Boab 73 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Former Germany boss and World Cup winner Jurgen Klinsmann will take over as coach of Bayern Munich next season. Klinsmann will replace Ottmar Hitzfeld, who is due to step down from the post at the end of the current campaign. The appointment marks Klinsmann's first foray into club coaching after he guided host nation Germany to third place at the 2006 World Cup. He had been linked with the vacant Newcastle job and, earlier in the season, with Chelsea and Tottenham. The 43-year-old was also viewed as a dark horse to succeed Steve McClaren as England national coach before the appointment of Fabio Capello. He won 108 caps for his country. He scored 47 goals for Germany, 11 of which came in three World Cup campaigns. Klinsmann featured in the 1990 World Cup-winning team and was then captain for the successful Euro 96 campaign. He enjoyed a successful stint as a player with Bayern between 1995 and 1997, winning Uefa Cup and Bundesliga honours. His managerial career is still in its infancy. After a period involved in Major League Soccer in the USA he returned to coach Germany in 2004. The Bayern job is his first with a high-profile club. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7182811.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue87 0 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 just read it on a german football site, he's going to take over on the first of july......will be interesting to see how he gets on at club level, i think he's done a great job with germany in 2006.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Stars Bearette 1 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 oh well that kills of the Liverpool rumour then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 761 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Will be interesting to see how he does Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohan 23 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I liked how Germany played at the World Cup. Interesting to see how he goes at Bayern. I think it is an important factor that he is German too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear 25 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Wonder where Hitfeld will go? Man U? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohan 23 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Wonder where Hitfeld will go? Man U? I think theres a vacancy opening up at PSG soon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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