Jürgen Klinsmann

Jürgen Klinsmann (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈkliːnsˌman]; born 30 July 1964) is a German professional football manager and former player. Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich. He was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the unified German team that won the UEFA Euro 1996. As a manager, he managed the German national team to a third-place finish at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was subsequently coach of a number of other teams including, notably, Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, the United States national team, and the South Korea national football team.

Jürgen Klinsmann
Klinsmann managing South Korea in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jürgen Klinsmann
Date of birth (1964-07-30) 30 July 1964
Place of birth Göppingen, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
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)
International career
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)
Managerial career
2004–2006 Germany
2008–2009 Bayern Munich
2011–2016 United States
2019–2020 Hertha BSC
2023–2024 South Korea
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner1990 Italy
UEFA European Championship
Winner1996 England
Runner-up1992 Sweden
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team
Representing  Germany (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
2006 Germany
FIFA Confederations Cup
2005 Germany
Representing  United States (as manager)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2013 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Considered one of Germany's premier strikers during the 1990s, Klinsmann scored in all six major international tournaments he participated in for Germany, from the UEFA Euro 1988 to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In 1995, he came in third in the FIFA World Player of the Year award; in March 2004 he was named in the FIFA 100 list of the "125 Greatest Living Footballers". In 2016, he became the fifth player to be named as honorary captain of Germany.

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