Joachim Löw

German football manager

Joachim Löw (born 3 February 1960) is a former German football player who formerly managed the Germany national football team after being eliminated by England in the UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16. He became a World Cup winning manager when his team won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Joachim Löw
Löw as Germany manager in 2018
Personal information
Full nameJoachim Löw[1]
Date of birth (1960-02-03) 3 February 1960 (age 64)
Place of birthSchönau im Schwarzwald, West Germany
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)Attacking midfielder
Youth career
TuS Schönau 1896
FC Schönau
Eintracht Freiburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1980SC Freiburg71(18)
1980–1981VfB Stuttgart4(0)
1981–1982Eintracht Frankfurt24(5)
1982–1984SC Freiburg65(25)
1984–1985Karlsruher SC24(2)
1985–1989SC Freiburg116(38)
1989–1992FC Schaffhausen
1992–1994FC Winterthur
1994–1995FC Frauenfeld
National team
1979–1980West Germany U214(0)
Teams managed
1994–1995FC Frauenfeld
1996–1998VfB Stuttgart
1998–1999Fenerbahçe
1999–2000Karlsruher SC
2000–2001Adanaspor
2001–2002Tirol Innsbruck
2003–2004Austria Wien
2004–2006Germany (assistant)
2006–2021Germany
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2010
Winner2014
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2008
Bronze medal – third place2012
Bronze medal – third place2016
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2017
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Managerial

VfB Stuttgart

Tirol Innsbruck

Austria Wien

Germany

Individual

  • Sport Bild German Sports Manager of the Year: 2010
  • German Football Man of the Year: 2011, 2014
  • German Football Manager of the Year: 2014[2]
  • FIFA World Coach of the Year: 2014
  • World Soccer Awards Manager of the Year: 2014[3]
  • IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 2014, 2017[4]
  • L'Équipe Sports Manager of the Year: 2010
  • FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
  • Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2010, 2014
  • Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande: 2010
  • IFFHS World's Best Man National Coach of the Decade 2011–2020[5]

Managerial statistics

As of matches played on 29 June 2021
TeamFromToRecord
MWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
VfB Stuttgart14 August 1996[6]21 May 1998[6]89462023172107+65051.69[6][7][8][9][10]
Fenerbahçe1 July 1998[11]30 May 1999[11]3824688834+54063.16[12]
Karlsruher SC25 October 1999[13]19 April 2000[13]1817101428−14005.56[13][14]
Adanaspor20 December 2000[11]2 March 2001[11]6024914−5000.00[15]
Wacker Innsbruck10 October 2001[11]18 June 2002[11]2713593324+9048.15[16]
Austria Wien1 July 2003[11]24 March 2004[11]3216884524+21050.00[17]
Germany12 July 2006[11]29 June 20211971244033467198+269062.94[18][19][20][21][22][23]
[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Total4062238895826428+398054.93

References

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