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| manageryears6 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs6 = [[FK Austria Wien]] |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joachim Löw | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Germany (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TuS Schönau 1896 | |||
| FC Schönau | |||
| Eintracht Freiburg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Freiburg | 71 | (18) |
| 1980–1981 | Stuttgart | 4 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Frankfurt | 24 | (5) |
| 1982–1984 | Freiburg | 65 | (25) |
| 1984–1985 | Karlsruher | 24 | (2) |
| 1985–1989 | Freiburg | 116 | (28) |
| 1989–1992 | Schaffhausen | ||
| 1992–1994 | Winterthur | ||
| 1994–1995 | Frauenfeld | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | West Germany U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Stuttgart | ||
| 1998–1999 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 1999–2000 | Karlsruher | ||
| 2001 | Adanaspor | ||
| 2001–2002 | Tirol Innsbruck | ||
| 2003–2004 | Austria Wien | ||
| 2004–2006 | Germany (assistant) | ||
| 2006– | Germany | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joachim "Jogi" Löw (Template:IPA-de; born 3 February 1960 in Schönau im Schwarzwald) is the coach of the German national football team and a former football midfielder.
Career as a player
In 1978, Löw started his playing career with 2. Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. He returned to the club twice (1982, 1985). In 1980, Löw joined VfB Stuttgart in the Fußball-Bundesliga, but he had difficulties in establishing himself and played only four matches (no goals). 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 (34 matches), 1983–84 he scored 17 goals (31 matches) in the 2. Bundesliga. Afterwards, he returned to the Bundesliga with Karlsruher SC, but again he failed to succeed and scored only two goals in 24 matches. Later, he joined Freiburg again for four years (116 matches, 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.
Coaching
Club coach and assistant coach of Germany
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 Krassimir Balakov, Giovane Elber, and Fredi Bobic, the team played a successful season and won the National Cup Final (DFB-Pokal). The following year, the team reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, but they lost 1–0 against Chelsea and finished fourth in the Bundesliga.
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 next job was with FK Austria Wien (June 2003 – March 2004), before Löw surprisingly became assistant coach of Germany under Jürgen Klinsmann on 1 August 2004.
When Jürgen Klinsmann succeeded Rudi Völler as Germany coach following a disappointing UEFA Euro 2004, he brought "Jogi" into the German set-up as assistant coach. Klinsmann and Löw had 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 more attacking philosophy. 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 the dual reign.
The duo started their career by reaching the semi-final of the Confederations Cup before losing to Brazil 3–2 in the best match of the tournament. Germany would defeat Mexico 4-3 in the third place match.
When Germany opened the 2006 FIFA World Cup on 9 June against Costa Rica in Munich the new tactics Löw and Klinsmann had introduced were put on display as Germany won 4–2 in a highly exciting match. A lucky but well-earned 1–0 victory over Poland and a 3–0 over Ecuador followed. Germany was swept up in a wave of hope and the crowds were something the World Cup, and Germany in particular had never seen before. They would sweep aside Sweden in the Round of 16 in a superb performance with two Lukas Podolski goals, followed by a grueling battle with Argentina. Germany would emerge victorious on penalties after finishing extra time at 1–1. The semi-final match with Italy arguably was the best match of the tournament. It 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, Löw helped Klinsmann rally the troops and they turned in a brilliant 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. But inside the corridors of German football, it was well known that Löw was the main tactician and strategist among the management crew.
Head coach of Germany
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 by Klinsmann and himself 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 "Elf" won 2–0 against Georgia in the Ostseestadion in Rostock, which was the fourth consecutive success for Joachim Löw and his team, in fact 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 (Euro 2008 qualification match) ending in a disappointing 1–1 draw. On 7 February 2007, in a friendly in Düsseldorf, Germany beat Switzerland 3–1. On the 24 March 2007 a 2–1 away-win against the Czech Republic (the strongest competitors for the Euro 2008 Qualifying Group D lead). The winning streak ended on 28 March 2007, right after the triumph against the Czechs when Löw used an experimental squad against Denmark where the team lost 0–1. After that match they won against San Marino 6–0 and Slovakia 2–1 for the Euro 2008 qualifiers and also against England 2–1 at the new Wembley Stadium and Wales 2–0. This result meant that following the match Löw's record stood at 11 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw from 13 matches and a 41:6 goal difference.
At UEFA Euro 2008, as one of the favorites for the competition, 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 and progressed to the Quarter Finals of the tournament. Here, though he was forced to watch from the sidelines, his team defeated Portugal 3–2. During the match 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's dangerous player, Cristiano Ronaldo.[1] In a highly exciting match against Turkey in the semi-finals, Germany won 3–2. Germany then lost 1–0 to Spain in the European Championship final on 29 June 2008.
Further progress was evident in qualifying for South Africa as Germany booked their place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup emphatically and 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. Russia was under the highly respected coach Guus Hiddink.
Löw managed to qualify with Germany In the 2010 World Cup, Germany proceeded through the group stage and met England in the first round of the knockout stage, beating them 4–1 before defeating Argentina 4-0 in the quarterfinals to reach the final four. Germany then lost to Spain 1-0 and failed to make the Final again.[2] 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.[3]
He signed another contract that will keep him with Germany until 2014.
Successes (as coach)
- DFB-Pokal in 1997
- Finalist European Cup Winners' Cup in 1998
- Austrian championship in 2002
- 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
- As of 29 March 2011[update]
| Type | From | To | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | |||
| Friendly matches | Aug 2006 | Present | 24 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| Euro 2008 Qualifiers | Sept 2006 | Nov 2007 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Euro 2008 | June 2008 | Aug 2008 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| World Cup 2010 Qualifiers | Sept 2008 | Nov 2009 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| World Cup 2010 | June 2010 | July 2010 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Euro 2012 Qualifiers | Sept 2010 | Present | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 66 | 45 | 11 | 10 | ||
References
- ^ Barclay, Patrick (22 June 2008). "Euro 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United posturing put into perspective". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ "Puyol heads Spain into final". ESPNsoccernet. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Ornstein, David (10 July 2010). "Uruguay 2-3 Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from the District of Lörrach
- Fenerbahçe football managers
- German footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- German football managers
- Germany national football team managers
- 2010 FIFA World Cup managers
- UEFA Euro 2008 managers
- SC Freiburg players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Karlsruher SC players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- German Roman Catholics
- Turkish Super League managers
- VfB Stuttgart managers
- Karlsruher SC managers
- FK Austria Wien managers
- Fußball-Bundesliga managers
- Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany