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Joachim Löw

Personal information
Full name	Joachim Löw
Date of birth	(1960-02-03) 3 February 1960 (age 52)
Place of birth	Schönau, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Germany (Manager)
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	(28)
1989–1992	FC Schaffhausen
1992–1994	FC Winterthur
1994–1995	FC Frauenfeld
National team
1979–1980	West Germany U-21	4	(0)
Teams managed
1994	FC Winterthur (youth)
1994–1995	FC Frauenfeld
1995–1996	VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
1996–1998	VfB Stuttgart
1998–1999	Fenerbahçe
1999–2000	Karlsruher SC
2001	Adanaspor
2001–2002	FC Tirol Innsbruck
2003–2004	FK Austria Wien
2004–2006	Germany (assistant)
2006–	Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Joachim "Jogi" Löw (German pronunciation: [joˈʔaxiːm (ˈjoːɡi) ˈløːf]; born 3 February 1960 in Schönau im Schwarzwald) is the manager of the German national football team and a former football midfielder.

Career as a player[link]

In 1978, Löw started his playing career with 2. Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. He returned to the club twice (1982, 1985) and holds the club's overall goal scoring record.^[1] In 1980, Löw joined VfB Stuttgart in the Fußball-Bundesliga, but he had difficulties establishing 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 German national under-21 football team.

Club coach[link]

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

In 1995–96, he was assistant coach of VfB Stuttgart with coach Rolf Fringer. As Fringer had the opportunity to become Swiss national coach, Löw was promoted caretaker manager in August 1996 and finally team manager. With the so-called "Magic triangle" consisting of players Krasimir Balakov, Giovane Elber, and Fredi Bobic, the team played a successful season and won the National Cup Final (DFB-Pokal). The following year, his team finished fourth in the Bundesliga and reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, but they lost 1–0 against Chelsea.

Löw left Stuttgart in July 1998 and joined Fenerbahçe. In October 1999, he became coach of Karlsruher SC, but he could not avert relegation to the third division and was dismissed. From December 2000 to March 2001, Löw returned to Turkey as coach of Adanaspor, but he was again dismissed due to poor results.

In October 2001, Löw became coach of Tirol Innsbruck and led the team to the Austrian championship in 2002. The same year, the club had to declare bankruptcy and was liquidated. Löw was once again unemployed. His last job on club level was with FK Austria Wien (June 2003 – March 2004).

Assistant coach of Germany[link]

When Jürgen Klinsmann succeeded Rudi Völler as Germany coach following a disappointing Euro 2004, he brought "Jogi" into the German set-up as assistant coach. Klinsmann and Löw met at a coaching school years ago and the instant Klinsmann was appointed he called on Löw to serve with him. They set about replacing the static and defensive style of the three-time world champions with a new philosophy focussed on attacking. The charismatic and highly influential Klinsmann and the tactically smart and also well-liked Löw formed a formidable partnership. Löw was cast as the tactical genius in the background from the outset and Germany went on to enjoy exciting and successful campaigns at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup under their reign.

The duo started by reaching the semi-final of the Confederations Cup before losing to Brazil 3–2. Germany would defeat Mexico 4–3 in the third place encounter. Germanys new attacking philosophy saw the team score the most goals (15 in 5 matches) of any team in the tournament.

When Germany opened the 2006 FIFA World Cup on 9 June against Costa Rica in Munich the new tactics Klinsmann and Löw had introduced were put on display as Germany won 4–2 in an exciting match. A last minute 1–0 win over Poland and a 3–0 over Ecuador followed. Germany was swept up in a wave of hope as they defeated Sweden in the round of 16 with two Lukas Podolski goals, followed by a grueling battle with Argentina. In the penalties 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 is believed to have helped the goalkeeper to ensure German victory. The semi-final match with Italy was a gutting experience however, with the hosts falling 2–0 after reaching the 119th minute in extra time with the score at 0–0. However, Klinsmann and Löw rallied the troops and they turned in a dominant performance against Portugal in the third place match, winning 3–1 on two Bastian Schweinsteiger goals. The success gave especially Klinsmann iconic status in Germany, nonetheless inside the corridors of German football, it was well known that Löw was the main tactician and strategist among the management crew.

Besides a focus on attacking football and youth development, Klinsmanns 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 finally a mental coach, Dr. Hans-Dieter Hermann, who has the job of preparing the German players for extremely stressful situations in major tournaments.

Head coach of Germany[link]

Euro 2008[link]

Löw and his assistant Hans-Dieter Flick in 2006

On 13 July 2006, following Klinsmann's decision to not renew his contract, Löw was named as the new head coach of Germany. Löw obtained a contract for two years and announced that he wanted to continue in the philosophy developed with Klinsmann to stick with that evolution towards a more offensive style. This footballing philosopher has had a particular obsession with the amount of time his players hold on to the ball before passing. During his tenure, he has reduced this time significantly, increasing the pace of the German game. He declared that his aim was to triumph at 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. With wins over Republic of Ireland and San Marino Löw also had a successful start in qualifying for Euro 2008. On Saturday 7 October 2006 the German "DFB-Elf" won 2–0 against Georgia in the Ostseestadion in Rostock, which was the fourth consecutive success for Joachim Löw and his team, the best start of a new head coach of the German national team ever. The team extended this record to five wins in the next challenge, the Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovakia in Bratislava on Wednesday 11 October, with an effective 4–1 victory. The Slovaks' strike was also the first goal conceded by Germany under Löw's reign after a total of 418 minutes played with clean sheets.

The next match saw the end of Löw's perfect record, with the 15 November qualifier in Nicosia against Cyprus ending in a disappointing 1–1 draw. Löws first loss as head coach came in his eight game on 28 March 2007, an experimental squad lost 0–1 against Denmark. When qualification for Euro 2008 was ensured, Löw's record stood at 11 wins, one loss, and one draw from 13 matches and a 41:6 goal difference, this includes the first win over England in Londons new Wembley Stadium.

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. In their final group game against Austria, Löw was sent to the stands by the referee Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez along with his Austrian counterpart Josef Hickersberger for arguing with the fourth official. Following his dismissal, he was seen talking to Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, about the incident. Germany won the match 1–0 courtesy of Michael Ballack and progressed to the quarter finals. Löw changed the 4–4–2 system after the group stages to a 4–2–3–1 system, and left underperforming Mario Gomez 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.^[2] In a highly exciting match against Turkey in the semi-finals, Germany won 3–2. Germany then lost 1–0 to Spain in the final on 29 June 2008.

World Cup 2010[link]

Further progress was evident in qualifying for South Africa as Germany booked their place at the 2010 World Cup without tasting defeat. 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 introduces 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 quarterfinals. Germany then lost the semi-final to Spain 1–0.^[3] 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.^[4]

Euro 2012[link]

Germany qualified for Euro 2012 top their group with ten wins out of ten matches. During the qualification campaign Löw signed a new contract that will keep him with Germany until 2014.

Successes (as coach)[link]

• VfB Stuttgart:

DFB-Pokal in 1997

Finalist European Cup Winners' Cup in 1998

• FC Tirol Innsbruck:

Austrian championship in 2002

• Germany national football team:

3rd place in 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup (as assistant to Jürgen Klinsmann)

3rd place in 2006 FIFA World Cup (as assistant to Jürgen Klinsmann)

2nd place in UEFA Euro 2008

3rd place in 2010 FIFA World Cup

Statistics[link]

As of 1 March 2012 (2012 -03-01)^[update]

• 1.^ Statistics includes league and Europe.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Joachim Löw

• Joachim Löw at the German Football Association

Germany Squad 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

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Oliver Bierhoff

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-05-01) 1 May 1968 (age 44)
Place of birth	Karlsruhe, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1988	Bayer Uerdingen	31	(4)
1988–1990	Hamburger SV	34	(6)
1990	Borussia Mönchengladbach	8	(0)
1990–1991	Austria Salzburg	32	(23)
1991–1995	Ascoli	117	(48)
1995–1998	Udinese	86	(57)
1998–2001	Milan	91	(38)
2001–2002	Monaco	18	(5)
2002–2003	Chievo Verona	26	(7)
Total		443	(185)
National team
1988–1990	West Germany U-21	10	(7)
1996–2002	Germany	70	(37)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Oliver Bierhoff (born 1 May 1968 in Karlsruhe) is a retired German former football striker, who scored the first golden goal in the history of major international football, for Germany in the Euro 96 final. He is mostly renowned for his excellent abilities as a target man being able to deliver pin-point headers towards goal.

Club career[link]

The son of a German utility magnate, Bierhoff played for nine different clubs, in four different leagues. He scored a total of 103 goals in Serie A, one of the best totals for a non-Italian in the league's history. In the 1997–98 season, he was the Serie A top scorer with 27 goals for Udinese.

Bierhoff, however, was never a success in the Bundesliga. After failing to shine in Germany, he got his chance in the Austrian Bundesliga. That gave him the chance at Ascoli in Italy. But it was at Udinese, under Alberto Zaccheroni, that Bierhoff found success and won his place in fame and in the German national team. He then transferred to Milan in 1998, winning the Serie A title in his first season there. After three seasons there, he moved to French Ligue 1 side Monaco in 2001 for one year, before moving back to Serie A to play for Chievo Verona, where he retired at the end of the 2002–03 season. In his last ever game, he scored a hat-trick for Chievo Verona in a 3–4 defeat to Juventus.^[1]

International career[link]

Bierhoff made his debut for the German national team in a friendly against Portugal on 21 February 1996. In his second appearance on 27 March 1996, he managed to score his first two international goals in his country's 2–0 win over Denmark. Altogether Bierhoff scored 37 goals in 70 caps, including both goals in the 2–1 win over the Czech Republic in the Euro 1996 final after having come on as a substitute.^[2]

In an important qualification match on 20 August 1997, Germany trailed Northern Ireland, 0–1, with 20 minutes left when the manager of the national team, Berti Vogts, decided to send in Thomas Häßler and Oliver Bierhoff. Within seven minutes the former provided the latter with three assists, which Bierhoff turned into three goals, scoring the fastest hat-trick in the history of the German national team.^[3]

Bierhoff also played in Euro 2000, and both the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. He made his last appearance for his country when he was brought on during the second half of the World Cup 2002 final against Brazil, but was unable to help the Germans score in the 0–2 loss.

Career statistics[link]

^[4]

International goals list
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 March 1996	Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany	Denmark	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	27 March 1996	Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany	Denmark	2–0	2–0	Friendly
3.	4 June 1996	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Liechtenstein	3–0	9–1	Friendly
4.	30 June 1996	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Czech Republic	1–1	2–1 (a.e.t.)	UEFA Euro 1996
5.	30 June 1996	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Czech Republic	2–1	2–1 (a.e.t.)	UEFA Euro 1996
6.	4 September 1996	Ernest Pohl Stadium, Zabrze, Poland	Poland	1–0	2–0	Friendly
7.	30 April 1997	Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany	Ukraine	1–0	2–0	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
8.	20 August 1997	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–1	3–1	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
9.	20 August 1997	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	2–1	3–1	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
10.	20 August 1997	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	3–1	3–1	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
11.	11 October 1997	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany	Albania	2–1	4–3	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
12.	11 October 1997	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany	Albania	4–3	4–3	FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
13.	15 November 1997	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany	South Africa	2–0	3–0	Friendly
14.	30 May 1998	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Colombia	1–0	3–1	Friendly
15.	30 May 1998	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Colombia	2–0	3–1	Friendly
16.	5 June 1998	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Luxembourg	5–0	7–0	Friendly
17.	5 June 1998	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Luxembourg	6–0	7–0	Friendly
18.	21 June 1998	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France	Yugoslavia	2–2	2–2	FIFA World Cup 1998
19.	25 June 1998	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Iran	1–0	2–0	FIFA World Cup 1998
20.	29 June 1998	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Mexico	2–1	2–1	FIFA World Cup 1998
21.	14 October 1998	Chişinău, Moldova	Moldova	3–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
22.	4 June 1999	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	Moldova	1–0	6–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
23.	4 June 1999	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	Moldova	4–0	6–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
24.	4 June 1999	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	Moldova	6–1	6–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
25.	4 September 1999	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
26.	4 September 1999	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	2–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
27.	8 September 1999	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	Northern Ireland	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
28.	3 June 2000	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	Czech Republic	2–1	3–2	Friendly
29.	3 June 2000	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	Czech Republic	3–2	3–2	Friendly
30.	7 June 2000	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Liechtenstein	1–0	8–2	Friendly
31.	15 August 2001	Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	5–2	5–2	Friendly
32.	13 February 2002	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany	Israel	5–1	7–1	Friendly
33.	27 March 2002	Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany	United States	3–1	4–2	Friendly
34.	9 May 2002	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Kuwait	2–0	7–0	Friendly
35.	9 May 2002	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Kuwait	4–0	7–0	Friendly
36.	9 May 2002	Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany	Kuwait	6–0	7–0	Friendly
37.	1 June 2002	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	7–0	8–0	FIFA World Cup 2002

Managerial career[link]

Bierhoff's current involvement with football is as the manager of the German men's national team, a new position created as part of Jürgen Klinsmann's acceptance of the coaching job. Essentially the duties revolve around the public relations aspect of the team as opposed to the coaching responsibilities.

Personal life[link]

Bierhoff is married to Klara Szalantzy, a model from Munich and a former girlfriend of basketball player Drazen Petrovic. She gave birth to their daughter on 27 January 2007. Bierhoff encouraged Germany International, Lukas Podolski to join Arsenal on 1st March 2012, describing the potential switch as a 'great move' for his career.

Honours[link]

Milan[link]

• Serie A: 1998–99

International[link]

• UEFA European Football Championship: 1996

Individual[link]

• Serie A Top Scorer: 1997–98
• German Footballer of the Year: 1998

References[link]

Oliver Bierhoff – Navigation boxes and awards v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1996 Winners (3rd Title) 1 Köpke 2 Reuter 3 Bode 4 Freund 5 Helmer 6 Sammer 7 Möller 8 Scholl 9 Bobic 10 Häßler 11 Kuntz 12 Kahn 13 Basler 14 Babbel 15 Kohler 16 Schneider 17 Ziege 18 Klinsmann (c) 19 Strunz 20 Bierhoff 21 Eilts 22 Reck 23 Todt Coach: Vogts v t e Germany squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Köpke 2 Wörns 3 Heinrich 4 Kohler 5 Helmer 6 Thon 7 Möller 8 Matthäus 9 Kirsten 10 Häßler 11 Marschall 12 Kahn 13 Jeremies 14 Babbel 15 Freund 16 Hamann 17 Ziege 18 Klinsmann (c) 19 Reuter 20 Bierhoff 21 Tarnat 22 Lehmann Coach: Vogts v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2000 1 Kahn 2 Babbel 3 Rehmer 4 Linke 5 Bode 6 Nowotny 7 Scholl 8 Häßler 9 Kirsten 10 Matthäus 11 Rink 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Hamann 15 Wosz 16 Jeremies 17 Ziege 18 Deisler 19 Jancker 20 Bierhoff (c) 21 Ramelow 22 Butt Coach: Ribbeck v t e Germany squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup Runners-up 1 Kahn (c) 2 Linke 3 Rehmer 4 Baumann 5 Ramelow 6 Ziege 7 Neuville 8 Hamann 9 Jancker 10 Ricken 11 Klose 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Asamoah 15 Kehl 16 Jeremies 17 Bode 18 Böhme 19 Schneider 20 Bierhoff 21 Metzelder 22 Frings 23 Butt Coach: Völler v t e Serie A top scorers 1924: Schönfeld 1925: Magnozzi 1926: Hirzer 1927: Powolny 1928: Libonatti 1929: Rossetti 1930: Meazza 1931: Volk 1932: Petrone / Schiavio 1933: Borel 1934: Borel 1935: Guaita 1936: Meazza 1937: Piola 1938: Meazza 1939: Boffi / Puricelli 1940: Boffi 1941: Puricelli 1942: Boffi 1943: Piola 1946: Castigliano 1947: V. Mazzola 1948: Boniperti 1949: Nyers 1950: Nordahl 1951: Nordahl 1952: Hansen 1953: Nordahl 1954: Nordahl 1955: Nordahl 1956: Pivatelli 1957: Da Costa 1958: Charles 1959: Angelillo 1960: Sívori 1961: Brighenti 1962: Altafini / Milani 1963: Nielsen / Manfredini 1964: Nielsen 1965: Orlando / S. Mazzola 1966: Vinício 1967: Riva 1968: Prati 1969: Riva 1970: Riva 1971: Boninsegna 1972: Boninsegna 1973: Pulici / Rivera / Savoldi 1974: Chinaglia 1975: Pulici 1976: Pulici 1977: Graziani 1978: Rossi 1979: Giordano 1980: Bettega 1981: Pruzzo 1982: Pruzzo 1983: Platini 1984: Platini 1985: Platini 1986: Pruzzo 1987: Virdis 1988: Maradona 1989: Serena 1990: van Basten 1991: Vialli 1992: van Basten 1993: Signori 1994: Signori 1995: Batistuta 1996: Signori / Protti 1997: Inzaghi 1998: Bierhoff 1999: Amoroso 2000: Shevchenko 2001: Crespo 2002: Trezeguet / Hübner 2003: Vieri 2004: Shevchenko 2005: Lucarelli 2006: Toni 2007: Totti 2008: Del Piero 2009: Ibrahimović 2010: Di Natale 2011: Di Natale v t e German Footballer of the Year 1960: Seeler 1961: Morlock 1962: Schnellinger 1963: Schäfer 1964: Seeler 1965: Tilkowski 1966: Beckenbauer 1967: Müller 1968: Beckenbauer 1969: Müller 1970: Seeler 1971: Vogts 1972: Netzer 1973: Netzer 1974: Beckenbauer 1975: Maier 1976: Beckenbauer 1977: Maier 1978: Maier 1979: Vogts 1980: Rummenigge 1981: Breitner 1982: K. Förster 1983: Völler 1984: Schumacher 1985: Briegel 1986: Schumacher 1987: Rahn 1988: Klinsmann 1989: Häßler 1990: Matthäus 1991: Kuntz 1992: Häßler 1993: Köpke 1994: Klinsmann 1995: Sammer 1996: Sammer 1997: Kohler 1998: Bierhoff 1999: Matthäus 2000: Kahn 2001: Kahn 2002: Ballack 2003: Ballack 2004: Aílton 2005: Ballack 2006: Klose 2007: Gómez 2008: Ribéry 2009: Grafite 2010: Robben 2011: Neuer Preceded by Filippo Inzaghi Serie A top scorer 1997–98 Succeeded by Márcio Amoroso Preceded by Jürgen Klinsmann Germany captain 1998–2001 Succeeded by Oliver Kahn

Hansi Flick

Flick at a press conference in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Hans-Dieter Flick
Date of birth	(1965-02-24) 24 February 1965 (age 47)
Place of birth	Heidelberg
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Germany (Assistant coach)
Youth career
1971–1976	BSC Mückenloch
1976–1981	SpVgg Neckargemünd
1981–1983	SV Sandhausen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–1985	SV Sandhausen
1985–1990	FC Bayern Munich	104	(5)
1990–1993	1. FC Köln	44	(1)
1994–2000	Victoria Bammental
National team
1983	Germany U-18	2	(0)
Teams managed
1996–2000	Victoria Bammental
2000–2005	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2006	FC Red Bull Salzburg (Assistant coach)
2006–	Germany (Assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Hans-Dieter "Hansi" Flick (born 24 February 1965 in Heidelberg) is the assistant coach of the German national football team under head coach Joachim Löw.

As a player, he was a midfielder who played 148 matches for Bayern Munich and scored five goals between 1985 and 1990.^[1] He later played 44 matches for Köln before retiring in 1993. He never played for the German national team.

After retiring as a player, Flick coached third division side 1899 Hoffenheim for five years before he was sacked in 2005. He then worked as an assistant at Red Bull Salzburg. He was named the assistant coach for Germany on 23 August 2006. Although he is not listed as an officially recognized head coach by the DFB, due to the sending off of Joachim Löw in the previous game Flick was technically the German head coach for the UEFA Euro 2008 quarter final against Portugal on 19 June 2008, which ended with a 3–2 win for Germany.

Honours [link]

• Bundesliga: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90
• DFB-Pokal: 1985–86; Runner-up 1990–91
• European Cup: Runner-up 1986–87

References[link]

External links [link]

• Hans-Dieter Flick at fussballdaten.de (German)

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Andreas Köpke

Personal information
Date of birth	(1962-03-12) 12 March 1962 (age 50)
Place of birth	Kiel, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1967–1979	Holstein Kiel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979–1983	Holstein Kiel	6	(0)
1983–1984	SC Charlottenburg	38	(0)
1984–1986	Hertha BSC	71	(0)
1986–1994	1. FC Nuremberg	235	(2)
1994–1996	Eintracht Frankfurt	66	(0)
1996–1998	Marseille	64	(0)
1998–2001	1. FC Nuremberg	74	(0)
Total		554	(2)
National team
1987–1988	West Germany Olympic	8	(0)
1990–1998	Germany	59	(0)
Teams managed
2004–	Germany (Goalkeeping coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Andreas Köpke (born 12 March 1962 in Kiel) is a former German football goalkeeper^[1] who was in the German squad that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and was also part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup squad. Though he did not appear in any of the matches, with Bodo Illgner preferred in goal, Köpke's chance to shine came soon after.

Having been chosen as the best player in Germany in 1993, his biggest achievement came in 1996, winning the European Championship and playing a pivotal role in Germany's campaign (he saved Gareth Southgate's penalty kick and ensured Germany reached the final). Due to these achievements he was voted FIFA goalkeeper of the year.

Köpke was also Germany's first-choice goalkeeper during their 1998 FIFA World Cup campaign, which ended in a 3–0 loss to Croatia in the quarter finals. Having already made his decision to retire at the end of the World Cup prior to the tournament, Köpke was true to his word; his retirement paved the way for another great German keeper, Oliver Kahn. In total, Köpke played 59 matches for his country.

Köpke began his professional club career at Holstein Kiel in the summer of 1979, he retired from goalkeeping at 1. FC Nuremberg at the end of the 2000–01 Bundesliga season. He also played at Eintracht Frankfurt to where he transferred to from 1. FC Nuremberg in the summer of 1994, for the amount of €516,200, only to return to 1. FC Nuremberg five years later via Olympique Marseille. Up to this day Köpke is still very much involved in German football. He currently is the goalkeeping coach of the German national team. He also acted as an ambassador to the city of Nuremberg, as it prepared for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Honours [link]

• 1996 European Championship
• 1990 FIFA World Cup
• 2. Fußball-Bundesliga

Individual

• Best European Goalkeeper: 1996
• German Footballer of the Year: 1993
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper – 1st Places: 1996

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website (German) (English) (French)
• Andreas Köpke at fussballdaten.de (German)