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Jürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager, pundit and former player. 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, from Euro 1988 to the 1998 World Cup. In 1995, he came in third in the FIFA World Player of the Year award; in 2004 he was named in the FIFA 100 list of the "125 Greatest Living Footballers".Klinsmann managed the German national team to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup. On 12 July 2006, he officially announced that he would step down as Germany's coach after two years in charge and be replaced by assistant coach Joachim Löw. He took over as coach of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich in July 2008 when Ottmar Hitzfeld stepped down. On 27 April 2009, he was released early, even though he had won five of the previous seven league games and was only three points behind league leader VfL Wolfsburg. During the jointly initiated reforms at Bayern, a severe clash of opinions emerged between coach and club management. On 29 July 2011, the U.S. Soccer Federation named Klinsmann the coach of the United States men's national team. In 2013 he won the CONCACAF Gold Cup with the United States and was named CONCACAF Coach of the Year 2013. He led the United States team to the round of 16 of the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.

On 3 November 2016, he became the fifth male and seventh person to become the German national soccer team's honorary captain.On 21 November 2016, Klinsmann was fired as head coach of the United States national team, after losing to Mexico and Costa Rica in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Wikipedia  

✵ 30. July 1964
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Famous Jürgen Klinsmann Quotes

“I don't need to say anything to them. Everybody can express his opinion, and not everyone likes you. That's totally fine. I'm not here to be liked. I'm trying to do a good job and I'm privileged to have that role and represent the U. S. soccer program. It's a privilege for me. I do my best, to my capabilities, and leave the judgment out there for you guys and for people who want to express themselves.”

Jürgen Klinsmann

Press conference http://www.espnfc.com/team/united-states/660/blog/post/2657429/jurgen-klinsmann-under-scrutiny-after-bad-day-for-us (10 October 2015)
2010s, 2015

“What we didn't do well during the second half was simply to keep the ball. We ran a lot after; we won a lot of balls and we couldn't calm the game down. There was a struggle that really went through the second half. We should've done better.”

Jürgen Klinsmann

Press conference http://www.espnfc.com/team/united-states/660/blog/post/2657429/jurgen-klinsmann-under-scrutiny-after-bad-day-for-us (10 October 2015)
2010s, 2015

“We have to sit together and discuss things, who we're counting on, how we want to build towards the next couple games, and there's not much time. That will be a lot of conversations coming up the next couple days.”

Jürgen Klinsmann

Press conference http://www.espnfc.com/team/united-states/660/blog/post/2657429/jurgen-klinsmann-under-scrutiny-after-bad-day-for-us (10 October 2015)
2010s, 2015

“What Tim played tonight was just phenomenal, outstanding. He kept us in that game for a long time. We are proud to have him with us. It was an absolutely amazing match tonight and you can give him the biggest compliment in the world. It's a bummer for us ending on the losing side after a game of 120 minutes that gave everything to the fans, a real drama, a thriller. We had enough possession to equalize that game at the end, but a big compliment to Belgium and congratulations to them. I'm very proud of our team. Every player on the field made their country proud with this performance in this World Cup. All of the players just went beyond their capabilities and I told them they should take a lot of very positive stuff back home with them.”

Jürgen Klinsmann

Post-game press conference http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2677190/Jurgen-Klinsmann-praises-phenomenal-Tim-Howard-admits-USA-loss-bummer.html (1 July 2014), 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil
2010s, 2014

“One minute? Where the fuck does one minute come from?”

Jürgen Klinsmann

Belgium v. United States https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDiUIvLAHWg&feature=youtu.be (1 July 2014), 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil
2010s, 2014

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