Jurgen Klinsmann
Jurgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmannis a German football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the United States men's national soccer team. As a player, Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the unified German team that won the 1996 UEFA European Championship. One of Germany's premier strikers during the 1990s, he scored in all six major international tournaments he participated in,...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth30 July 1964
CityGoppingen, Germany
CountryGermany
As far as knowledge goes I've come a long way.
The Gold Cup really is about getting the job done and winning it and qualifying us for the Confederations Cup in Russia in 2017. That's why it's really crucial for us to have players on the roster that have tremendous experience.
Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven.
Based on history the expectations are simply the highest, it kind of could become a burden for you or it could be something that you are really proud of, you know so I take the second one.
We enjoy the expectations people have of us. The higher they are, the more pressure, the better we like it.
I always stressed that I didn't have coaching experience, but that I did have a deadline: June 9.
The young generation has a different curiosity that is more visual.
I train for one-and-a-half hours every day in order to keep my energy level high.
We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet. For us, we have to play the game of our lives seven times to win the tournament.
We can only win by giving everything and being ready to defeat the adversary with fiery aggression.
If the national coach lets decisions be made from outside, he's lost the team.
This was the most difficult decision of my time as coach. Of course Oliver is disappointed, but he took it as a real sportsman.
The order is Kahn, Lehmann, Hildebrand at the moment but it can all change,
The race for the number one jersey is open and the decision will be made in May 2006, just before the World Cup,