Thomas Tuchel: dating a Brazilian woman becomes a topic at the England coach’s World Cup
The coach of the England team for the 2026 World Cup, German Thomas Tuchel, has a special connection with Brazil. For around four years, the commander has been dating Brazilian Natalie Max, who keeps a low profile.
At 52 years old, Tuchel would have started his relationship with Natalie in 2022, approximately two months after his divorce from journalist Sissi, with whom he was married for 13 years and had two daughters. The information was widely publicized in European publications at the time.
Natalie Max, 38 years old, has worked for more than a decade as director of Natexo, a marketing consultancy agency that offers services in nine countries, including Brazil. Mother of two children, she stays away from the spotlight, making few public appearances alongside her coach.
The couple’s relationship began when Tuchel was Chelsea coach. During that period, sources close to the London club reported that team players commented behind the scenes about the coach’s personal life, especially with the arrival of a new girlfriend. Attention to the private lives of public figures in high-performance sport can, on certain occasions, intensify the scrutiny surrounding their performance, even without a direct link between the events. Months after they started dating, the coach was fired from the team.
Shortly after they started dating, Natalie and Tuchel were spotted aboard a private yacht in Sardinia, Italy. At the time, rumors arose that the couple were staying in a luxurious villa, whose daily rate cost around 20 thousand pounds sterling, the equivalent of R$136 thousand at the current rate.
With spells at big clubs such as PSG, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, Tuchel took charge of the English national team in January 2025. He replaced Gareth Southgate, who left the team after finishing runner-up in the 2024 Euro Cup.
Under the German’s leadership, England reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and will face Argentina this Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 4pm (Brasília time), in Atlanta, in the United States. The team is looking to return to a World Cup final after 60 years of its only victory in the tournament.
