The Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday announced Bruno Labbadia as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles and the 37th Of the such. He will also be the 4th German to handle the three times African Champions. 

Born on 8 February 1966, Bruno is a German football manager and former player who played as a striker.

 He won the DFB-Pokal in 1989-90 with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and the Bundesliga in 1993-94 with FC Bayern Munich. He was also capped twice for the German team.

He last managed VfB Stuttgart before his appointment by the Nigeria Football Federation. 

Labbadia is of Italian ancestry, as his  Italian parents moved to Germany as Gastarbeiter and settled in Schneppenhausen near Darmstadt in Hesse.
He acquired his secondary school leaving certificate and trained as an insurance salesman. At 18 years old, he gave up Italian citizenship and became a German citizen. 

Labbadia was hired as the manager of Darmstadt 98 on 8 May 2003. His first match was a 2–1 win against TSG Wörsdorf. In his first season, Darmstadt won promotion to the Regionalliga. Darmstadt started the 2004–05 season with a 2–1 loss to Mainz 05 II. Darmstadt finished the 2004–05 season in fifth place.  Darmstadt started the 2005–06 season with a 2–1 win against VfR Aalen. Darmstadt finished the season in fifth place.He left on 30 June 2006. His final match was a 6–0 against SpVgg Bayreuth.

Labbadia was hired as Greuther Fürth's manager on 19 March 2007. Labbadia officially took over on 1 July 2007 when pre-season officially started. His first match was a 3–1 win against Darmstadt in the German Cup. Greuther Fürth finished the season in sixth place. He left the club on 26 May 2008 when he officially joined Bayer Leverkusen. Labbadia finished with a record of 15 wins, 10 draws, and 11 losses.

He was appointed as the new manager of Hertha BSC on 9 April 2020. He coached the last nine matches in the 2019–20 season, finishing with a record of four wins, one draw, and four losses. Hertha BSC finished in 10th place. He was sacked on 24 January 2021.

Labbadia returned to Stuttgart in December 2022. In April 2023, he was sacked after the team dropped to the last place.