Joachim Löw has been head coach of the Germany national first team for twelve years now. He is Germany’s longest serving manager and no one has ever won as many games in charge as he has.
Joachim Löw can enjoy a short break soon as the winter break nears. It’s not only the actual football that stops, but also all the prize ceremonies and end of year parties that Joachim Löw is obliged to attend. The newly crowned Bambi award winner will now return to Freiburg where he will switch off and enjoy a few days rest over the holidays. The year 2016 is coming to an end, the year that Joachim Löw really came the best ever head coach of Germany.
Löw beats Herberger's record
Joachim Löw (56) is the only coach who has ever led Germany to at least the semi-final in all five big international tournaments during his time in charge. Most notably, he led Germany to winning the World Cup for the first time in 24 years in 2014.
Joachim Löw broke a 52-year old record last November when Germany beat San Marino 8-0 in a World Cup qualifier. It was his 95th victory in 142 games in charge of Germany, meaning that no predecessor has ever won more games in charge of the national team than he has. It’s only a short matter of time until Löw records his 100th victory in charge of Germany.
Joachim Löw doesn’t live in the past, however during his days off he will be able to look back on his legendary career. He was called up by the DFB as Jürgen Klinsmann’s assistant in 2004, before he himself was appointed head coach in 2006. Löw worked on perfecting Germany’s defensive strengths for which they were feared for worldwide, alongside improving their attacking power for which they were admired for. He led them step by step to the top and didn’t let any setbacks deter him.
Germany lost 1-0 to Spain in the European Championship final 2008, Löw’s first major tournament in charge of the national team. He used this opportunity to make some changes to the team. A new young Germany side were knocked out by Spain in the World Cup semi-final in 2010. Löw was convinced however that his team were ready to win a title at the 2012 European Championships, before Mario Balotelli scored the winner for Italy against Germany in the semi-final to knock them out of the tournament.
Two years later, Löw achieved the goal he had eagerly been awaiting. He will never forget the night on 10th July 2014 when the Germany national team won the World Cup in the legendary Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. After the final, Joachim Löw told ‘Stern’ in an interview that it was “an incredibly happy moment,” however he also knew that “things weren’t going to be like that forever.”
Always making the correct decisions
Joachim Löw wants to experience the same unbridled joy one more time, therefore he didn’t step down from the position as head coach after the World Cup. Winning the tournament gave Löw the most independence and freedom he’d ever had and he enjoyed this to the full, who can blame him? Germany had an uneven path to the European Championships, however they were probably the best performing team at the tournament. “We’ve never played so well at a tournament,” said Thomas Müller, however it was the hosts, France that knocked Germany out in the semi-final.
One of the secrets to Joachim Löw’s success is that he doesn’t get carried away with excitement when his team wins and he learns lessons from defeats. Germany turned their focus to defending
their title at the World Cup in Russia in 2018 almost immediately after they were knocked out of the Euros in France. Germany were fully focused on completing a successful qualification campaign for the tournament from day one, and they were successful. After four wins and 16 goals, Oliver Bierhoff can already start focusing on how to prepare for the tournament next year.
Despite not taking his eyes of the goal of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, Joachim Löw made sure that a proper goodbye was said to those players who had announced their retirement from the Germany national team. The team said goodbye to captain Bastian Schweinsteiger in the 2-0 win against Finland in Mönchengladbach in September. Lukas Poldolski’s farewell match will be against England on 22nd March in Dortmund.
Contract extension
In the meantime, Joachim Löw extended his contract until the end of the European Championships in 2020. This proved that the Germany coach has still not lost his motivation or ambition to develop the national team even after all these years. Löw is Germany’s longest serving manager to date.
Extending Löw’s contract was not a difficult decision for either party. DFB President Grindel stated that Joachim Löw “is the best manager that the DFB could imagine for Germany.” Löw was also happy to extend his contract as knew that the team had not achieved everything they were capable of and he wants to still take them further.
New talents Gnabry, Goretzka and Meyer
Joachim Löw is ready to continue his coaching role at the centre of international football. Michael O’Neill, head coach of the Northern Ireland national team, said that he doubts that there is a team who will be able to stop Germany.
Löw has been willing to integrate young talented players during his time in office. He has the task of managing this balance between young and experienced players over the next few years. The young players being called up to the national team will stir up the competition for places. Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka and Max Meyer all featured in the 0-0 draw against Italy in November and proved they are more than capable of playing for their country.
Some of these players will also get the chance to play at the Confederations Cup in Russia next summer if Löw decides to rest some of his more experienced squad members. “We are definitely going to pick a strong squad for the tournament,” said Löw, however he is still not sure exactly what this squad is going to look like.”
Joachim Löw is always looking ahead to the future. Recently, he received a blessing from the Pope at the team’s private audience in the Vatican. His Christmas break will not get in the way of what he still wants to achieve with the Germany national team.
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Joachim Löw has been head coach of the Germany national first team for twelve years now. He is Germany’s longest serving manager and no one has ever won as many games in charge as he has.
Joachim Löw can enjoy a short break soon as the winter break nears. It’s not only the actual football that stops, but also all the prize ceremonies and end of year parties that Joachim Löw is obliged to attend. The newly crowned Bambi award winner will now return to Freiburg where he will switch off and enjoy a few days rest over the holidays. The year 2016 is coming to an end, the year that Joachim Löw really came the best ever head coach of Germany.
Löw beats Herberger's record
Joachim Löw (56) is the only coach who has ever led Germany to at least the semi-final in all five big international tournaments during his time in charge. Most notably, he led Germany to winning the World Cup for the first time in 24 years in 2014.
Joachim Löw broke a 52-year old record last November when Germany beat San Marino 8-0 in a World Cup qualifier. It was his 95th victory in 142 games in charge of Germany, meaning that no predecessor has ever won more games in charge of the national team than he has. It’s only a short matter of time until Löw records his 100th victory in charge of Germany.
Joachim Löw doesn’t live in the past, however during his days off he will be able to look back on his legendary career. He was called up by the DFB as Jürgen Klinsmann’s assistant in 2004, before he himself was appointed head coach in 2006. Löw worked on perfecting Germany’s defensive strengths for which they were feared for worldwide, alongside improving their attacking power for which they were admired for. He led them step by step to the top and didn’t let any setbacks deter him.
Germany lost 1-0 to Spain in the European Championship final 2008, Löw’s first major tournament in charge of the national team. He used this opportunity to make some changes to the team. A new young Germany side were knocked out by Spain in the World Cup semi-final in 2010. Löw was convinced however that his team were ready to win a title at the 2012 European Championships, before Mario Balotelli scored the winner for Italy against Germany in the semi-final to knock them out of the tournament.
Two years later, Löw achieved the goal he had eagerly been awaiting. He will never forget the night on 10th July 2014 when the Germany national team won the World Cup in the legendary Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. After the final, Joachim Löw told ‘Stern’ in an interview that it was “an incredibly happy moment,” however he also knew that “things weren’t going to be like that forever.”
Always making the correct decisions
Joachim Löw wants to experience the same unbridled joy one more time, therefore he didn’t step down from the position as head coach after the World Cup. Winning the tournament gave Löw the most independence and freedom he’d ever had and he enjoyed this to the full, who can blame him? Germany had an uneven path to the European Championships, however they were probably the best performing team at the tournament. “We’ve never played so well at a tournament,” said Thomas Müller, however it was the hosts, France that knocked Germany out in the semi-final.
One of the secrets to Joachim Löw’s success is that he doesn’t get carried away with excitement when his team wins and he learns lessons from defeats. Germany turned their focus to defending
their title at the World Cup in Russia in 2018 almost immediately after they were knocked out of the Euros in France. Germany were fully focused on completing a successful qualification campaign for the tournament from day one, and they were successful. After four wins and 16 goals, Oliver Bierhoff can already start focusing on how to prepare for the tournament next year.
Despite not taking his eyes of the goal of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, Joachim Löw made sure that a proper goodbye was said to those players who had announced their retirement from the Germany national team. The team said goodbye to captain Bastian Schweinsteiger in the 2-0 win against Finland in Mönchengladbach in September. Lukas Poldolski’s farewell match will be against England on 22nd March in Dortmund.
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Contract extension
In the meantime, Joachim Löw extended his contract until the end of the European Championships in 2020. This proved that the Germany coach has still not lost his motivation or ambition to develop the national team even after all these years. Löw is Germany’s longest serving manager to date.
Extending Löw’s contract was not a difficult decision for either party. DFB President Grindel stated that Joachim Löw “is the best manager that the DFB could imagine for Germany.” Löw was also happy to extend his contract as knew that the team had not achieved everything they were capable of and he wants to still take them further.
New talents Gnabry, Goretzka and Meyer
Joachim Löw is ready to continue his coaching role at the centre of international football. Michael O’Neill, head coach of the Northern Ireland national team, said that he doubts that there is a team who will be able to stop Germany.
Löw has been willing to integrate young talented players during his time in office. He has the task of managing this balance between young and experienced players over the next few years. The young players being called up to the national team will stir up the competition for places. Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka and Max Meyer all featured in the 0-0 draw against Italy in November and proved they are more than capable of playing for their country.
Some of these players will also get the chance to play at the Confederations Cup in Russia next summer if Löw decides to rest some of his more experienced squad members. “We are definitely going to pick a strong squad for the tournament,” said Löw, however he is still not sure exactly what this squad is going to look like.”
Joachim Löw is always looking ahead to the future. Recently, he received a blessing from the Pope at the team’s private audience in the Vatican. His Christmas break will not get in the way of what he still wants to achieve with the Germany national team.
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