Klopp's next stop: Germany? He'll be Red Bull's General Advisor
“A paving stone to the national team”.
“Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has been appointed as Red Bull's global head of soccer,” RedBall Sports reported on Sept. 9.
The appointment confirms Klopp's comments that he will not return to coaching. “Today is my last day as head coach,” Klopp said at an international coaches' congress in Würzburg, Germany, in July. It was not an impulsive decision, it was a normal decision. And I have managed the best club in the world. For now, there is nothing about a return to coaching. We'll see in a few months, but nothing has been decided yet. I want to help people with my experience and connections,” he said, denying a return to coaching but leaving the door open for a return in another capacity.
Klopp has made his mark in the German Bundesliga and English Premier League. In the Bundesliga, he led Dortmund's “Bee Army” to establish the Gegenpress and play attacking soccer to beat Bayern Munich to win the Bundesliga and reach the UEFA Champions League final.
After parting ways with Dortmund, he took charge of Liverpool and challenged for the Premier League. Adding tactical flair to his Gegen pressing, Klopp helped Liverpool compete with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City for the title, and even won the Premier League, which was Liverpool's ultimate goal.
Klopp helped Pep Guardiola's Manchester City win the Premier League double. He signed a new two-year contract with Liverpool in 2022 that will keep him at the club until 2026, but he has spoken out about burnout. 토토사이트 He said an early goodbye to Liverpool earlier this year, saying: “When one season is over, you start planning for the next, but when I thought about the next season, I wasn't sure if I could do this anymore.”
The Red Bull Group owns clubs including Leipzig in Germany, Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, and the New York Red Bulls in the United States. Klopp will now become “global head of football” and will bring his experience and advice to all three clubs.
Klopp will take up the role on January 1, 2025. On his appointment, Klopp said: “After 25 years of watching football only as a manager, I'm happy to be able to contribute to the game in this role. Despite the change in role, my passion for football remains the same. I will do my best to develop Red Bull.”
Meanwhile, the contract reportedly has a clause that will terminate if he is offered the German national team job. In fact, Klopp hasn't responded to offers from other big clubs since leaving Liverpool. All of this is paving the way for him to take over the German national soccer team in the long run.
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