Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has officially been appointed as the head coach of the Germany national football team.
Klopp was named to the position after the Der Panzer coaching role became vacant following Julian Nagelsmann’s resignation in early July, which came in the wake of Germany’s disappointing elimination in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup by Paraguay.
“Welcome, Jürgen! Jürgen Klopp is officially the head coach of the Germany national team,” the German Football Association (DFB) wrote on its official Instagram page on Friday, July 24, 2026.
Klopp will be joined by his former Liverpool assistant coach, Pepijn Lijnders.
Also joining the coaching staff is Sven Bender, a former player under Klopp during his time at Borussia Dortmund, while Peter Krawietz will serve as assistant coach.
The arrival of Klopp and his new coaching staff marks a major step by the DFB in its efforts to rebuild the national team following Germany’s disappointing World Cup campaign, which ended in the Round of 32.
The 59-year-old has previously spoken openly about his ambition to one day coach the German national team.
“It is a tremendous honor for me to be here today,” Klopp said during a DFB press conference in Frankfurt.
“You could say this is the pinnacle of my career, the pinnacle of my life and my professional journey. I will give everything I have,” he added.
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf said Klopp’s contract will begin on August 15 and run through the summer of 2030.
After stepping down as Liverpool’s head coach in 2024, Klopp took on the role of Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull.
However, after serving in that position for two seasons, he decided to accept the DFB’s offer to become Germany’s national team head coach.
Neuendorf also thanked Red Bull for its willingness to terminate Klopp’s contract early, saying the new Germany coach would need to devote his full attention to his responsibilities with the national team.
Germany’s defeat to Paraguay was particularly painful.
It marked the country’s third consecutive disappointing FIFA World Cup campaign since winning its fourth world title in 2014.
Over the decade following its run to the UEFA Euro 2016 semifinals, Germany has won just one knockout-stage match across three FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships.***
