Best known as a club manager who has done enough, Jürgen Klopp is unquestionably in the category of elite coaches such as Zinedine Zidane, Pep Guardiola and Diego Simeone, even if he doesn’t have many trophies. Before becoming a manager, Klopp started his career as a football player in 1987 and played until 2001 when he hung up his boots to start his career as a manager where he also excelled.
The biography of Jürgen Klopp
Named Jürgen Norbert Klopp at birth, the Liverpool manager was born on June 16, 1967, in Stuttgart, West Germany. He was brought up alongside two older sisters in Glatten by his parents, Norbert and Elisabeth, two people who played a very important role in his football career.
Now known as one of the best coaches, Klopp chose football from an early age, which saw him start his youth career when he was just 5 years old at SV Glatten, where he remained until moving to TuS Ergenzingen in 1983. Even though he started his senior career in 1987 with 1. FC Pforzheim, he was with Mainz 05 for most of his football career from 1990 to 2001. When he retired, he had already played 325 matches for the club. It was therefore not surprising that this club was his manager immediately retired.
Beginning his coaching career with Mainz 05, Jürgen Klopp led the club for seven years, leading them to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2004. In the two previous attempts he led the team to a 4th place finish , keeping him away from the goal. the high flight. Unfortunately, Mainz was relegated again in the 2006-2007 season. Unable to bring the team back to the podium, he quit the next season.
Before too long, he was appointed to manage yet another Bundesliga side, Borussia Dortmund, in 2008, having finished the previous season in 13th place in the table. His first season with Dortmund was successful as he won the DFB-Supercup and led the team to a 6th place finish in the Bundesliga. The following season, Klopp led the club to fifth place. He went on to win the Bundesliga title twice in 2011 and 2012, the same year he won the FB-Pokal final to give Dortmund their first domestic double. At the end of the 2014-15 season, Klopp left Dortmund after leading the team to the UEFA Champions League finals in 2013.
In 2015, Klopp signed a deal with Liverpool to manage the English Premier League (EPL) club for the next three years. In the 2015-16 season, he led the English to the UEFA Europa League final but lost to Sevilla in the final. In the same season, Liverpool finished second in the EPL, behind Chelsea. He would feature in the UEFA Champions League finals for the second time with the club in 2018 but sadly lost after Mohammed Salah picked up an injury and goalkeeper Loris Karius made two errors which saw Liverpool come out in 1-3 at Real Madrid.
For his many achievements, Klopp was recognized in 2011 and 2012 when he was named German Football Manager of the Year and in September 2016 EPL Manager of the Month.
Family – brother, wife and son
Contrary to popular belief, Jürgen Klopp doesn’t have a brother. He was raised in a family of two sisters. Stefanie Klopp and Isolde Reich.
Klopp has been married twice. The first woman he married was Sabine Klopp. Although it is not known when the two got married, their union ended in 2001 in divorce. Before ending, the union was blessed with a son; Marc Klopp who had started playing football but was unfortunately forced to quit following an injury he suffered.
Ulla Sandrock was the next woman to become his wife in 2005. The pair met while Klopp was manager at Mainz. Ulla got divorced and worked as a waitress. She also had a son. Together, however, Klopp and his wife have no children.
Height and width
For a man who has always found himself in the World First in sport as a football player and then as a manager, Jürgen Klopp has good height and an athletic build, although he no longer has the edge. of age. He stands at a height of 1.93m (6ft 4in) and weighs 83kg.