Joachim Löw ( give birth 3 February 1960 ) is a german football bus and former musician. He was the director of the Germany national team from 2006 until 2021. During his tenure as coach, 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 euro 2020. [ 2 ]
Playing career [edit ]
In 1978, Löw started his playing career with 2. Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. He returned to the cabaret doubly ( 1982, 1985 ) and held the club ‘s overall goal grade record until 2020, when Nils Petersen surpassed him. [ 3 ] In 1980, Löw joined VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, but he had difficulties establishing himself in the begin batting order and played entirely four matches.
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In the 1981–82 season, Löw played for Eintracht Frankfurt ( 24 matches, five goals ), but he returned to Freiburg the follow 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 entirely scored two goals in 24 matches. late, 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 home under-21 team .
Managerial career [edit ]
1994–2004 : clubhouse management [edit ]
early career [edit ]
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 adjunct coach to VfB Stuttgart steer coach Rolf Fringer. As Fringer had the opportunity to become coach of the Switzerland national team, Löw was promoted caretaker coach on 14 August 1996. [ 4 ] He finally became the permanent coach and was at the club until 21 May 1998. [ 4 ] His inaugural match as head bus was a 4–0 gain against Schalke 04 on 17 August 1996. [ 5 ] They finished the 1996–97 season in fourth place. [ 6 ] The 1997-98 season started with a 3–0 against Karlsruher SC on 22 July 1997 in the semi–final of the DFB-Ligapokal. [ 7 ] They went on to lose in the final against Bayern Munich on 26 July 1997. [ 8 ] In the Bundesliga, Stuttgart finished in one-fourth put. [ 9 ] During the season, in the DFB-Pokal, Stuttgart reached the competition ‘s semi-finals, [ 10 ] defeating reserve team of Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC, SSV Ulm 1846 and KFC Uerdingen 05 en road. [ 10 ] In the semi-final on 17 February 1998, however, Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart 3–0. [ 11 ] Stuttgart besides got to the concluding of the UEFA Cup Winners ‘ Cup. [ 10 ] Stuttgart eliminated IP Vestmannaeyja, Beerschot, Slavia Prague and Lokomotiv Moscow. [ 10 ] In the final examination on 13 May 1998, Stuttgart lost 1–0 to Chelsea. [ 12 ] This proved to be his final examination catch [ 10 ] as he left the golf club seven days later. He finished with a criminal record of 46 wins, 20 draws and 23 losses. [ 4 ] Löw joined turkish club Fenerbahçe on 1 July 1998. [ 13 ] His first match was a 0–0 draw against Dardanelspor. [ 14 ] During the 1998–99 season, Fenerbahçe finished third base in the Süper Lig [ 15 ] and were eliminated in the inaugural round off of the UEFA Cup. [ 14 ] They were serving a annual banish in the turkish Cup. [ 16 ]
return to Germany and back to Turkey [edit ]
Löw became coach of Karlsruher SC on 25 October 1999. [ 17 ] His first match was a 1–1 trace against Hannover 96 on 31 October 1999. [ 18 ] He was coach until 19 April 2000, [ 17 ] finishing with a record of one win, seven draws and ten losses. [ 17 ] His final match was a 3–1 loss to Hannover on 16 April 2000, [ 18 ] while his only win came in a 2–1 acquire against Fortuna Köln on 19 March 2000. [ 18 ] He was sacked, with the cabaret in last place ( 18th ). [ 19 ] Marco Pezzaiuoli replaced Löw for the remainder of the season and alone had two wins in the remaining seven matches, [ 17 ] finished the season in last seat ( 18th ), [ 20 ] and were relegated. [ 19 ] Löw returned to Turkey as director of Adanaspor from 20 December 2000 to 2 March 2001. [ 13 ] He failed to win any matches during this time. [ 21 ] When he left Adanaspor, the club was in the relegation partition at 16th place. [ 22 ]
Coaching in Austria [edit ]
Löw became the director of austrian club Tirol Innsbruck on 10 October 2001 [ 13 ] and led them to the 2001–02 austrian Bundesliga deed. [ 23 ] He finished with a record of 11 wins, five draws and nine losses. [ 24 ] The like year, the cabaret 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. [ 13 ] During the 2003–04 temper, Wien were eliminated from the Champions League by Marseille in the third modify round and eliminated from the UEFA Cup by Borussia Dortmund in the first round off. [ 25 ] They lost the 2003 austrian Supercup to FC Kärnten. [ 25 ] He left the club on 24 March 2004 ; [ 13 ] Austria Wien were in first place at the time of his deviation. [ 26 ]
2004–2006 : Germany assistant coach [edit ]
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 apparatus as adjunct coach. Klinsmann and Löw had met years earlier at a coaching school and both shared a philosophy focused on attacking football. Under their predominate, 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 gear set run into. 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 in an excite equal. A last minute 1–0 succeed over Poland and a 3–0 succeed over Ecuador followed. Germany defeated Sweden in the round of golf of 16 with two Lukas Podolski goals, followed by a arduous battle with Argentina. In the penalty gunfight after finishing extra time at 1–1, the coaching staff gave Jens Lehmann a train number of possible argentine penalty takers and their choose direction to shoot, which was reported to have helped ensure Germany ‘s victory. The semi-final match with Italy was a disappointment however, with the hosts conceding two goals in the final two minutes of extra meter. Germany, however, turned in a dominant performance against Portugal in the third gear station catch, winning 3–1 with two Bastian Schweinsteiger goals. Besides a focus on attacking football and young development, Klinsmann ‘s staff besides introduced an alternative B-team : team 2006, to experiment with newfangled aspiring players desirable to play at the home World Cup. besides introduced were an enhanced fitness coaching staff, adenine well as Oliver Bierhoff as “ Business Manager ” – this problem revolves around public relations, general management and everything not directly related to coaching – and ultimately a mental coach, Dr. Hans-Dieter Hermann, who has the job of preparing the german players for nerve-racking situations in major tournaments .
2006–2021 : Germany coach [edit ]
euro 2008 [edit ]
On 12 July 2006, [ 13 ] following Klinsmann ‘s decision not to renew his contract, Löw was named as the fresh director 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 vogue. Löw was peculiarly concerned with the sum of clock time his players hold on to the ball before passing. During his tenure, he reduced this meter importantly, increasing the pace of the german plot. He declared that his target was to win Euro 2008. His first bet on in charge, a friendly against Sweden in Gelsenkirchen on 16 August 2006, [ 27 ] was a 3–0 success in which Miroslav Klose scored twice and Bernd Schneider scored the other. [ 28 ] Löw had a successful start in qualifying for Euro 2008 with wins over the Republic of Ireland [ 29 ] and San Marino. [ 30 ] On 7 October 2006, Germany won 2–0 against Georgia in the Ostseestadion in Rostock, [ 31 ] which was the one-fourth straight success for Löw and his team, [ 31 ] the best begin of a newfangled heading coach of the german national team always. The team extended this record to five wins in the adjacent match, the Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovakia in Bratislava on 11 October, with a 4–1 victory. [ 32 ] The Slovaks ‘ hit was the first goal conceded by Germany under Löw ‘s reign. [ 32 ] The following match saw the end of Löw ‘s perfective record, with the qualifying meet on 15 November in Nicosia against Cyprus ending in a disappointing 1–1 draw. [ 33 ] 2007 started with a 3–1 win against Switzerland on 7 February and a 2–1 winnings against the Czech Republic on 24 March. [ 34 ] Löw ‘s first loss as coach came in his eighth game on 28 March 2007, an experimental squad lost 0–1 against Denmark. [ 35 ] He had given Robert Enke and Patrick Helmes their debuts. [ 35 ] When reservation for Euro 2008 was ensured, Löw ‘s criminal record stood at 11 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw from 13 matches and a 41:6 goal difference. This includes the beginning win over England in London ‘s newfangled Wembley Stadium. [ 36 ] Germany lost to the Czech Republic in qualifying on 17 October 2007. [ 37 ] This was the second gear loss for Löw. [ 37 ] Germany finished qualifying in second rate. [ 38 ] In the final examination match of 2007, Germany and Wales finished in a 0–0 disembowel. [ 34 ] Germany started 2008 with 3–0 win against Austria on 6 February and a 4–0 win against Switzerland on 26 March. [ 39 ] then Germany and Belarus finished in a 2–2 pull back. [ 39 ] Germany had a 2–0 head at half–time. [ 40 ] In their final match before Euro 2008, Germany defeated Serbia 2–1. [ 41 ] At Euro 2008, Germany defeated Poland 2–0 in their first game, with two goals from Lukas Podolski. [ 42 ] In their moment game, Germany were beaten 2–1 by Croatia, [ 43 ] 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. [ 44 ] 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 [ 44 ] as runners up because of their earlier loss to Croatia. [ 45 ] 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. [ 46 ] 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 adjunct Hansi Flick in order to contain Portugal. [ 47 ] In an stimulate match against Turkey in the semi-finals, Germany won 3–2. [ 48 ] Germany then lost 1–0 to Spain in the final examination on 29 June 2008. [ 49 ]
2010 World Cup [edit ]
far advance was discernible 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 inaugural target in their passing group for the 2010 World Cup by beating second placed Russia in Moscow 1–0, [ 50 ] 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 hard stage, beating them 4–1 before defeating Argentina 4–0 in the quarter-finals. [ 51 ] Germany then lost the semi-final to Spain 1–0. [ 52 ] On 10 July 2010, they went on to win the third target play-off against Uruguay by 3–2 to collect the bronze medals and third base place at the 2010 World Cup. [ 53 ]
euro 2012 [edit ]
Löw in 2011 Germany qualified for Euro 2012 and topped their group with ten-spot wins out of ten matches. This includes a 4–0 succeed against Kazakhstan and a 6–2 win against Austria. [ 54 ] During the qualification campaign, Löw signed a fresh contract that would keep him with Germany until 2014. [ 55 ] Germany then proceeded to top their group in the tournament, the alone team to win all three of their group matches as they defeated Portugal 1–0, [ 56 ] the Netherlands 2–1, [ 56 ] and Denmark 2–1. [ 56 ] In the quarter-finals, Germany beat Greece 4–2, but were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 2–1 loss to Italy. [ 57 ]
2014 World Cup
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Löw at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Germany started qualification with a 3–0 acquire against the Faroe Islands. [ 56 ] Germany won their first match in 2013 2–1 against France. [ 58 ] 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 equal 2–2, [ 59 ] while in the third base match, Germany beat the United States – led by former german passenger car 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. however, Germany won 2–1 after supernumerary time, thereby setting up a quarter-final clash with France. Germany edged France 1–0 with a finish from Borussia Dortmund centre-back Mats Hummels in the 12th minute. In the semi-final, Germany defeated hosts Brazil ( who were playing without the injured Neymar and suspended Thiago Silva ) 7–1 to reach the tournament ‘s concluding ; the result was Brazil ‘s worst get the better of in FIFA World Cup history. Löw led Germany to their fourth World Cup title succeed with a Mario Götze finish in the 112th minute to get Die Mannschaft the victory in extra time against Argentina in the final examination. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] 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. [ 62 ]
euro 2016 [edit ]
Germany started Euro 2016 qualifying with a 2–1 gain against Scotland. [ 63 ] then Germany lost to Poland, 2–0. [ 64 ] Germany had 28 shots in the catch and the solution put them in fourth place. [ 64 ] Germany tied the Republic of Ireland 1–1 on 14 October 2014 ; [ 65 ] John O’Shea had scored the equalizer for Ireland in the fourth minute of stop meter. [ 65 ] In the following month, meanwhile, Germany defeated Gibraltar 4–0. [ 66 ] On 13 March 2015, Löw signed a abridge extension until 2018. [ 67 ] On 29 March 2015, Germany defeated Georgia 2–0, [ 68 ] Germany remained in second invest. [ 68 ] and on 10 June, in a friendly equal, Germany lost 2–1 to the United States. [ 69 ] This was the first base victory for the U.S. in Germany. [ 69 ] Germany defeated Gibraltar 7–0 on 13 June 2015 [ 70 ] and Poland 3–1 on 4 September 2015. [ 71 ] Three days later, Germany again defeated Scotland, [ 72 ] but on 8 October 2015, Ireland would defeat Germany 1–0. [ 73 ] Germany finished off [ 74 ] qualifying with a 2–1 win against Georgia. [ 75 ] In the lead up to the final tournament, Germany faced France, [ 74 ] England, [ 76 ] Italy [ 76 ] Slovakia, [ 76 ] and Hungary. [ 76 ] France defeated Germany 2–0 on 13 November 2015, [ 77 ] England defeated Germany 3–2 on 26 March 2016 [ 78 ] and three days later, Germany would defeat Italy 4–1, [ 79 ] marking the first time since 1995 that Germany had defeated Italy. [ 79 ] Slovakia defeated Germany 3–1 on 31 May 2016. [ 80 ] In their final examination equal before the get down of the tournament, [ 76 ] Germany defeated Hungary 2–0. [ 81 ] In the tournament proper, Germany were grouped into Group C aboard Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland. [ 76 ] Germany defeated Ukraine ( 2–0 ) [ 82 ] and Northern Ireland ( 1–0 ), [ 83 ] while it tied Poland ( 0–0 ). [ 84 ] Finishing level on seven points with Poland but with a lake superior goal differential gear, Germany qualified for the round of 16 as Group C winners. [ 83 ] At this degree they would defeat Slovakia 3–0 on 26 June 2016, [ 85 ] setting up a quarter-final match against Italy on 2 July. [ 86 ] After the match finished in a 1–1 puff, Germany advanced to the semi-finals after winning the gunfight, [ 86 ] matching up with tournament hosts France. [ 87 ] France would defeat Germany 2–0, inflicting its first gear loss on Germany in a major tournament for the first meter since 1958. [ 87 ] Despite losing, Löw thought that Germany were the “ better team ” in the equal. [ 88 ]
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup [edit ]
Germany started their 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup mission with a 3–2 victory over Australia in their inaugural group stage peer. [ 89 ] In the adjacent peer, Germany ended with a 1–1 draw over Chile. [ 90 ] [ 91 ] Germany then won against Cameroon with a 3–1 victory in their last group degree couple and sealed their position in the semi-final. [ 92 ] This victory meant the hundredth victory for Germany under his coach. [ 93 ] Germany faced Mexico in the semi-final and defeated them with a 4–1 victory to make it to the final examination for the first gear fourth dimension in the tournament. [ 94 ] On 2 July 2017, Löw led Germany to their FIFA Confederations Cup title acquire for the first clock time after a 1–0 victory against Chile in the final at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg. [ 95 ]
2018 World Cup [edit ]
After Euro 2016, Löw opted to stay on as Germany coach. [ 96 ] Germany were drawn into Group C alongside the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan and San Marino for 2018 World Cup qualifying. [ 97 ] On 15 May 2018, he extended his contract with Germany until 2022. [ 98 ] Germany lost their first group match 0–1 against Mexico. [ 99 ] [ 100 ] Löw played a 4–2–3–1 constitution but allowed right-back Joshua Kimmich to attack that flank, giving Mexico space on that side. furthermore, playing two defensive midfielders but having them to push forward in attack left the german backline vulnerable to the Mexican counterpunch. [ 101 ] Germany went on to defeat Sweden with a 2–1 victory. [ 102 ] Germany were eliminated in the first round of the World Cup for the first time since 1938, and encountered its first gear always group stage passing after losing 2–0 to South Korea. [ 103 ] [ 104 ] Four of the last five worldly concern champions would exit in the group stage of the next World Cup ( the early incidents are France in 2002, Italy in 2010, Spain in 2014 ) .
UEFA Nations League and Euro 2020 [edit ]
Löw decided to stay on as national team coach [ 105 ] [ 106 ] despite the group phase exit from the World Cup. [ 104 ] The state ‘s poor form 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. former 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 frustration since May 1931, when they lost 0–6 at home against Austria. [ 107 ] On 9 March 2021, Löw announced that he would step down from his function as Germany coach following Euro 2020. [ 108 ] [ 109 ] On 29 June 2021, England beat Germany in the round of 16 of Euro 2020, therefore eliminating Germany from the tournament. This defeat besides marked the end of Löw ‘s tenure as Germany ‘s coach. [ 110 ] His tenure of about 15 years is the longest for an external bus in Europe. [ 111 ] He was replaced by his early adjunct director, Hansi Flick. [ 112 ]
personal life [edit ]
Löw is Roman Catholic and was an altar son in his early life. [ 113 ] He has been married to Daniela since 1986 ; they have no children. The couple met in 1978 and dated for eight years before they got married. [ 114 ] Löw lost his driver ‘s license twice, once in 2006 ( for one month ) and once in 2014 ( for six months ) because of his heedless behavior behind the steering wheel ( excessive focal ratio and call ). [ 115 ] [ 116 ]
managerial statistics [edit ]
- As of matches played 29 June 2021
Honours [edit ]
managerial [edit ]
VfB Stuttgart
Tirol Innsbruck
Austria Wien
- Austrian Supercup: 2003
Germany
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