The 34-year-old German has plenty of pedigree at big clubs, working alongside top toaches at the likes of Bayern Munich, Southampton, RB Leipzig and the German national team as an assistant, now he’s taking on the top job at Hillsborough as he begins his adventure into senior management.
On Friday he discussed a whole range of topics with the media in his maiden press appearance, taking time to talk about his past, the present, and the future of the Owls in what he seees as an exciting challenge.
Here are loads of pictures and quotes - from both him and Wednesday chairman Dejphon Chansiri - following the first day of a new era at S6:
13. Age is but a number
“It’s about experience… In Munich I had Lewandowski, and he was older than me - as well as Manuel Neuer. It’s important that you find a good a relationship with them, to build up something, and it’s also about the human. It’s not about the player or their age, it’s about them as a human - and when everyone is open-minded then you can be successful in the future.” | Steve Ellis Photo: Steve Ellis
14. Time to get to work
“Being successful means training hard every single day, and I think this is one big key point for me. I need the group working hard, I need them to be open-minded to the things that I demand, and I think we need the first steps forward. In the last games they are not so successful - we want to train hard and then we can be successful in the future. I’m convinced of this, it’s the reason that I told the chairman that I can do this job.” | Steve Ellis
15. ‘Something in the air’
“The stadium is amazing. It’s different to other stadiums, different to German stadiums. It’s traditional, and you get a feeling in the air - when I imagine 25,000 people in there, with the crowd behind us and us giving everything on the pitch then I think we can create a great, great atmosphere here.” | Steve Ellis Photo: Steve Ellis