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, West Germany
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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Hansi
—  city  —
Hansi Location of Hansi in Haryana and India
Coordinates	29°06′N 75°58′E / 29.1°N 75.97°E / 29.1; 75.97Coordinates: 29°06′N 75°58′E / 29.1°N 75.97°E / 29.1; 75.97
Country	India
State	Haryana
District(s)	Hisar
Population	75,730 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 207 metres (679 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 125033 • Telephone • +01663 • Vehicle • HR 21

Hansi is a city and a municipal council in Hisar district in the Indian state of Haryana. Its 2011 population is estimated to be 134,568. It is located at a distance of 16 miles (26 km) east of Hisar on National Highway 10. Geographically, it is semi-arid with around 46 cm of annual rainfall. It appears that at one time Hansi was larger, more prosperous and more important than Hisar. The town has several important buildings of archeological importance. It is also avery influential sub-caste of Arain.

The City[link]

The city of Hansi has five gates of entry – Delhi Gate (East), Hisar Gate (West), Gosain Gate (North-west), Barsi Gate(South) and Umra Gate (South west). The peculiarity of this town is that its altitude increases after entry from any of the gates. Deserts guard this city towards its west (cities like Tosham, Devsar, Khanak).

Another prominent feature of this ancient city is its fort. Extended in an area of 30 acres (120,000 m²), it is square in shape and has security posts in all the four corners. The fort is said to be that of Great King Prithvi Raj Chauhan. Later, son of King Anangpal, Drupad established sword manufacturing factory in this fort, hence it is also called "Asigarh". Swords from this fort were exported as far away as to Arab countries. As per Talif-e-Tajkara-e-Hansi by Qazi Sharif Husain in 1915, around 80 forts across the area were controlled from this centre "ASIGARH". During the period of Firoz Shan Tuglaq, an underground tunnel was constructed connecting the present Hansi to Hisar. Gate of fort has figures of gods, and pictures of gods, goddesses, birds can also be seen on the walls of the fort. The entry gate of the fort was built by George Thomas. This fort was declared a Protected Monument of National Importance in 1937 by the Archeological Survey, the present ASI, and is still in good condition, a must visit site for all archeologists.

Right in front of the Fort, ancient statues of "Jain Gods" like Mahavira and Gautama Buddha are placed. These statues are worth $1 million as calculated by the Archeologists.

The Sikhs Captured Hansi Area in 1778, and Establshed a Sikh State for some time in this Area until Hansi Fell to the Maratha Empire.

Industrially also, Hansi is very advanced. For example, industries like Alfon, LCI are doing great progress in their respective fields.

History[link]

As far as the history of this town is concerned, it find its mention in Panini's Mahabharat as ASI/ASIKA as it was area of Asiagh Jats. Though the origin of this city is wrapped in controversies, some prominent names and documentary proof like "Majkura Hansi" describe it as being founded by ill daughter Hansivati/Ambavati of Prithvi Raj Chauhan. Others say it as being found by King Anangpal Tomar for his guru "Hansakar" (957AD).

A large hoard of Jaina bronzes was accidentally discovered at Hansi in February 1982. These include idols that may belong to the Gupta period, while most belonged to 7–8th century. They were apparently buried underground before the impending attack by Masud in 1037 CE. Masud put to sword men of Hansi and took women into slavery who were later sold at Gazni.^[1]

In 1192, after the defeat of Prithvi Raj Chauhan by Mohammed Gauri, Hindu rule ended here. This was the time when non-Muslims were not permitted to settle here. Slowly, Hansi lost its importance and is remembered only as a Fort. Delhi started becoming the center of attention. Dr. Bhup Singh, historian, has written "Hansi ka Etias" History of Hansi, a book published by Rotary International. He has also written 2 other books and has been linked to a number of local social originations.

Shahjahan also came to Hansi, met the famous Hindu saint Jagganath Puri samadha hansi and after his approval Hindus were allowed to settle in Hansi. In addition to the Hindus, Hansi had Muslims and a few Jains (that inhabited Hansi during this Mughal rule).

Guru Gobind Singh came to Hansi in 1705 and inspired Hindus to revolt. In 1707, Veer Lakshman Singh (Banda Bahadur) attacked Hansi and punished Muslims. Hansi was under Maratha rule in 1736 and after 3rd battle of Panipat in 1761 was lost to Ahmed Shah Abdali. Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia in 1780s also Took this area under his Control fro some years and then Left it.

Raham Ali ibn Mohammad Hussain ibn Maulana Abul Khair of Palwal was martyred along with Aulia Khan Balooch at Pargana Hansi.^[2] Raham Ali was brother-in-law of Qazi Syed Mohammad Rafi.

George Thomas (soldier), an Irish adventurer who rose from an ordinary sailor to become an independent king, formed Hansi as his capital. Hansi came under British East India Company rule in 1802. From 1819–1832, Hansi was District HQ which was later shifted to Hisar in 1832.

Hansi is known for its famous sweet "Pera" which is made from milk and is sent to many other towns and cities for retail selling.

In 1947 when British India was divided into Pakistan and India, a large number of Muslims from hansi including Syeds and Ranghars migrated to Pakistan from Hansi city and their villages (some of them are Balyalli, Khanig). Pakistani cricket player Inzamamul-Haq's parents migrated to Pakistan after partition.^[3]

Hansi was also the headquarters of Colonel James Skinner CB (1778 – 4 December 1841) the Anglo-Indian military adventurer in India, who became known as Sikandar Sahib.

Geography[link]

Hansi is located at 29°06′N 75°58′E / 29.1°N 75.97°E / 29.1; 75.97.^[4] It has an average elevation of 207 metres (679 ft).

Demographics[link]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[5] Hansi had a population of 75,730. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Hansi has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 61%. In Hansi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy[link]

The Economy is based on Agriculutral and Allied Activities,Service Sector.The city has various cotton yarn mills and animal feed mills.

Offices[link]

1. Judicial Complex
2. Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Hansi
3. Dy. Supdt. of police, Hansi
4. Tahsildar, Hansi
5. S.H.O, Hansi
6. S.H.O Sadar, Hansi
7. Asstt. Exise & taxation Officer, Hansi
8. Block Education Officer, Hansi
9. Block Elementary Education Officer, Hansi
10. C.D.P.O, Hansi
11. Asstt. Public Relation Officer, Hansi
12. Block Development Punchayat Officer, Hansi
13. Asstt. Treasury Officer, Hansi
14. Secretary, Market Camatee, Hansi
15. E.O, Municipal Council, Hansi
16. Employment Officer, Hansi
17. A.R.O Hansi
18. S.D.O, Public Health, Hansi
19. S.D.O, P.W.D, Hansi
20. S.D.O, D.H.B.V.N.L, Hansi

<Vinit Kumar, Section Officer>

Banks[link]

The City has various Banks : -

1. State Bank of India, Hansi
2. state Bank of India, Modal Town, Hansi
3. State Bank of Patiala, Hansi
4. Punjab National Bank, Subji Mandi, Hansi
5. Punjab National Bank, Barsi Gate, Hansi
6. H.D.F.C Bank, Hansi
7. I.C.I.C.I Bank, Hansi
8. Canra Bank, Hansi
9. Allhabad Bank, Hansi
10. Haryana Gramin Bank, Hansi
11. United Bank of India, Hansi
12. The Hisar Co-Op. Bank, Hansi
13. Central Bank of India, Hansi
14. UCO Bank, Hansi

<Vinit Kumar, Section Officer>

Education[link]

The city has various schools:

1. D.V.N Public School, Hansi
2. Shree Krishan Pranami Public School, Hansi
3. P.C.S.D. High School, Hansi
4. S.D Modern Public School, Hansi
5. S.D Girls Sr. Sec. School, Hansi
6. Shree Kali Devi Vidya Mandir School, Hansi
7. D.P.S Hisar
8. Subhash Tayal Public School, Hansi
9. Baba Banda Bahadur Public School, Hansi
10. Mamta Public School, Hansi
11. L.D.S.D. Public School, Hansi
12. City Senior Secondary School, Hansi
13. Govt. High School, Multan Nagar Colony, Hansi
14. S.L.S Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School, Hansi
15. Govt. Sr. Sec. School Hansi
16. Sainik Public School, Hansi
17. Geeta Public School, Hansi
18. Rose Marry Public school, Hansi
19. Genus Public School, Hansi
20. Activity Public School, Hansi
21. Manwati Arya Kanya High School, Hansi
22. Shahid Bhagat Singh High School, Hansi
23. Sant Gyaneshwer High School, Hansi
24. Gurunanak Public School, Lal Sarak, Hansi

<Vinit Kumar, Section Officer>

The city has three colleges:

1. S.D. Girls college
2. Nehru College
3. Universal Institute of Technology

The coaching industry is also Booming on back of Better Disposable incomes and better job prospects in Engg. sector.

Communication and Transportation[link]

Road[link]

Hansi is situated on NH-10.which is proposed to be 4 lane from currently being 2 lane.City also has well build Bus stand with bus routes to nearly all major cities of Northern India.Nearby villages are also extensively connected through road.

Railways[link]

Not well popular mode of transport in hansi as railway station is located in remote location. Also not many passenger train pass.

Real Estate[link]

Hansi has a very Bubbling Real Estate Sector.Flat system is still in nascent stages.The collector rate is generally half the market price which promotes Black money.

References[link]

• "Hansi Town". The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 13. Oxford at Clarendon Press. 1909. p. 25. http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_031.gif. 
• "Excavation at Hansi fort begins". The Tribune (India). 4 December 2004. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041204/haryana.htm#3. 

External links[link]

• Bansi Gate, Hansi

Tim Wiese

Personal information
Full name	Tim Wiese
Date of birth	(1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	1899 Hoffenheim
Number	12
Youth career
1987–1989	DJK Dürscheid
1989–1999	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2001	Fortuna Köln	23	(0)
2001–2003	1. FC Kaiserslautern II	15	(0)
2002–2005	1. FC Kaiserslautern	65	(0)
2005–2012	Werder Bremen	194	(0)
2012–	1899 Hoffenheim	0	(0)
National team‡
2003–2005	Germany U21	13	(0)
2008–	Germany	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:57, 21 March 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:01, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Tim Wiese (German pronunciation: [ˈtɪm ˈviːzə]; born 17 December 1981 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German goalkeeper who currently plays for 1899 Hoffenheim and the German national team. He joined Hoffenheim in 2012 from Bundesliga team Werder Bremen.

Club career[link]

Early career and Fortuna Köln[link]

He started his playing career at DJK Dürscheid, in 1987. Two years later, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen's youth system, before moving to Fortuna Köln, where he made his first-team debut in the German third division in 2000.

Kaiserslautern[link]

He moved to Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern in the winter break of the 2001–02 season and initially played for their reserve squad in the third division and served as backup for Georg Koch and Roman Weidenfeller in the first team. Following Weidenfeller's transfer to Borussia Dortmund, he fought with Koch for the place of the first goalkeeper and made his Bundesliga debut at the beginning of the 2002–03 season, being replaced by Koch after conceding four goals in two matches. After the winter break, however, he managed to secure himself the position of the first-choice goalkeeper and established himself as one of the most talented new keepers in the Bundesliga. He was considered first-choice throughout the 2003–04 season, despite being sent off during the 2nd match of the season (the first of two red cards he has received during his league career). He remained the first goalkeeper for Kaiserslautern until late November 2004, when he lost his place to veteran Thomas Ernst.

Werder Bremen[link]

Wiese moved to Bremen in 2005 and was favoured to replace the aging Andreas Reinke, but tore his cruciate ligaments twice and missed the entire first part of the season. In a twist of fate, due to a bad injury to Reinke in away match at VfB Stuttgart in February 2006, Wiese made his Bundesliga debut for Werder Bremen and remained their first goalkeeper for the rest of the 2005–06 season.

However, Wiese (who is often compared to former German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn for his emotional outbursts) had a shaky start, his low point was a stunning gaffe against Juventus in the 2nd round of the Champions League on 7 March 2006. With only two minutes of the game left to play, and Werder Bremen on course to reach the quarter-finals, he made a routine catch but then somehow let go of the ball as he rolled on the ground, allowing Emerson to score and Juventus to progress. However, he has stabilized since then, and was vital for Bremen's late surge that moved them past rivals Hamburg to claim second place during the 2005–06 season. Despite this resurgence, he has still struggled to shake off the shackles of his humiliation against Juventus, his most high profile contribution to world football.

In the 2006–07 season, he eventually established himself as the first goalkeeper at Werder Bremen and only missed three Bundesliga matches throughout the season. In the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal semi-final against Hamburg, Wiese helped Werder Bremen progress to the final when he saved 3 consecutive penalties.

Hoffenheim[link]

On 2 May 2012, Wiese signed for 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.^{[citation needed]}

International career[link]

He earned his first international cap for Germany against England on 19 November 2008, when he came in as a substitute for René Adler at the beginning of the second half.^[1]

He was a squad member for Germany in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but was the only player not seeing any action as an understudy to Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and was denied an appearance in the third-place playoff due to injury, enabling Bayern Munich veteran Hans-Jörg Butt to step in.

Career statistics[link]

Club performance[link]

As of 5 May 2012 (2012 -05-05)^[update]

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Werder Bremen

• DFB-Pokal: 2008–09
• DFB-Supercup: 2009
• DFB-Ligapokal: 2006

National team[link]

Germany

• FIFA World Cup 2010: Third place - Bronze medal

Individual[link]

• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2010^[2]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website (German)
• Tim Wiese at werder.de
• Tim Wiese at transfermarkt.de (German)
• Tim Wiese at fussballdaten.de (German)

Germany squads v t e Germany squad – 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Wiese 2 Volz 3 Gemiti 4 Fathi 5 Franz 6 Hitzlsperger 7 Görlitz 8 Balitsch 9 Auer 10 Podolski 11 Hanke 12 Ochs 13 Schweinsteiger 14 Odonkor 15 Feulner 16 Preuß 17 Madlung 18 Riether 19 Azaouagh 20 Tiffert 21 Huth 22 Rensing Coach: Stielike 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 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 L. Bender 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Reus 22 Zieler 23 Gómez Coach: Löw

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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	(38)
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 26 May 2012 (2012 -05-26)^[update]

• 1.^ Statistics includes league and Europe.

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• 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 v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2012 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 L. Bender 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Reus 22 Zieler 23 Gómez Coach: Löw