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Joachim Löw

Löw as Germany manager in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Joachim Löw
Date of birth	(1960-02-03) 3 February 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Schönau im Schwarzwald, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	TuS Schönau 1896
	FC Schönau
	Eintracht Freiburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1980	SC Freiburg	71	(18)
1980–1981	VfB Stuttgart	4	(0)
1981–1982	Eintracht Frankfurt	24	(5)
1982–1984	SC Freiburg	65	(25)
1984–1985	Karlsruher SC	24	(2)
1985–1989	SC Freiburg	116	(38)
1989–1992	FC Schaffhausen
1992–1994	FC Winterthur
1994–1995	FC Frauenfeld
International career
1979–1980	West Germany U21	4	(0)
Managerial career
1992–1994	FC Winterthur (youth)
1994–1995	FC Frauenfeld
1995–1996	VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
1996	VfB Stuttgart (interim)
1996–1998	VfB Stuttgart
1998–1999	Fenerbahçe
1999–2000	Karlsruher SC
2000–2001	Adanaspor
2001–2002	Tirol Innsbruck
2003–2004	Austria Wien
2004–2006	Germany (assistant)
2006–2021	Germany
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany (as manager) FIFA World Cup Winner 2014 Brazil 2010 South Africa UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2008 Austria-Switzerland 2012 Poland-Ukraine 2016 France FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2017 Russia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joachim "Jogi" Löw (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːaxɪm ˈløːf]; born 3 February 1960) is a German football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Germany national team from 2006 until 2021. During his tenure as manager, he led Germany to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. In March 2021, Löw announced that he would resign from his position after the delayed Euro 2020. Of all head coaches of the Germany national football team, Löw has managed and won the most matches (189/120).

Playing career

In 1978, Löw started his playing career with 2. Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. He returned to the club twice (1982, 1985) and held the club's overall goal scoring record until 2020, when Nils Petersen surpassed him. In 1980, Löw joined VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, but he had difficulties establishing himself in the starting lineup and played only four matches.

In the 1981–82 season, Löw played for Eintracht Frankfurt (24 matches, five goals), but he returned to Freiburg the following year. In 1982–83, he scored eight goals in 34 matches, 1983–84 he scored 17 goals in 31 matches in the 2. Bundesliga. Afterwards, he returned to the Bundesliga with Karlsruher SC, but he only scored two goals in 24 matches. Later, he joined Freiburg again for four years, played 116 matches and scored 38 goals. Löw concluded his career in Switzerland, where he played for FC Schaffhausen (1989–1992) and FC Winterthur (1992–1994).

Löw played four times for the West Germany national under-21 team.

Managerial career

1992–2004: club management

Early career

Löw started his coaching career as a youth coach for FC Winterthur while he was still active as a player. In 1994–95, he served as player-coach of FC Frauenfeld.

In 1995–96, he became an assistant coach to VfB Stuttgart head coach Rolf Fringer. As Fringer had the opportunity to become coach of the Switzerland national team, Löw was promoted caretaker manager on 14 August 1996. He eventually became the permanent manager and was at the club until 21 May 1998. His first match as head coach was a 4–0 win against Schalke 04 on 17 August 1996. They finished the 1996–97 season in fourth place. The 1997–98 season started with a 3–0 against Karlsruher SC on 22 July 1997 in the semi–final of the DFB-Ligapokal. They went on to lose in the final against Bayern Munich on 26 July 1997. In the Bundesliga, Stuttgart finished in fourth place.

During the season, in the DFB-Pokal, Stuttgart reached the competition's semi-finals, defeating reserve teams of Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC, SSV Ulm 1846 and KFC Uerdingen 05 en route. In the semi-final on 17 February 1998, however, Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart 3–0. Stuttgart also got to the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Stuttgart eliminated IP Vestmannaeyja, Beerschot, Slavia Prague and Lokomotiv Moscow. In the final on 13 May 1998, Stuttgart lost 1–0 to Chelsea. This proved to be his final match as he left the club seven days later. He finished with a record of 46 wins, 20 draws and 23 losses.

Löw joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe on 1 July 1998. His first match was a 0–0 draw against Dardanelspor. During the 1998–99 season, Fenerbahçe finished third in the Süper Lig and were eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup. They were serving a one-year ban in the Turkish Cup.

Return to Germany and back to Turkey

Löw became manager of Karlsruher SC on 25 October 1999. His first match was a 1–1 draw against Hannover 96 on 31 October 1999. He was manager until 19 April 2000, finishing with a record of one win, seven draws and ten losses. His final match was a 3–1 loss to Hannover on 16 April 2000, while his only win came in a 2–1 win against Fortuna Köln on 19 March 2000. He was sacked, with the club in last place (18th). Marco Pezzaiuoli replaced Löw for the remainder of the season and only had two wins in the remaining seven matches, finished the season in last place (18th), and were relegated.

Löw returned to Turkey as manager of Adanaspor from 20 December 2000 to 2 March 2001. He did not win any matches during this time. When he left Adanaspor, the club was in the relegation zone at 16th place.

Coaching in Austria

Löw became the manager of Austrian club Tirol Innsbruck on 10 October 2001 and led them to the 2001–02 Austrian Bundesliga title. He finished with a record of 11 wins, five draws and nine losses. The same year, the club had to declare bankruptcy and was liquidated. Löw was once again unemployed. He was with Austria Wien from 1 July 2003 to 24 March 2004. During the 2003–04 season, Wien were eliminated from the Champions League by Marseille in the third qualifying round and eliminated from the UEFA Cup by Borussia Dortmund in the first round. They won the 2003 Austrian Supercup against FC Kärnten. He left the club on 24 March 2004; Austria Wien were in first place at the time of his departure.

2004–2006: Germany assistant manager

When Jürgen Klinsmann succeeded Rudi Völler as the head coach of the Germany national team following a disappointing UEFA Euro 2004, he brought Löw into the German setup as assistant manager. Klinsmann and Löw had met years earlier at a coaching school and both shared a philosophy focused on attacking football. Under their reign, Klinsmann and Löw's German team reached the semi-final stage at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Germany lost 3–2 to Brazil in the semi-final of the 2005 Confederations Cup, but subsequently defeated Mexico 4–3 in the third place encounter. Klinsmann and Löw's new attacking philosophy saw Germany score the most goals (15 in 5 matches) of any team in the tournament.

Germany opened the 2006 World Cup on 9 June in Munich with a 4–2 victory against Costa Rica. A last minute 1–0 win over Poland and a 3–0 win over Ecuador followed. Germany defeated Sweden in the round of 16 with two Lukas Podolski goals, followed by a grueling battle with Argentina. In the penalty shootout after finishing extra time at 1–1, the coaching staff gave Jens Lehmann a prepared list of possible Argentinian penalty takers and their preferred way to shoot, which was reported to have helped ensure Germany's victory. In the semi-final match with Italy, however, the hosts conceded two goals in the final two minutes of extra time. Germany, however, turned in a dominant performance against Portugal in the third place match, winning 3–1 with two Bastian Schweinsteiger goals.

Besides a focus on attacking football and youth development, Klinsmann's staff also introduced an alternative B-team: Team 2006, to experiment with new aspiring players suitable to play at the home World Cup. Also introduced were an enhanced fitness coaching staff, as well as Oliver Bierhoff as "Business Manager" – this job revolves around public relations, general management and everything not directly related to coaching – and a mental coach, Dr. Hans-Dieter Hermann, who has the job of preparing the German players for stressful situations in major tournaments.

2006–2021: Germany manager

Euro 2008

On 12 July 2006, following Klinsmann's decision not to renew his contract, Löw was named as the new manager of Germany. Löw obtained a contract for two years and announced that he wanted to continue in the philosophy developed with Klinsmann to play with an offensive style. Löw was particularly concerned with the amount of time his players hold on to the ball before passing. During his tenure, he reduced this time significantly, increasing the pace of the German game. He declared that his aim was to win Euro 2008. His first game in charge, a friendly against Sweden in Gelsenkirchen on 16 August 2006, was a 3–0 success in which Miroslav Klose scored twice and Bernd Schneider scored the other.

Löw had a successful start in qualifying for Euro 2008 with wins over the Republic of Ireland and San Marino. On 7 October 2006, Germany won 2–0 against Georgia in the Ostseestadion in Rostock, which was the fourth consecutive success for Löw and his team, the best start of a new head coach of the Germany national team ever. The team extended this record to five wins in the next match, the Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovakia in Bratislava on 11 October, with a 4–1 victory. The Slovaks' strike was the first goal conceded by Germany under Löw's reign.

The next match saw the end of Löw's perfect record, with the qualifying match on 15 November in Nicosia against Cyprus ending in a disappointing 1–1 draw. 2007 started with a 3–1 win against Switzerland on 7 February and a 2–1 win against the Czech Republic on 24 March. Löw's first loss as manager came in his eighth game on 28 March 2007, an experimental squad lost 0–1 against Denmark. He had given Robert Enke and Patrick Helmes their debuts. When qualification for Euro 2008 was ensured, Löw's record stood at 11 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw from 13 matches and a 41:6 goal difference. This includes the first win over England in London's new Wembley Stadium. Germany lost to the Czech Republic in qualifying on 17 October 2007. This was the second loss for Löw. Germany finished qualifying in second place. In the final match of 2007, Germany and Wales finished in a 0–0 draw.

Germany started 2008 with 3–0 win against Austria on 6 February and a 4–0 win against Switzerland on 26 March. Then Germany and Belarus finished in a 2–2 draw. Germany had a 2–0 lead at half–time. In their final match before Euro 2008, Germany defeated Serbia 2–1. At Euro 2008, Germany defeated Poland 2–0 in their first game, with two goals from Lukas Podolski. In their second game, Germany were beaten 2–1 by Croatia, while in their final group game, against Austria, Löw was sent to the stands by the referee Manuel Mejuto González – along with his Austrian counterpart Josef Hickersberger – for arguing with the fourth official. Following his dismissal, he was seen talking to Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel about the incident. Nonetheless, Germany won the match 1–0 with a goal from Michael Ballack to progress to the quarter-finals as runners up because of their earlier loss to Croatia.

Löw changed the 4–4–2 system after the group stages to a 4–2–3–1 system, and left striker Mario Gómez out of the starting lineup. Though he was forced to watch from the sidelines, his team defeated Portugal 3–2. In the quarter-final, Löw was banned from giving any directions to his team even through telephone calls. Later Löw declared that he had put seven different scenarios with his assistant Hansi Flick in order to contain Portugal. Germany won 3–2 against Turkey in the semi-finals. Germany then lost 1–0 to Spain in the final on 29 June 2008.

2010 World Cup

Further progress was evident in qualifying for South Africa as Germany booked their place at the 2010 World Cup undefeated. In their penultimate match on 10 October 2009, Germany secured first place in their qualifying group for the 2010 World Cup by beating second placed Russia in Moscow 1–0, sending Guus Hiddink's side into playoffs.

In the 2010 World Cup, Löw introduced new young players and fielded the second youngest team of the tournament, Germany's youngest since 1934. Germany topped Group D and met England in the first round of the knockout stage, beating them 4–1 before defeating Argentina 4–0 in the quarter-finals. Germany then lost the semi-final to Spain 1–0. On 10 July 2010, they went on to win the third place play-off against Uruguay by 3–2 to collect the bronze medals and third place at the 2010 World Cup.

Euro 2012

Germany qualified for Euro 2012 and topped their group with ten wins out of ten matches. This includes a 4–0 win against Kazakhstan and a 6–2 win against Austria. During the qualification campaign, Löw signed a new contract that would keep him with Germany until 2014. Germany then proceeded to top their group in the tournament, the only team to win all three of their group matches as they defeated Portugal 1–0, the Netherlands 2–1, and Denmark 2–1. In the quarter-finals, Germany beat Greece 4–2, but were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 2–1 loss to Italy.

2014 World Cup

Germany started qualification with a 3–0 win against the Faroe Islands. Germany won their first match in 2013 2–1 against France. After qualifying they started their 2014 World Cup group stage with a 4–0 victory over Portugal. In the second game, against Ghana, Germany came from behind to draw the match 2–2, while in the third match, Germany beat the United States – led by former German coach Jürgen Klinsmann – 1–0, with the lone goal scored by Thomas Müller. In the second round match against Algeria, Löw's tactics were called into question after playing a high defensive line allowing Algeria to break through on numerous occasions. Nonetheless, Germany won 2–1 after extra time, thereby setting up a quarter-final clash with France. Germany edged France 1–0 with a goal from Borussia Dortmund centre-back Mats Hummels in the 12th minute.

In the semi-final, Germany defeated hosts Brazil 7–1 to reach the tournament's final; the result was Brazil's worst defeat in FIFA World Cup history. Löw led Germany to their fourth World Cup title win with a Mario Götze goal in the 112th minute to get Die Mannschaft the victory in extra time against Argentina in the final. The same year he won the FIFA World Coach Of The Year Award after receiving 36.23 % votes and finished ahead of Carlo Ancelotti who got 22.06 % votes.

Euro 2016

Germany started Euro 2016 qualifying with a 2–1 win against Scotland. Then Germany lost to Poland, 2–0. Germany had 28 shots in the match and the result put them in fourth place. Germany tied the Republic of Ireland 1–1 on 14 October 2014; John O'Shea had scored the equalizer for Ireland in the fourth minute of stoppage time. In the following month, meanwhile, Germany defeated Gibraltar 4–0. On 13 March 2015, Löw signed a contract extension until 2018. On 29 March 2015, Germany defeated Georgia 2–0, Germany remained in second place. and on 10 June, in a friendly match, Germany lost 2–1 to the United States. This was the first victory for the U.S. in Germany. Germany defeated Gibraltar 7–0 on 13 June 2015 and Poland 3–1 on 4 September 2015. Three days later, Germany again defeated Scotland, but on 8 October 2015, Ireland would defeat Germany 1–0. Germany finished off qualifying with a 2–1 win against Georgia.

In the lead up to the final tournament, Germany faced France, England, Italy Slovakia, and Hungary. France defeated Germany 2–0 on 13 November 2015, England defeated Germany 3–2 on 26 March 2016 and three days later, Germany would defeat Italy 4–1, marking the first time since 1995 that Germany had defeated Italy. Slovakia defeated Germany 3–1 on 31 May 2016. In their final match before the start of the tournament, Germany defeated Hungary 2–0.

In the tournament proper, Germany were grouped into Group C alongside Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland. Germany defeated Ukraine (2–0) and Northern Ireland (1–0), while it tied Poland (0–0). Finishing level on seven points with Poland but with a superior goal differential, Germany qualified for the round of 16 as Group C winners. At this stage they would defeat Slovakia 3–0 on 26 June 2016, setting up a quarter-final match against Italy on 2 July. After the match finished in a 1–1 draw, Germany advanced to the semi-finals after winning the shootout, matching up with tournament hosts France. France would defeat Germany 2–0, inflicting its first loss on Germany in a major tournament for the first time since 1958. Despite losing, Löw thought that Germany were the "better team" in the match.

During this time, Löw was a part of a collaboration between the German Football Association and The LEGO Group, who in May 2016 released a Europe-exclusive collectible minifigure series, with Löw featured as the first of sixteen minifigures in the collection.

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Germany started their 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup mission with a 3–2 victory over Australia in their first group stage match. In the next match, Germany ended with a 1–1 draw over Chile. Germany then won against Cameroon with a 3–1 victory in their last group stage match and sealed their place in the semi-final. This victory meant the 100th Victory for Germany under his coaching.

Germany faced Mexico in the semi-final and defeated them with a 4–1 victory to make it to the final for the first time in the tournament. On 2 July 2017, Löw led Germany to their FIFA Confederations Cup title win for the first time after a 1–0 victory against Chile in the final at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg.

2018 World Cup

After Euro 2016, Löw opted to stay on as Germany manager. Germany were drawn into Group C alongside the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan and San Marino for 2018 World Cup qualifying. On 15 May 2018, he extended his contract with Germany until 2022.

Germany lost their first group match 0–1 against Mexico. Löw played a 4–2–3–1 formation but allowed right-back Joshua Kimmich to attack that flank, giving Mexico space on that side. Moreover, playing two defensive midfielders but having them to push forward in attack left the German backline vulnerable to the Mexican counter. Germany went on to defeat Sweden with a 2–1 victory. Germany were eliminated in the first round of the World Cup for the first time since 1938, and encountered its first ever group stage exit after losing 2–0 to South Korea. Four of the last five world champions would exit in the group stage of the next World Cup (the other incidents are France in 2002, Italy in 2010, Spain in 2014).

UEFA Nations League and Euro 2020

Löw decided to stay on as national team coach despite the group stage exit from the World Cup. The nation's losses in 2018 continued; Germany were set to be relegated from the top tier of the inaugural UEFA Nations League, but stayed in League A after UEFA elected to change the number of teams in each tier. Later on, Germany finished second in Group A4 in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League following a 0–6 defeat to Spain in the final group match in November 2020. It was Germany's worst defeat since May 1931, when they lost 0–6 at home against Austria.

On 9 March 2021, Löw announced that he would step down from his role as Germany manager following Euro 2020. On 29 June 2021, England beat Germany in the round of 16 of Euro 2020, thus eliminating Germany from the tournament. This defeat also marked the end of Löw's tenure as Germany's coach. His tenure of nearly 15 years is the longest for an international coach in Europe. He was replaced by his former assistant manager, Hansi Flick.

Personal life

Löw is Roman Catholic and was an altar boy in his early life.

He has been married to Daniela Löw since 1986; they have no children. The couple met in 1978 and dated for eight years before they got married.

Löw has lost his driver's licence twice, once in 2006 (for one month) and once in 2014 (for six months) because of excessive speed and using a mobile phone while driving.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 29 June 2021

Honours

Managerial

VfB Stuttgart

• DFB-Pokal: 1996–97

Tirol Innsbruck

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2001–02

Austria Wien

• Austrian Supercup: 2003

Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 2014
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017

Individual

• Sport Bild German Sports Manager of the Year: 2010
• German Football Man of the Year: 2011, 2014
• German Football Manager of the Year: 2014
• FIFA World Coach of the Year: 2014
• World Soccer Awards Manager of the Year: 2014
• IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 2014, 2017
• L'Équipe Sports Manager of the Year: 2010
• FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2010, 2014
• Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande: 2010
• IFFHS World's Best Man National Coach of the Decade: 2011–2020

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External links

• Joachim Löw at the German Football Association

Germany squads

v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2008 runners-up 1 Lehmann 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Fritz 5 Westermann 6 Rolfes 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Frings 9 Gómez 10 Neuville 11 Klose 12 Enke 13 Ballack (c) 14 Trochowski 15 Hitzlsperger 16 Lahm 17 Mertesacker 18 Borowski 19 Odonkor 20 Podolski 21 Metzelder 22 Kurányi 23 Adler Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Neuer 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Aogo 5 Tasci 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Kießling 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Wiese 13 Müller 14 Badstuber 15 Trochowski 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Cacau 20 Boateng 21 Marin 22 Butt 23 Gómez Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2012 semi-finalists 1 Neuer 2 Gündoğan 3 Schmelzer 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Wiese 13 Müller 14 Badstuber 15 Bender 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Reus 22 Zieler 23 Gómez Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup winners (4th title) 1 Neuer 2 Großkreutz 3 Ginter 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Zieler 13 Müller 14 Draxler 15 Durm 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Mustafi 22 Weidenfeller 23 Kramer Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2016 semi-finalists 1 Neuer 2 Mustafi 3 Hector 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger (c) 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Draxler 12 Leno 13 Müller 14 Can 15 Weigl 16 Tah 17 Boateng 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Sané 21 Kimmich 22 Ter Stegen 23 Gómez Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (1st title) 1 Trapp 2 Mustafi 3 Hector 4 Ginter 5 Plattenhardt 6 Henrichs 7 Draxler (c) 8 Goretzka 9 Wagner 10 Demirbay 11 Werner 12 Leno 13 Stindl 14 Can 15 Younes 16 Rüdiger 17 Süle 18 Kimmich 20 Brandt 21 Rudy 22 Ter Stegen Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup 1 Neuer (c) 2 Plattenhardt 3 Hector 4 Ginter 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Draxler 8 Kroos 9 Werner 10 Özil 11 Reus 12 Trapp 13 Müller 14 Goretzka 15 Süle 16 Rüdiger 17 Boateng 18 Kimmich 19 Rudy 20 Brandt 21 Gündoğan 22 Ter Stegen 23 Gómez Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2020 1 Neuer (c) 2 Rüdiger 3 Halstenberg 4 Ginter 5 Hummels 6 Kimmich 7 Havertz 8 Kroos 9 Volland 10 Gnabry 11 Werner 12 Leno 13 Hofmann 14 Musiala 15 Süle 16 Klostermann 17 Neuhaus 18 Goretzka 19 Sané 20 Gosens 21 Gündoğan 22 Trapp 23 Can 24 Koch 25 Müller 26 Günter Coach: Löw

Awards

v t e 2014 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament Statistical Team Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders Marcos Rojo Mats Hummels Thiago Silva Stefan de Vrij Midfielders Oscar James Rodríguez Toni Kroos Philipp Lahm Forwards Thomas Müller Arjen Robben Fans' Team Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders David Luiz Mats Hummels Thiago Silva Marcelo Midfielders Ángel Di María James Rodríguez Toni Kroos Forwards Lionel Messi Thomas Müller Neymar Coach Joachim Löw v t e FIFA World Cup winning managers 1930: Suppici 1934: Pozzo 1938: Pozzo 1950: López 1954: Herberger 1958: Feola 1962: Moreira 1966: Ramsey 1970: Zagallo 1974: Schön 1978: Menotti 1982: Bearzot 1986: Bilardo 1990: Beckenbauer 1994: Parreira 1998: Jacquet 2002: Scolari 2006: Lippi 2010: Del Bosque 2014: Löw 2018: Deschamps 2022: Scaloni v t e King Fahd Cup and FIFA Confederations Cup winning managers 1992: Basile 1995: Nielsen 1997: Zagallo 1999: Lapuente 2001: Lemerre 2003: Santini 2005: Parreira 2009: Dunga 2013: Scolari 2017: Löw v t e DFB-Pokal winning managers 1935: Michalke 1936: Pfaff 1937: Schmidt 1938: Nitsch 1939: Riemke 1940: Köhler 1941: Köhler 1942: Schäfer 1943: Gschweidl 1953: Hohmann 1954: Wurzer 1955: Patek 1956: Janda 1957: Hahn 1958: Wurzer 1959: Wendlandt 1960: Oles 1961: Knöpfle 1962: Widmayer 1963: Wilke 1964: Merkel 1965: Eppenhoff 1966: Čajkovski 1967: Čajkovski 1968: Multhaup 1969: Zebec 1970: Schreiner 1971: Lattek 1972: Horvat 1973: Weisweiler 1974: Weise 1975: Weise 1976: Klötzer 1977: Weisweiler 1978: Weisweiler 1979: Tippenhauer 1980: Rehhagel 1981: Buchmann 1982: Csernai 1983: Michels 1984: Lattek 1985: Feldkamp 1986: Lattek 1987: Happel 1988: Feldkamp 1989: Köppel 1990: Feldkamp 1991: Rehhagel 1992: Lorkowski 1993: Stepanović 1994: Rehhagel 1995: Krauss 1996: Krautzun 1997: Löw 1998: Trapattoni 1999: Schaaf 2000: Hitzfeld 2001: Stevens 2002: Stevens 2003: Hitzfeld 2004: Schaaf 2005: Magath 2006: Magath 2007: Meyer 2008: Hitzfeld 2009: Schaaf 2010: Van Gaal 2011: Rangnick 2012: Klopp 2013: Heynckes 2014: Guardiola 2015: Hecking 2016: Guardiola 2017: Tuchel 2018: Kovač 2019: Kovač 2020: Flick 2021: Terzić 2022: Tedesco 2023: Rose 2024: Alonso v t e The Best FIFA Men's Football Coach FIFA World Coach of the Year 2010: Mourinho 2011: Guardiola 2012: Del Bosque 2013: Heynckes 2014: Löw 2015: Luis Enrique The Best FIFA Football Coach 2016: Ranieri 2017: Zidane 2018: Deschamps 2019: Klopp 2020: Klopp 2021: Tuchel 2022: Scaloni 2023: Guardiola 2024: Ancelotti v t e IFFHS World's Best National Coach Men's winners 1996: Vogts 1997: Zagallo 1998: Jacquet 1999: Luxemburgo 2000: Lemerre 2001: Bielsa 2002: Scolari 2003: Santini 2004: Rehhagel 2005: Parreira 2006: Lippi 2007: Dunga 2008: Aragonés 2009: Del Bosque 2010: Del Bosque 2011: Tabárez 2012: Del Bosque 2013: Del Bosque 2014: Löw 2015: Sampaoli 2016: Santos 2017: Löw 2018: Deschamps 2019: Santos 2020: Deschamps 2021: Mancini 2022: Scaloni 2023: Scaloni 2024: de la Fuente Women's winners 2020: Wiegman 2021: Priestman 2022: Wiegman 2023: Wiegman 2024: Hayes v t e Football Manager of the Year (Germany) 2002: Toppmöller 2003: Magath 2004: Schaaf 2005: Magath 2006: Klinsmann 2007: Veh 2008: Hitzfeld 2009: Magath 2010: Van Gaal 2011: Klopp 2012: Klopp 2013: Heynckes 2014: Löw 2015: Hecking 2016: Schuster 2017: Nagelsmann 2018: Heynckes 2019: Klopp 2020: Flick 2021: Tuchel 2022: Streich 2023: Fischer 2024: Alonso

• 1960 births
• Living people
• People from Schönau im Schwarzwald
• Footballers from Freiburg (region)
• German Roman Catholics
• West German men's footballers
• German men's footballers
• Men's association football midfielders
• SC Freiburg players
• VfB Stuttgart players
• Eintracht Frankfurt players
• Karlsruher SC players
• FC Schaffhausen players
• FC Winterthur players
• FC Frauenfeld players
• 2. Bundesliga players
• Bundesliga players
• Swiss Challenge League players
• Germany men's under-21 international footballers
• German expatriate men's footballers
• German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
• Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
• German football managers
• FC Frauenfeld managers
• VfB Stuttgart managers
• Fenerbahçe S.K. (football) managers
• Karlsruher SC managers
• Adanaspor managers
• FC Tirol Innsbruck managers
• FK Austria Wien managers
• Bundesliga managers
• Süper Lig managers
• 2. Bundesliga managers
• Austrian Football Bundesliga managers
• Germany national football team managers
• UEFA Euro 2008 managers
• 2010 FIFA World Cup managers
• UEFA Euro 2012 managers
• 2014 FIFA World Cup managers
• UEFA Euro 2016 managers
• 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup managers
• 2018 FIFA World Cup managers
• UEFA Euro 2020 managers
• FIFA World Cup–winning managers
• FIFA Confederations Cup–winning managers
• German expatriate football managers
• German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
• German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
• Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
• Expatriate football managers in Turkey
• Expatriate football managers in Austria
• Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany