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
Once the World Cup preparations begin there will hardly be an opportunity to do so, since we'll have to put all our energy into the team. We coaches have a list of priorities and dealing with the media isn't in the top five.
Sure I should have been at the Fifa workshop for example, but I had personal reasons for not being there and looking back saying that it was a mistake for me not being there I would take the same decision because the personal situation has higher priority than a workshop.
Didi will be staying in England for the next few weeks so find his rhythm with Liverpool,
Luxembourg are a good opponent for our World Cup preparation. We will train hard in Geneva before the game.
It is a competition just like over the rest of the pitch,
Some of the younger players do need protecting as they are new at this level. That is why I do not play them all the time as they need to be bedded in slowly.
Lehmann, Kahn and Hildebrand have all improved this season,
No I would not say that my job is on the US game. I am enjoying the job and it is possible that I will carry on after the World Cup.
The '54 World Cup was the first time the people got the recognition back after the second World War and felt like they are proud of something you know it brought people back together and you know now we can keep our heads up again.
You have to work more than your adversary.
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.
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,