After spending much of the match defending against Belgium's potent attack, with goalkeeper Tim Howard setting a World Cup finals record for saves in a match, the U.S. survived with a 0–0 score after 90 minutes, sending the match to extra time. This visit was televised around the globe and drew worldwide attention. [54] After the family relocated there, Klinsmann continued to play for SC Geislingen, even after he was spotted in a Württemberg youth selection. [51], The U.S. drew Belgium in the round of 16. Despite his goal scoring efforts, he could not prevent his new club from finishing tenth in the league. [34], Following Klinsmann's time with Bayern, Bayern team captain Phillip Lahm wrote in his autobiography that Klinsmann's tenure with the club was a "failure" and that Klinsmann's lack of tactical instruction required the players to meet before kickoff to discuss strategy.[35]. United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann insists DeAndre Yedlin made the right choice when he opted to join Tottenham from Seattle Sounders, despite his lack of playing time at White Hart Lane. Or is it? Klinsmann is currently the sixth-highest goalscorer at World Cups overall and the third-highest goalscorer for Germany in this competition, behind Klose (16 goals) and Gerd Müller (14). Famous personalities such as Bryan Adams, Boris Becker and many others contributed to this event.[59]. On 26 July 2004, Klinsmann returned to Germany as the new head coach of the national team,[22] succeeding former teammate and strike partner Rudi Völler. First Spurs Goal For Jurgen Klinsmann. [10], Klinsmann moved to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League for the 1994–95 season, where the fans and media were very critical of the German because of his reputation as a diver. [50] On 26 June, the U.S. faced Germany. After UEFA Euro 1992, Klinsmann moved to Monaco and catapulted the club to a second-place finish in the league in his first season. [58] In May 1999, Klinsmann donated all the proceeds from his farewell match (more than US$1 million) to different children's charity organizations. Spurs avoided relegation and finished 14th at the end of the campaign, with the German finishing as the club’s top scorer. Ultimately, the U.S. failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 3 Goals: 4. In the run-up to the 2006 World Cup, Klinsmann attracted criticism from German fans and the media following poor results, such as the 4–1 loss to Italy. As a … On 27 November 2019, Klinsmann became the new manager of Hertha BSC, replacing Ante Čović. His form with Spurs this campaign has been electric, scoring 26 goals and setting up 16 assists across all competitions so far. In 1978, aged 16, he signed a contract with Stuttgarter Kickers, the club where he would turn professional two years later. 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Scorer: Klinsmann Team: Walker; Carr (Austin), Kerslake, Calderwood, Campbell, Mabbutt, Hill, Dozzell (Barmby), Anderton (Rosenthal), Sheringham, Klinsmannn Shelbourne v Tottenham 1994. Klinsmann scored 11 goals in the FIFA World Cup, ranking sixth all-time. [64] Aside from German, Klinsmann is fluent in English, Italian and French,[65] and is a certified commercial helicopter pilot. On 11 February 2020 he announced via Facebook that he would step down as coach after having been in this position for just ten weeks. Klinsmann and his wife have two children, Jonathan and Laila. As a manager, he managed the German national team to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup and was subsequently coach of a number of other teams including, notably, Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the United States national team. The team recorded three-straight wins against Costa Rica, Poland and Ecuador in the group stage, earning Germany first place in Group A. [29] Klinsmann helped design a new player development and performance center for Bayern and then launched into molding the team for the Bundesliga and 2008–09 Champions League campaigns. Jurgen Klinsmann has given his verdict on the future of Tottenham striker Harry Kane. [67] Klinsmann has worked as a pundit, working with ESPN for the 2010 World Cup, and with BBC Sport at the 2018 World Cup. Klinsmann finished his club career by playing short stints with Italy’s Sampdoria and with Tottenham in 1997–98. With possible elimination looming again as their round of 16 spot hung in the balance, the U.S. fell to the Germans, 1–0, but the hope of surviving the "group of death" remained alive in the Portugal–Ghana game in which Portugal defeated Ghana, 2–1, sending the U.S. to the round of 16. He led Bayern in goals scored in each of his seasons with the team, helping to capture another UEFA Cup (1996) and a Bundesliga title (1996–97) in the process. [16], Klinsmann scored 21 goals in the 1994–95 season for Spurs and a total of 30 in all competitions, including a late winner against Liverpool in the quarter-final of the FA Cup. At the time, the Lilywhites were battling relegation, and the returning hero's nine goals in fifteen games, including a four-goal haul in a memorable 6-2 thrashing of Wimbledon, steered Tottenham to safety. Wimbledon 2 Tottenham 6. [13] Klinsmann went on to win the 1995 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. [26][27] Klinsmann said, "My big wish is to go back to my family, to go back to leading a normal life with them... After two years of putting in a lot of energy, I feel I lack the power and the strength to continue in the same way. In 2013, Klinsmann led the U.S. team into the final round of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, beginning with a 2–1 loss at Honduras before earning a point with a scoreless draw against Mexico in the Azteca. The German's departure from White Hart Lane looked a foregone conclusion, but after his four- goal … He also found the net in the semi-final, but Spurs missed out on a place in the final by losing 4–1 to Everton.[17]. They beat Portugal 3–1 in the third place play-off, where he played Kahn instead of Jens Lehmann. View stats of Forward Jürgen Klinsmann, including goals scored, assists and appearances, on the official website of the Premier League. The 1994/95 season was the closest that Sheringham came to any success with Tottenham. Oh, and it was around that time Tomas Skuhravy eventually left Genoa to play for Sporting. Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann? On 7 April 2006, Klinsmann finally decided to relegate Kahn to the bench and designated Arsenal's Jens Lehmann as his first choice goalkeeper. [56], In 1995, Klinsmann and some of his close friends founded the children charity foundation Agapedia, which stems from the Greek language and translates to "Love for Children". Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich. In 1984, Klinsmann moved to first division rivals VfB Stuttgart. "[citation needed] After further victories over Czechoslovakia (1–0) and England (1–1 after extra time, 4–3 on penalties), he became a world champion after beating Argentina 1–0 in the final. Klinsmann played for Spurs in 1994-95 and 1997-98 and scored 29 Premier League goals across his two spells Tottenham have not lifted silverware in 12 years and last won the top-flight title in 1961. [61] Klinsmann's family operates a bakery in Stuttgart's Botnang district and consequently he is sometimes affectionately referred to as the "baker's son from Botnang". [18] A year later, he also became German champion as he won the Bundesliga. Inter never managed to gain any momentum under coach Corrado Orrico and finished eighth in the league, with Klinsmann only scoring seven goals and the team being divided and fragmented into groups. Bringing fellow German striker Oliver Bierhoff on board helped diffuse public relations duties of the previous combined post away from the actual coaching aspect of the position. On 29 February 2012, the U.S. national team recorded a historic 1–0 victory in a friendly match away against Italy, its first win against the four-time World Cup champions. Following the losses, which left the U.S. at the bottom of the qualification table, Klinsmann was fired by the USSF on 21 November 2016, being replaced by LA Galaxy manager Bruce Arena, who had previously coached the team from 1998 to 2006. After qualifying for the round of 16, Germany was to play the Netherlands, against whom they had lost two years earlier in Euro 88. [52], Klinsmann led the U.S. to a 1–0 win over Czech Republic to open the new 2018 World Cup cycle on 3 September, its first win over the Czechs. [7] He is married to Debbie Chin, an American former model, and lives in Huntington Beach, California. Klinsmann was an important part of the West German team during the 1990 FIFA World Cup. One of Germany's premier strikers during the 1990s, he scored in all six major international tournaments he participated in, from Euro 1988 to the 1998 World Cup. On 12 December 2013, Klinsmann signed a new contract extension with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), lasting until 2018. Jurgen Klinsmann arrived at Tottenham at a low point in the club’s history. 56 Goals: 19 FA Cup: App. 1996, p. 75f, Blickensdörfer: Jürgen Klinsmann, 1995, p. 55f, Thürmer/Götting: Jürgen Klinsmann – Vom Weltmeister zum Superstar. The match was a sell-out with 54,000 fans in Stuttgart's Mercedes-Benz Arena. In 1988, the 24-year-old Klinsmann was named German Footballer of the Year. The teams drew 1–1 after 120 minutes after an equalising goal from Miroslav Klose in the 80th minute.[23]. His parents decided he should first finish his apprenticeship as a baker in their family business, which he completed in 1982. 01:41 Iconic Moment: Klinsmann hits four as Spurs stay up 20/9/2020 CC AD; 01:32 On this day in 1994: Sheff Wed 3-4 Spurs 20/8/2020 CC AD; 01:57 On this day in 1994: Klinsmann joins Spurs 29/7/2020 CC AD; 03:09 Best Premier League goals by German players 18/6/2020; More Videos: Latest Player Videos [60][61] His family moved to Stuttgart when he was a teenager. A player who fully justified the price of a ticket to watch. Alan Sugar’s appointment of club legend Ossie Ardiles as manager was proving disastrous, the club had been in and out of the courts over off-the-pitch affairs, and the team had ended the 1993-94 season just three points above the relegation zone.Thanks to Sugar’s millions and the new Premier League riches, they had the money – and the attraction of living in London gave Spurs a huge pu… Klinsmann previously eliminated some privileges Bild traditionally had with the national team, such as receiving the team lineup the day before a match and 24/7 exclusive access to the team. The U.S. struggled in friendly games early in Klinsmann's tenure, losing four matches and drawing one before ending the 2011 season with a victory over Slovenia. Afterward, Franz Beckenbauer, previously a strident critic of Klinsmann's, declared his desire to see Klinsmann continue as coach. [11] On his debut against Sheffield Wednesday, he scored the winning header and immediately won over fans with his goal celebration by self-deprecatingly diving to the ground. [24] After the match, Klinsmann praised the performance of his young team. His largely offensive tactics have irritated some, who complained he ignored defensive football. Klinsmann subsequently embarked on an aggressive program to revamp the management of the team. [19] He played the last match of his high-level club career in 1998 on the final day of the Premier League against Southampton. In November 2010, Klinsmann was hired as a technical consultant for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Toronto FC to advise on an overhaul of the club's coaching and playing personnel, leading the club to hire Aron Winter as head coach and Paul Mariner as technical director the following year. In 1994, he left the club early, with one more year remaining on his contract. At age eight, he began playing for TB Gingen, an amateur soccer club in Gingen an der Fils. In an interview in 2004, he noted that the foul left a 15 cm gash on his shin.[21]. Klinsmann is one of four sons of master baker Siegfried Klinsmann (died 2005) and his wife Martha. He and Klinsmann scored goals in a superb FA Cup quarter-final performance at Anfield that saw Spurs reach the semi-final and face Everton. In the semi-final on 4 July, Germany lost a close match with Italy 2–0 after goals in the final minutes of extra time from Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero. The previous Saturday, Jurgen Klinsmann had played his first game for Tottenham at Watford. Klinsmann is remembered for being fouled by the Argentinian Pedro Monzón, who was subsequently sent off, reducing Argentina to ten men. On 29 July 2011, Klinsmann was named the 35th head coach of the United States national team,[37][38] replacing previous manager Bob Bradley, who had been fired following a 4–2 loss to Mexico in the final of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. This choice followed Lehmann's performances in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League in which his Arsenal team bowed out in the final against Barcelona. On the BBC commentary, John Motson wailed “It’s Klinsmann for Tottenham!”, as he utilised the humble toe-punt to tuck the ball into the bottom corner, tearing off with that familiar look of slight astonishment on his face, as if he can’t quite believe it was him scoring this goal. [7][12] A Guardian journalist who had written an article called "Why I Hate Jürgen Klinsmann", wrote another two months later called "Why I Love Jürgen Klinsmann". The Premier League website employs cookies to make our website work and improve your user experience. A defensive miscue early in the game led to an easy Portugal goal, but Jermaine Jones equalized with a strike from 30 yards out in the second half. Due to his success coaching the national team, Klinsmann was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz. [42][43][44][45] His selection particularly received criticism when he cut all-time leading U.S. scorer Landon Donovan from the final roster for the 2014 World Cup following the team's preliminary training camp. He scored the 1–0 opener and his performance received considerable praise. 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In 1987, Klinsmann made his debut for Germany against Brazil in a 1–1 draw. On 28 July, Klinsmann coached the U.S. team to their fifth CONCACAF Gold Cup title, defeating Panama 1–0 in the final. In his first season at the club, he scored 15 goals and was the team's joint top scorer with Karl Allgöwer. He then briefly moved to Italy for Sampdoria, but left the team in the winter and returned to Tottenham Hotspur. [14], Because of his humour, but also because of his athletic achievements and his combative playing style, Klinsmann quickly became extremely popular in England; over 150,000 of his shirts were sold. 9 Goals: 5 League Cup: App. [46] Klinsmann described it as "the most difficult decision of [his] coaching career" but that he sees other players "slightly ahead of [Donovan]". In 1997, Klinsmann, acting as the captain of the Germany national team, visited the Holocaust memorial place Yad Vashem in Israel alongside his coach Berti Vogts. Dimitar Berbatov. During the next season, Klinsmann won the UEFA Cup with Inter (2–1 on aggregate against Roma) and repeated his previous performance in the league with 14 goals; his contract was extended until 1994. Wimbledon were the victims of a 6-2 hammering that secured Tottenham’s Premier League status with Klinsmann scoring four goals on an afternoon that he described as one of the most exciting in his 16 years as a professional. The following season, Monaco only managed a ninth-place finish in the league. [62][63] Son Jonathan, a goalkeeper, has been capped at age group level for the United States U-20 team. In 2016, Klinsmann successfully advanced the U.S. through its first round of World Cup qualification out of a group containing Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Player of the Year, 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners (5th title), Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. Jurgen Klinsmann at Tottenham, 25 years on: dives, Maradona – and nearly dying. He announced a squad of young players for the 2006 World Cup, basing his selection policy on performance, not reputation. The U.S. under Klinsmann finished fourth in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup following losses to Jamaica in the semi-finals and Panama in the third place match, the team's worst performance in the tournament since 2000. Aged 27, the England captain is at the peak of his powers right now, and delivering top-class performances on a regular basis. Perhaps controversial to … Klinsmann’s nine goals were the catalyst for Tottenham’s upturn in fortune during the 1997/98 campaign. [32] Bayern were in third-place at the time of the sacking. During each of the 1985–86 and 1986–87 seasons, he scored 16 goals and reached the 1986 final of the DFB-Pokal, losing against Bayern Munich 2–5, but scoring the last goal of the match. During his second stint at Tottenham in the 1997–98 season, his goals saved the club from relegation, particularly the four goals he scored in a 6–2 win at Wimbledon. [20], After retiring and moving to the United States, in 2003 Klinsmann played for Orange County Blue Star, an amateur team in the fourth-tier Premier Development League.[7]. Klinsmann made his first international appearance for West Germany in 1987 and ultimately collected 108 caps, making him the country's fourth-most capped player behind Lothar Matthäus, Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski. After reaching the 1988–89 UEFA Cup final with Stuttgart (eventually losing to Diego Maradona's inspired Napoli 5–4 on aggregate), Klinsmann moved to Italian club Inter Milan on a three-year contract, joining two other German internationals, Lothar Matthäus and Andreas Brehme. Klinsmann, who had missed two months due to a torn ligament, was mostly deployed as a lone-striker and started criticizing the attitude of his teammates. Klinsmann was the first player to score in three different European Championships. [39] On 15 August 2012, Klinsmann coached the U.S. to a historic 1–0 win against long time rivals Mexico in a friendly held at the Estadio Azteca, giving the U.S. its first victory in the stadium. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany, Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia, This page was last edited on 5 April 2021, at 18:41. Six months later, he scored 16 goals in a single match for his new club. Non-essential cookies help us improve the functionality of our website by collecting information and reporting on your use of the website as well as improving your user experience. He was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the unified German team that won the 1996 UEFA European Championship. [7] He was signed by Spurs in July 1994 from Monaco for £2 million. Klinsmann is in fact a journeyman baker, having served an apprenticeship. In 1994, Tottenham Hotspur were struggling. [15] He now holds legendary status at Spurs and was inducted into Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Jürgen Klinsmann[1] (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈkliːnsˌman], born 30 July 1964) is a German professional football manager and former player. He was the club's top goalscorer during both seasons, and won the 1995–96 UEFA Cup, setting a new goalscoring record of 15 goals in 12 matches during the competition (a record that stood until 2011). At age eight, he began playing for TB Gingen, an amateur soccer club in Gingen an der Fils. He became the first player to score at least three goals in three consecutive World Cups, later joined by Ronaldo of Brazil and compatriot Miroslav Klose. [25] The victory triggered a massive parade in Berlin the following day where Klinsmann and the team were honoured by the public. During the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, he regularly rotated his goalkeepers regardless of their performances, which drew the ire of Bayern Munich's Oliver Kahn. Klinsmann only cost £2 million (The Independent) and went onto score 29 goals for the club during the 1994/95 campaign, before joining Bayern Munich the following season. [4][5], Klinsmann is one of four sons of master baker Siegfried Klinsmann (died 2005) and his wife Martha. When he was 14 years old, his father bought a bakery in Stuttgart, the state capital. [49], On 16 June, Klinsmann guided the United States to a 2–1 win over Ghana in their first match of the 2014 World Cup, behind an early strike from captain Clint Dempsey and a dramatic 86th-minute header from substitute John Brooks. Klinsmann's assistant, Joachim Löw, was appointed as the new head coach at the same press conference. In the 1987–88 season, he scored 19 goals – including a legendary overhead kick against Bayern – and was the Bundesliga's top goalscorer. After quickly falling behind 2–0 to Belgium in extra time, the U.S. cut the deficit in half in the 107th minute when substitute Julian Green volleyed in a lobbed through ball from Michael Bradley, but were unable to score a second and were eliminated. You may disable these but this may affect website functionality. [36] Both Winter and Mariner would later be fired by the club during a last place finish in the 2012 season. After Rudi Völler was sent off in the 22nd minute, Klinsmann was forced to play as a lone striker. Klinsmann was a prolific striker for Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Tottenham and Bayern Munich among other clubs. This is the goal statistic of Karriereende player Jürgen Klinsmann, which gives a detailed view on the goals the player has scored. He participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal; the 1988, 1992 and 1996 UEFA European Championships, reaching the final in 1992 and becoming champion in 1996. citizen. The decision was officially announced by the DFB on 12 July 2006. Horst Buhtz, a Stuttgarter Kickers former coach, recalls Klinsmann benefited from intensive training from Horst Allman, who was one of the best sprint coaches in Germany at that time. [31] His final match was a 1–0 loss to Schalke 04. At age ten, he moved to SC Geislingen. Klinsmann’s Stats: League: App. Klinsmann was born in Göppingen. A particular subject of criticism was that Klinsmann commuted to Germany from the U.S., which was the target of a campaign by the tabloid Bild.