steady the ship at Bundesliga side Hoffenheim before highly rated 28-year-old Julian Nagelsmann takes over.
Hoffenheim has announced that 28-year-old coach Julian Nagelsmann will take charge of the Bundelsliga outfit from the start of the 2016-17 season.
On Monday, Hoffenheim appointed seasoned tactician Huub Stevens until the end of the current campaign after a dismal run of one win from the opening 10 Bundesliga fixtures led to Markus Gisdol being removed from his post.
For the longer term, the club has opted to go in a wholly different direction by promoting Under-19 coach Nagelsmann, who will complete his coaching badges before taking over from Stevens next July on a deal that runs until June 2019.