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
If there's a national-team player, he has to do extra work. He has to do extra weeks, and he can't go on vacation even if he says: 'Well, but I'm supposed now to have six weeks off.' If he comes and says that, then I give him a hug and say: 'Have fun the six weeks, but don't come back here.'
To any young kid who wants to be a footballer, I would simply say: Have fun playing football and enjoy the team - spirit. That's the right attitude; that will bring you pleasure and fulfillment in football. A baker cannot live on bread he made yesterday, and a footballer cannot live on his last game. It's about the here and now.
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.
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,
That was the toughest decision of my career.
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.
Lehmann, Kahn and Hildebrand have all improved this season,
Luxembourg are a good opponent for our World Cup preparation. We will train hard in Geneva before the game.
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.
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 have been following Manuel closely for a while. He has been constantly improving and is a very interesting player.