Germany appoint Jurgen Klopp as new head coach
The 59-year-old had been serving as Red Bull's global head of football and replaces Julian Nagelsmann
Germany have appointed Jurgen Klopp as their new head coach.
Klopp returns to management on a contract that runs until the end of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, having stepped down as Liverpool manager in 2024 after saying he was “running out of energy” following a trophy-laden nine-year spell at Anfield.
The 59-year-old had been serving as Red Bull’s global head of football and replaces Julian Nagelsmann, whose Germany side were eliminated by Paraguay on penalties in the World Cup round of 32.
“I’m delighted. It’s a great honor to be sitting here. A lot is going through my mind. I had some idea of how big a job the national coach is, but it was unimaginable to me that it would ever come to this,” Jurgen Klopp said.
“Signing the contract makes today a very, very special day for me. I’d like to thank everyone involved and I’m glad it’s all over now.
“We’ll need you on this path we’re taking. It would be important if we prioritized accuracy over speed in our reporting going forward.
“We want to leave no stone unturned. My main task is to help the senior national team, and that only works if good work is done at the grassroots level.
“You get the feeling that we should do it like the Spanish in one area or like the French in another, but we want other nations to say in the future that they want to do it like the DFB.”
“During the World Cup, you had the feeling we didn’t have any good players, but we have very good footballers. Things aren’t all bad by any means.”
Klopp added: “I don’t know what my daily routine will be like yet; I’m almost glad it doesn’t start tomorrow. I live in Wiesbaden and will certainly be in Frankfurt often. I’ll watch games in every country our players are in.
“I think it’s more important to have more contact with the players than just watching them. I’ll try to get in touch with the players as soon as possible.
“For me, a great takeaway from the World Cup was that the back four was winning, and that’s what we’ll do as well. We’ll also play with wings because I’m convinced of it.
“My goal with the national team is to make people come home from the games and say ‘Wow’.”
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