Jurgen Klopp

• Jurgen Klopp became the only Liverpool manager to win six different major trophies, including the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup.
• Jurgen Klopp ended Liverpool’s 30-year wait for an English league championship by winning the 2019/20 Premier League with a club-record 99 points.
• Klopp led Liverpool to the 2019 UEFA Champions League title, defeating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final in Madrid.
• Klopp guided Borussia Dortmund to consecutive Bundesliga titles in 2010/11 and 2011/12, adding the DFB-Pokal in the second campaign.
• He took Mainz 05 into the Bundesliga for the first time in the club’s history in 2004, during his first managerial appointment.

Jurgen Klopp was born on 16 June 1967 in Stuttgart, Germany. His professional playing career was closely tied to Mainz 05, where he spent 11 years and made more than 300 appearances. Klopp initially played further forward before moving into midfield and defence later in his career. He retired as a player in 2001 and immediately took charge of Mainz, beginning his coaching career at the same club.

Klopp spent seven years as Mainz head coach. The club had never previously played in the Bundesliga, but he led them to promotion in 2004 after narrowly missing out in each of the previous two seasons. Mainz remained in the top flight for three campaigns and also qualified for the 2005/06 UEFA Cup. Klopp stayed with the club following relegation in 2007 and left at the end of the following season after Mainz failed to secure an immediate return to the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund appointed Jurgen Klopp in 2008. Dortmund won the Bundesliga in 2010/11 and successfully defended the title the following season, when they also beat Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal final to complete the domestic double. Klopp later took Dortmund to the 2013 Champions League final at Wembley, where they lost 2-1 to Bayern. He remained with the club until 2015, completing seven seasons in charge.

Jurgen Klopp became Liverpool manager in October 2015. His first season ended with appearances in both the League Cup and Europa League finals, although Liverpool lost both. The club returned to the Champions League during the following seasons and reached the 2018 final before losing to Real Madrid in Kyiv. A year later, Liverpool returned to the final and defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid to win the 2019 Champions League.

That European title was followed by the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in 2019. Liverpool then won the Premier League in 2019/20 with 99 points, ending the club’s 30-year wait for an English league championship. Klopp’s side had won 26 of their opening 27 league matches before the season was interrupted, and eventually finished 18 points clear at the top.

Further domestic trophies followed. Liverpool won both the FA Cup and League Cup in 2021/22, added the Community Shield later that year and won another League Cup in 2024. Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season after almost nine years in charge and 491 matches. His Liverpool honours included the Premier League, Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup and two League Cups.

After leaving Liverpool, Klopp stepped away from day-to-day coaching and became Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull in January 2025. The role covered the organisation’s football operations rather than management of an individual team. He remained in the position until 2026, when an agreement between Red Bull and the German Football Association allowed him to leave early and return to coaching.

In July 2026, the DFB announced Jurgen Klopp as the new head coach of the Germany national team. He signed a four-year contract and officially took charge on 15 August, succeeding Julian Nagelsmann. The agreement covers UEFA Euro 2028 and the 2030 World Cup.

Jurgen Klopp’s first Germany squad was announced in September 2026 ahead of Nations League matches against the Netherlands, Greece and Serbia. His appointment brought him into international management for the first time after more than two decades working at club level with Mainz, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool.

Throughout his club career, Jurgen Klopp’s teams became associated with aggressive pressing, fast transitions and attempts to regain possession quickly after losing the ball. Those principles were particularly visible during his Dortmund and Liverpool periods, although the formations and individual roles changed considerably across his different teams. His coaching record includes league titles in Germany and England, the Champions League, domestic cups and a Club World Cup. Find out more information in the official Klopp page in Bundesliga.