Fabian Hürzeler (born 26 February 1993) is a German professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is the youngest permanent head coach in Premier League history at age 31.^[1]

Hürzeler joined Bayern Munich's youth academy at the age of eleven and went through all of the club's youth teams. He also represented Germany at several youth levels, collecting 21 appearances for his country. His career as a professional footballer took place mainly in the lower ranks of German football, playing with Bayern Munich II, 1899 Hoffenheim II, and 1860 Munich II. He effectively ended his professional playing career at the age of 23.

In 2016, Hürzeler, who had been eyeing a transition into a managerial role for many years and had been predicted a "great career as a coach" by former Bayern Munich II teammate Emre Can, moved down to the amateur ranks of German football, joining FC Pipinsried in a joint player/head coach role.^[2] In 2018, he also took on the job as assistant manager in charge of the Germany U20s and Germany U18s.^[2] Hürzeler took Pipinsried up from Bayernliga Süd, the fifth-highest level in Germany, to Regionalliga Bayern, the fourth division. FC Pipinsried avoided relegation to Bayernliga Süd in the first year, but went down the following season. Hürzeler stayed at Pipinsried for one further year.

In 2020, Hürzeler was named assistant coach at FC St. Pauli, working alongside head coach Timo Schultz.^[2] Additionally, he joined the Hamburg-based sixth-division club Eimsbütteler tv and was promoted with this club to the Oberliga Hamburg, the fifth-highest level, in 2022. On 6 December 2022, following the dismissal of Schultz, Hürzeler was appointed new head coach at FC St. Pauli on an interim basis.^[3] He was given the job of head coach on a permanent basis just two weeks later, on 23 December, following several good results, thus becoming the youngest head coach in the 2. Bundesliga league at just 29 years of age.^[4] Hürzeler managed to turn round the team's fortunes, taking St Pauli from in danger of relegation to close to the promotion places by achieving ten wins in a row by April 2023.^[5] In April 2023, he obtained his UEFA Pro Licence at just 30 years of age.^[6] In March 2024, Hürzeler extended his contract with St. Pauli^[7] and on 12 May 2024 St. Pauli were promoted to the Bundesliga.^[8]

On 15 June 2024, Hürzeler became the new head coach of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, replacing Roberto De Zerbi.^[9] He is the youngest permanent head coach in Premier League history.^[10] In his first competitive match with Brighton, Hürzeler's team won 3–0 away at Everton in the Premier League.^[11] Hürzeler oversaw an unbeaten start to Brighton's season which also included a home win against Manchester United and an away draw at Arsenal which earned him the Premier League Manager of the Month award for August.^[12]

Hürzeler was born in Houston, Texas, to a Swiss father and a German mother while they were working in the United States.^[2] His family moved back to Germany when he was two years old, where he grew up in the Munich district of Bogenhausen. He holds German, Swiss, and American citizenship.^[13]

As of 29 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref.
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
FC Pipinsried	1 July 2016	30 June 2020	103	38	28	37	140	161	−21	036.89	[14][15][16][17][18]
FC St. Pauli	6 December 2022	15 June 2024	55	36	12	7	107	54	+53	065.45	[19][20][21]
Brighton & Hove Albion	1 July 2024	Present	16	8	5	3	31	22	+9	050.00	[22][23]
Career total			174	82	45	47	278	237	+41	047.13

FC Pipinsried

• Bayernliga Süd promotion: 2016–17

FC St. Pauli

• 2. Bundesliga: 2023–24

Individual

• Premier League Manager of the Month: August 2024^[12]