Jurgen Klopp has been announced as the new Germany coach, signing a contract which runs until the end of the FIFA World Cup 2030™.
He succeeds Julian Nagelsmann, who resigned following the team’s shock Round of 32 exit at World Cup 2026.
Klopp arrives with a glittering CV, having led Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool to league championship glory. He also won the UEFA Champions League and FIFA Intercontinental Cup™ with the English side. The 59-year-old has most recently been Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull.
Speak at a press conference to announce his appointment, Klopp said: "It is a great honour and a special day for me to be sitting here today. I already had some idea of the magnitude of the role of national team manager, but now I feel the scale and responsibility even more. I know where I come from, so it was unimaginable to me that this day would ever come. Ideally, this will be the highlight of my career.”
Klopp will be tasked with re-establishing Germany as genuine contenders by the time the next World Cup comes around. Remarkably, the four-time champions have not won a knockout tie at the tournament since winning the title in Brazil 12 years ago. They suffered group-stage eliminations at Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, before being stunned in the last 32 in North America.
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf said: "He [Klopp] was our first choice from the very beginning; we pursued this plan very consistently, and our discussions with him have only further strengthened our conviction. Jurgen is a man who motivates players and teams and makes them better.”
In his new role, Klopp will be supported by assistant coaches Peter Krawietz and Pepijn Lijnders, with whom he has worked closely for many years. One of Klopp's former players at Dortmund, Sven Bender, will also join the coaching team as an assistant.
On the style of football he hopes to play, Klopp added: “It’s all about us playing better football. A stable line-up, a clear game plan and counter-pressing will be key factors in this. I’ve always been brave and will remain so. There’ll be lads in the squad who might not even be expecting [to be there] today. Success is performance relative to expectations – and we need realistic expectations in Germany. I’ve seen three times [in Mainz, Dortmund and Liverpool] how successful football can transform a city. That’s also possible on a national scale.”
Klopp’s first match as Germany coach will be a UEFA Nations League clash with the Netherlands in Amsterdam on 24 September.
Sources: FIFA Official
