Jürgen Klinsmann

Jürgen Klinsmann[1] (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈkliːnsˌman], born 30 July 1964) is a German football player who started in Stuttgart, a club in Germany, when he was seventeen. In 1990 he won the FIFA World Cup with the Germany national team. Later, he also played for Internazionale Milano, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich. In 2004 he became the coach of Germany national team, that was third in the World Cup of 2006. Taking his place in the German team is Joachim Löw. Klinsmann coached the United States men's national team from 2011 to 2016 and then Hertha BSC from 2019 to 2020. Since 2020, he has been manager for the South Korea national team.

Jürgen Klinsmann
Klinsmann in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jürgen Klinsmann[1]
Date of birth (1964-07-30) 30 July 1964[1]
Place of birth Göppingen, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1972–1974 TB Gingen
1974–1978 SC Geislingen
1978–1981 Stuttgarter Kickers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Stuttgarter Kickers 61 (22)
1984–1989 VfB Stuttgart 156 (79)
1989–1992 Inter Milan 95 (34)
1992–1994 Monaco 65 (29)
1994–1995 Tottenham Hotspur 41 (20)
1995–1997 Bayern Munich 65 (31)
1997–1998 Sampdoria 8 (2)
1997–1998 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 15 (9)
2003–2004 Orange County Blue Star 8 (5)
Total 514 (232)
National team
1980–1981 West Germany U16 3 (0)
1984–1985 West Germany U21 8 (3)
1987–1988 West Germany Olympic 14 (8)
1987–1998 West Germany / Germany 108 (47)
Teams managed
2004–2006 Germany
2008–2009 Bayern Munich
2011–2016 United States
2019–2020 Hertha BSC
2023–2024 South Korea
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner1990 Italy
UEFA European Championship
Winner1996 England
Runner-up1992 Sweden
Olympic Games
Third place1988 Seoul Team
Representing  Germany (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Third place2006 Germany
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place2005 Germany
Representing  United States (as manager)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2013 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player career

Before Jürgen Klinsmann became a professional soccer player, he worked as a baker-associated in the baker's shop of his father in Stuttgart-Botnang. When he was young he played for Geislingen. The first team of his professional career was Stuttgarter Kickers. His career as a player ended in 1998 after the World Cup in France, as Germany was eliminated from the tournament by Croatia. He played for the under-21 and under-16 teams, as well as for ten years for the A team. In the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he won the bronze medal. Jürgen Klinsmann played 221 Bundesliga games and scored 110 goals. In the national team of Germany he played 108 games and scored 47 goals. He played in the World Cup tournaments in 1990, 1994, and 1998. He scored 11 goals in the World Cup - second only to Gerd Müller as the German player with the most World Cup goals. In August 2004 he became the national coach of Germany. At the 2006 World Cup in Germany he won the bronze medal. After that he resigned. From the 1st June 2008 he coached Bayern Munich until he was dismissed on the 27th April 2009.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stuttgarter Kickers 2. Bundesliga 1981–82 6100––61
1982–83 20221––223
1983–84 351922––3721
Total 612243––6525
VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga 1984–85[4] 321542–203817
1985–86[5] 331664––3920
1986–87[6] 321612–413719
1987–88[7] 341910––3519
1988–89[8] 251342–843719
Total 156791610–14518694
Inter Milan Serie A 1989–90 311342–203715
1990–91 331440–1234917
1991–92 31751–10378
Total 9534133–15312340
Monaco Division 1 1992–93 352020–404120
1993–94 301032–1044316
Total 653052–1448436
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 1994–95 41206534–5029
Bayern Munich Bundesliga 1995–96[9] 321610–12154531
1996–97[10] 331542–203917
Total 653152–14158448
Sampdoria Serie A 1997–98 8210–10102
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) Premier League 1997–98 15930–189
Career total 5062275325345827620284

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[11][12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
West Germany 198720
198882
198941
1990124
Total267
Germany 199032
199140
1992132
1993106
19941411
199596
1996147
199772
199884
Total8240
Scores and results list West Germany's and Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Klinsmann goal.
List of international goals scored by Jürgen Klinsmann
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
Goals scored for West Germany
127 April 1988Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, West Germany Switzerland1–01–0Friendly
214 June 1988Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, West Germany Denmark1–02–0UEFA Euro 1988
34 October 1989Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, West Germany Finland3–06–11990 FIFA World Cup qualifying
425 April 1990Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany Uruguay3–23–3Friendly
510 June 1990Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy Yugoslavia2–04–11990 FIFA World Cup
615 June 1990Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy United Arab Emirates2–05–11990 FIFA World Cup
724 June 1990Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy Netherlands1–02–11990 FIFA World Cup
Goals scored for Germany
810 October 1990Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1–03–1Friendly
931 October 1990Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–03–2UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
1018 June 1992Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Netherlands1–21–3UEFA Euro 1992
1120 December 1992Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay4–04–1Friendly
1214 April 1993Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany Ghana3–16–1Friendly
135–1
1410 June 1993Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. Brazil1–33–3U.S. Cup
153–3
1613 June 1993Soldier Field, Chicago, U.S. United States1–04–3U.S. Cup
1719 June 1993Silverdome, Pontiac, U.S. England2–12–1U.S. Cup
1823 March 1994Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany Italy1–12–1Friendly
192–1
202 June 1994Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Austria3–05–1Friendly
2117 June 1994Soldier Field, Chicago, U.S. Bolivia1–01–01994 FIFA World Cup
2221 June 1994Soldier Field, Chicago, U.S. Spain1–11–11994 FIFA World Cup
2327 June 1994Cotton Bowl, Dallas, U.S. South Korea1–03–21994 FIFA World Cup
243–0
252 July 1994Soldier Field, Chicago, U.S. Belgium2–13–21994 FIFA World Cup
2616 November 1994Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albania Albania1–02–1UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
2714 December 1994Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova Moldova2–03–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
2818 December 1994Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Albania2–02–1UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
2929 March 1995Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia1–02–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
302–0
317 June 1995Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria1–02–3UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3211 October 1995Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales Wales2–12–1UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3315 November 1995Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany Bulgaria1–13–1UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
343–1
3524 April 1996Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands Netherlands1–01–0Friendly
364 June 1996Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany Liechtenstein8–19–1Friendly
3716 June 1996Old Trafford, Manchester, England Russia2–03–0UEFA Euro 1996
383–0
3923 June 1996Old Trafford, Manchester, England Croatia1–02–1UEFA Euro 1996
404 September 1996Ernest Pohl Stadium, Zabrze, Poland Poland2–02–0Friendly
419 October 1996Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia2–05–11998 FIFA World Cup qualifying
4210 September 1997Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany Armenia1–04–01998 FIFA World Cup qualifying
432–0
445 June 1998Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany Luxembourg2–07–0Friendly
4515 June 1998Parc des Princes, Paris, France United States2–02–01998 FIFA World Cup
4625 June 1998Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France Iran2–02–01998 FIFA World Cup
4729 June 1998Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France Mexico1–12–11998 FIFA World Cup

Managerial
As of match played on 17 October 2023
TeamFromToRecord
MWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Germany26 July 200411 July 2006 3420868141+40058.82 [13][14][15]
Bayern Munich1 July 2008[16]27 April 2009[16] 44259109650+46056.82 [17][16]
United States29 July 2011[18]21 November 2016 98551627178109+69056.12 [19][20][21][22][23][24]
Hertha BSC27 November 201911 February 2020 103341015−5030.00
South Korea27 February 2023Present 8332156+9037.50
Total 1951073949388221+167054.87 —

Honours

Club

Inter Milan[25]

Bayern Munich[25]

International

West Germany/Germany[26]

Individual
  • Goal of the Year (Germany): 1987[27]
  • Bundesliga top scorer: 1987–88[28]
  • kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1987–88[29]
  • Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1988,[30] 1994[30]
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990
  • Premier League Player of the Month: August 1994[31]
  • Tottenham Hotspur Club Player of the Year: 1994
  • FWA Footballer of the Year: 1994–95 (Tottenham Hotspur)
  • Premier League PFA Team of the Year: 1994–95
  • ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95
  • IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1995[32]
  • Ballon d'Or runner-up: 1995
  • FIFA World Player of the Year Bronze award: 1995[33]
  • UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1995–96[34]
  • FIFA XI: 1996, 1999[35]
  • FIFA 100

International

Germany[25]

United States

Individual
  • German Football Manager of the Year: 2006[36]
  • CONCACAF Coach of the Year: 2013[37]

Literature
  • Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling: Strategen des Spiels – Die legendären Fußballtrainer, Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-89533-475-8, S. 332ff.
  • Jens Mende: Jürgen Klinsmann – Wie wir Weltmeister werden, Südwest-Verlag, München 2006, ISBN 3-517-08208-2.
  • Michael Horeni: Klinsmann. Stürmer Trainer Weltmeister. Scherz, Frankfurt/Main 2005, ISBN 3-502-15045-1.

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