
Lena Wurzenberger
Former sports journalist
Lena Wurzenberger is a German former newspaper reporter who covered football and local news for BILD. Her work included reporting on Bayern Munich before she moved away from football coverage after her relationship with coach Julian Nagelsmann became public. She left the newspaper in 2023. Wurzenberger and Nagelsmann married in Austria in January 2026. They appear together at football matches and selected public events while keeping much of their personal life private.

Biography sources
Lena Wurzenberger photos
Photo credits
- Lena Wurzenberger watches Germany play Ghana in Stuttgart in March 2026. · Tim Groothuis / WITTERS ↗
- Lena Wurzenberger and Julian Nagelsmann at a public event. · BrauerPhotos / F. Seidel ↗
- Lena Wurzenberger and Julian Nagelsmann during Euro 2024. · picture alliance / Pressefoto Rudel ↗
- Lena Wurzenberger and Julian Nagelsmann at Oktoberfest in Munich. · picture alliance / sampics ↗
- Lena Wurzenberger and Julian Nagelsmann at Oktoberfest in Munich, September 2026. · instagram.com/almauftrieb ↗
- Lena Wurzenberger watches Germany play Ghana in Stuttgart, March 2026. · M.i.S. / Bernd Feil / Picture Alliance ↗
- Lena Wurzenberger in the stands during the 2026 World Cup. · Tom Weller / Picture Alliance ↗
- Lena Wurzenberger watches Germany at the 2026 World Cup. · Tom Weller / Picture Alliance ↗
Career and background
Wurzenberger’s journalism career brought her into football reporting in Munich. After her relationship with Nagelsmann became public in 2022, she stopped covering Bayern and worked in BILD’s local-news operation. Her subsequent departure from the newspaper was reported in March 2023.Sources: KOM – Magazin für Kommunikation ↗ · Joyn ↗
A move into BMW’s communications team was announced in 2023. The industry magazine KOM later corrected its report to say that she never started the position.Source: KOM – Magazin für Kommunikation ↗
Relationship history
Wurzenberger and
Julian Nagelsmann have been publicly linked since 2022. BILD reported their private wedding in Leogang, Austria, on 24 January 2026. Nagelsmann has two children from his previous marriage.
Relationship sources
- Julian Nagelsmann BILD ↗







