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
Of course we're disappointed -- we had high hopes and there were smashed within the first minutes. It was a frustrating lesson for us, but we believe in this team and we believe in the young players. We're confident that everything will work in 100 days.
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.
I've got my plan with everything necessary for the World Cup preparations.
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 race for the number one jersey is open and the decision will be made in May 2006, just before the World Cup,
The order is Kahn, Lehmann, Hildebrand at the moment but it can all change,
This was the most difficult decision of my time as coach. Of course Oliver is disappointed, but he took it as a real sportsman.
We firmly believe that we will be in the tournament until the end. This team is strong enough to overcome such setbacks. It's stable enough to put this behind us. With positive thinking, there will be no problems. We have to look ahead.
We have done a lot of publicity for our sponsors, but from now on, we want to focus completely on the sporting aspect.
Didi will be staying in England for the next few weeks so find his rhythm with Liverpool,
And then '74 as I mentioned and then the 1990 world cup was our team was the team of the reunification you know, so we were the team for both sides of Germany so now, you know throughout the last 16 years, we've melted together. And now comes the next milestone.
A victory would offer us the opportunity to show the world who we are. We have the possibility to redefine Germany: to create a brand.
Perhaps it is unusual for some goalkeepers but we have to be prepared if someone gets injured. This system stimulates competition and gives everyone a fair chance.
Luxembourg are a good opponent for our World Cup preparation. We will train hard in Geneva before the game.