Jürgen Klopp

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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 56)[2]
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany[3]
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[4]
Position(s)
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

Jürgen Norbert Klopp (born 16 June 1967) is a German professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Premier League club Liverpool until later 2024. 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.

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

References[change | change source]

  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.

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