Jürgen Klopp

Jürgen Norbert Klopp (born 16 June 1967) is a German professional football manager and He also managed and played for 1. FSV Mainz 05, and later managed Borussia Dortmund from 2008 to 2015. Klopp is responsible for revolutionising Liverpool FC, and won their 6th Champions League and first Premier League.

Jürgen Klopp

Klopp with Liverpool at the 2019 UEFA Super Cup
Personal information
Full name	Jürgen Norbert Klopp[1]
Date of birth	(1967-06-16) 16 June 1967 (age 57)[2]
Place of birth	Stuttgart, West Germany[3]
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[4]
Position(s)	Striker Right-back
Club information
Current team	Liverpool (manager)
Youth career
1972–1983	SV Glatten
1983–1987	TuS Ergenzingen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987	1. FC Pforzheim	4	(0)
1987–1988	Eintracht Frankfurt II
1988–1989	Viktoria Sindlingen
1989–1990	Rot-Weiss Frankfurt	0	(0)
1990–2001	Mainz 05	325	(52)
Teams managed
2001–2008	Mainz 05
2008–2015	Borussia Dortmund
2015–2024	Liverpool
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Klopp was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. He is married and has two children. He is a Protestant Christian.^[5]

References

1. Malam, Charlie (24 December 2015). "From Mainz to Merseyside: What does the next chapter hold in the Jürgen Klopp story?". Vavel. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
2. "Jürgen Klopp League Managers Association profile". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
3. "Profile: New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp". Shoot. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
4. "Jürgen Klopp". Borussia Dortmund. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
5. "12 reasons Jurgen Klopp will love Liverpool as a city". Liverpool Echo. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

Other websites

• Jürgen Klopp Archived 2013-07-08 at the Wayback Machine at Goal.com