Global InformationGermany national football team manager information
The Germany national football team manager (German: Bundestrainer, literally 'Federal Coach' or 'Association Coach') is a position created in 1926 and first held by Otto Nerz.[1][2] The German team began playing matches in 1908,[3] but for 18 years it had no manager. Instead a selection committee chose the team.[2]
Twelve men have occupied the post since its inception,[1] all of whom are German. Seven of the twelve have previously played for the national team,[4] the exceptions being Nerz, Erich Ribbeck, Joachim Löw, Hansi Flick, and Julian Nagelsmann. Many of the managers previously served as assistant to their predecessor; each of the three managers after Nerz had worked under the previous incumbent,[5][6][7] Löw was assistant to Jürgen Klinsmann from 2004 to 2006,[8] and Hansi Flick was assistant to Löw from 2006 to 2014.[9]
From 1936 to 1998, the team had just five managers,[1] each of whom won a major trophy,[10] with Helmut Schön (1964–1978) winning two.[6] A span of sixteen years (1990-2006) has seen just four people in the role.[1]
The title Bundestrainer has been in use since 1950 – prior to 1942 the role was titled Reichstrainer ('Reich Coach').[2] Franz Beckenbauer and Rudi Völler could not be titled Bundestrainer, due to a lack of coaching qualifications,[11] so were titled Teamchef (Team Leader). Their assistants, Horst Köppel/Holger Osieck[11] and Michael Skibbe[12] respectively, were the official Bundestrainer during this time.
The coach of the women's team is called Bundestrainer, too, or denoted with the female form Bundestrainerin.
The German national team is the only national team in which four national coaches (Herberger, Schön, Vogts, and Löw) have sat in more than 100 international matches and, with only eleven national coaches, has significantly fewer coaches than other national teams.
- ^ a b c d "Bundestrainer". German Football Association (DFB) (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Otto Nerz". DFB (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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- ^ "Alle Spieler von A bis Z". DFB (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Classic Coach: Sepp Herberger". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Helmut Schön". DFB (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Jupp Derwall". DFB (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Klinsmann quits as Germany coach". BBC Sport. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "Germany confirm Hansi Flick to replace Joachim Low as head coach after Euro 2020". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "National team history". DFB. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Franz Beckenbauer". DFB (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Offener Appell an alle". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2009.