Sissi Tuchel: Thomas Tuchel's Ex-Wife, Age and Divorce

Sissi Tuchel is the ex-wife of Thomas Tuchel, the German coach who has managed England since January 2025. The couple married in 2009 and have two daughters; their separation became public in April 2022, and a London court finalised the divorce that summer. As of November 2026, Tuchel is reported to be in a relationship with the Brazilian businesswoman Natalie Max, and Sissi keeps out of the public eye.

Sissi has never had a public career in football and we could not find a single interview she has given, so much of what circulates about her online is guesswork. In this guide, OhMyFootball sets out what reputable outlets have actually reported about Sissi Tuchel, from her background and age to the divorce, and brings the story up to date with Tuchel's World Cup with England.

Who is Thomas Tuchel's wife?

As far as is publicly known, Thomas Tuchel has not remarried as of November 2026. His wife from 2009 to 2022 was Sissi Tuchel, and the two are now divorced. In its July 2022 report on the divorce, the Press Association gave her first name as Sigrid and said she is known as Sissi.

How and when the couple first met has never been made public. They married in 2009, the year Tuchel got his first Bundesliga job as head coach of Mainz 05, according to English Wikipedia and German football outlets such as Goal. Over the next 13 years Sissi followed his career from Mainz to Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

Who is Sissi Tuchel?

Sissi Tuchel is a former journalist. British outlets, including Hello! magazine, have reported that she worked for the Munich daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of Germany's biggest newspapers, and gave up her career to concentrate on raising the couple's daughters. In 2023, the German news site t-online also described her as a former journalist.

Claims on other websites that she is a famous publisher or a successful businesswoman have no reliable source, and neither do the figures given for her height, education or net worth. We have removed them from this article.

Sissi Tuchel age and birthday

Sissi Tuchel's date of birth has never been published, so her birthday and zodiac sign are unknown. The figures given for her age also differ from one outlet to the next. In March 2023, t-online described her as 51, which would make her about 54 or 55 in 2026. Other outlets have given lower figures: Hello! magazine, for example, gave her age as 48 in an article first published in October 2024. Treat any exact figure with caution.

For comparison, Thomas Tuchel was born on 29 August 1973 in Krumbach, Bavaria, and turned 53 in August 2026.

Sissi Tuchel origin and nationality

Sissi Tuchel is German, as far as British and German press reports describe her, and her career was in German journalism. We could not find any public statement from her about her family, her parents or where exactly she grew up, so claims about her ethnicity or her hometown that you may find on biography sites are not backed by any source we could verify.

Life at Thomas Tuchel's side

Sissi was rarely in the news while she was married to Tuchel, but she was there for the biggest night of his career. After Chelsea beat Manchester City in the Champions League final in Porto on 29 May 2021, Getty Images photographed Tuchel celebrating on the pitch with his wife, Sissi. Hello! magazine reported that their daughters joined their parents on the pitch that night.

The family's football life meant moving often. Tuchel coached in Mainz, Dortmund and Paris before taking over at Chelsea in January 2021, and Sissi followed him to England later that year. According to Hello!, she moved to the UK about seven months after he started at Chelsea.

Tuchel himself has spoken about what that meant for his family. At the ISPO sports trade fair in Munich in November 2023, as reported by Sport1, he said that the family had always travelled together until his divorce changed his personal situation, and that this was not always easy for his wife and daughters, who had to leave their friends and schools behind and start again each time.

Thomas and Sissi Tuchel's divorce

The end of the marriage was first reported by The Mail on Sunday on 3 April 2022, while Tuchel was managing Chelsea. The paper reported that Sissi had started divorce proceedings, after 13 years of marriage.

The divorce went through the High Court in London. According to the Press Association, Mr Justice Mostyn pronounced a decree nisi at a hearing in June 2022 and approved the couple's financial agreement in early July. On 20 July 2022, at an online hearing that neither of them had to attend, the judge ruled that Mrs Tuchel, who had petitioned for divorce, could apply for the final decree straight away.

Neither Thomas nor Sissi Tuchel has publicly explained why their marriage ended, and we do not repeat the speculation published on gossip sites. The figures for alimony that some websites quote have no reliable source.

Sissi Tuchel and Thomas Tuchel's children

Thomas and Sissi Tuchel have two daughters, named by Hello! magazine as Emma and Kim. Their birth dates have never been officially published, and both parents have kept them out of the spotlight, so we do not repeat the guessed birth years that circulate online. After the divorce, the couple continued to share the parenting of their daughters, according to Hello!.

Tuchel does not have children with his current partner, as far as is publicly known.

Who is Thomas Tuchel's girlfriend now?

Since 2022, Thomas Tuchel has been in a relationship with Natalie Max, a Brazilian businesswoman. German Wikipedia gives her full name as Natalie Guerreiro Max. According to Hello!, she is a consultant and a director at the consulting agency Natexo, is a mother of two, and prefers a low profile. The couple were photographed together on holiday in Sardinia at the end of July 2022, a few days after the divorce hearing in London.

Reports put Natalie about 13 years younger than Tuchel, although outlets disagree on her exact age. English Wikipedia describes the couple as still together, and no separation has been reported as of November 2026.

Who is Thomas Tuchel? From Mainz to England

Thomas Tuchel is one of the most successful German coaches of his generation. After a playing career cut short by a knee injury, he started out in youth football at Stuttgart and Augsburg before moving into senior management.

His coaching career, year by year:

2009 to 2014: Mainz 05, his first Bundesliga job
2015 to 2017: Borussia Dortmund, winning the DFB-Pokal in 2017
2018 to December 2020: Paris Saint-Germain, two Ligue 1 titles and the club's first Champions League final, in 2020
January 2021 to September 2022: Chelsea, where he replaced Frank Lampard and won the Champions League in 2021, then the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup
March 2023 to June 2024: Bayern Munich, Bundesliga champions in 2023
January 2025 onwards: head coach of England, the first German to hold the job

The FA announced Tuchel as England head coach on 16 October 2024, and he started on 1 January 2025. In the official interview the England team's YouTube channel published on the day of the announcement, he said he felt honoured by the appointment and spoke about his goal of winning the 2026 World Cup.

On 12 February 2026, the FA extended his contract until the end of Euro 2028. At the 2026 World Cup in North America, England won Group L, then beat DR Congo, hosts Mexico and Norway to reach the semi-finals. They lost 2-1 to Argentina in Atlanta on 15 July 2026, after taking the lead through Anthony Gordon, and Tuchel took responsibility for the defeat. Three days later, England beat France 6-4 in the third-place play-off in Miami, their best World Cup finish since they won the tournament in 1966.

After the World Cup, England started their Nations League campaign with a 3-2 home defeat to Spain at Wembley on 26 September 2026, then won 2-0 against the Czech Republic in Prague. As of early November 2026, Tuchel remains England head coach, under contract until Euro 2028.

Tuchel took over the job that Gareth Southgate, whose wife is Alison Southgate, held until Euro 2024 (Lee Carsley led the team in between as interim coach), and works closely with England captain Harry Kane, married to Katie Goodland, whom he also coached at Bayern Munich. At Chelsea, he took over from Frank Lampard, whose wife Christine Lampard is a well-known TV presenter.

Sissi Tuchel net worth

Sissi Tuchel's net worth is not publicly known. The figures published on some websites are guesses with no source, as are the claims about her divorce settlement. Thomas Tuchel's salary as England head coach has not been officially disclosed by the FA.

We could not find a verified public Instagram, Facebook or X account belonging to Sissi Tuchel. Profiles using her name should be treated with caution. Thomas Tuchel does not appear to run a verified personal Instagram account either; his work with England is covered on the team's official channels.

Quick facts about Sissi Tuchel

Name: Sissi Tuchel (named as Sigrid by the Press Association)
Known as: the ex-wife of England head coach Thomas Tuchel
Nationality: German, according to press reports
Job: former journalist, reportedly at Süddeutsche Zeitung
Age: not officially published; t-online gave 51 in March 2023
Married: 2009
Separated: reported on 3 April 2022
Divorce: finalised through the High Court in London in the summer of 2022
Children: two daughters, Emma and Kim
Social media: no verified public account

Frequently asked questions about Sissi Tuchel

Are Thomas and Sissi Tuchel still married?

No. Their separation was reported on 3 April 2022, after 13 years of marriage, and the divorce went through the High Court in London in June and July 2022.

How old is Sissi Tuchel?

Her date of birth is not public. The German site t-online gave her age as 51 in March 2023, which would make her about 54 or 55 in 2026, but other outlets have published different figures.

What is Sissi Tuchel's nationality and origin?

Sissi Tuchel is German, according to British and German press reports, and worked as a journalist in Germany. We could not find any public comment from her on her family background.

What was Sissi Tuchel's job?

She is a former journalist. She reportedly worked for Süddeutsche Zeitung and stepped back from her career to raise the couple's two daughters.

Who is Thomas Tuchel's girlfriend?

Thomas Tuchel has been in a relationship with Natalie Max, a Brazilian businesswoman and mother of two, since 2022. No separation has been reported as of November 2026.