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[201] It also requires high levels of discipline: The team must be compact to close down spaces for the opponent to thread passes through, and must learn when to stop pressing to avoid exhaustion and protect from long balls passed into the space behind the pressing defence. Through their relationship, they share a child named Marc Klopp who was born on 31 December 1988. Ulla Sandrock is Klopp's current wife. If you win the ball back high up the pitch and you are close to the goal, it is only one pass away a really good opportunity most of the time. Ulla's father-in-law "Norbert Klopp" remained a salesman and a goalkeeper and her mother-in-law's name is "Elisabeth Klopp". Sandrock is a children's novelist, having previously worked as a teacher, and wrote the book: 'Elli and Pit: Who is the goalkeeper of Mainz 05?' Clearly, she enjoys tying Klopp's . Likewise, Jurgen Klopp began his football career as a player, with the club . If I spoke to a player now and he told me: 'If you were playing in the #ChampionsLeague next year then I would be really interested,' I would put the phone down. [219], As well as receiving plaudits for his tactics, Klopp is also highly regarded as a motivator,[218] with Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino saying: "He motivates us in a different way every day",[220] and being praised by Guardiola as a "huge motivator". [66] Dortmund finished in second place in the Bundesliga. [191] Following Sean Dyche's dismissal by Burnley on 15 April, Klopp became the longest serving manager in the Premier League. [106][107][108] Klopp guided Liverpool to their first Champions League final since 2007 in 2018 after a 51 aggregate quarter-final win against eventual Premier League champions, Manchester City[109] and a 76 aggregate win over Roma in the semi-final. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp put bitter club hostilities to one side to admit he is "happy" to see Marcus Rashford in the form of his life for Manchester United. Klopp has a diploma in sports science at the Goethe. Klopp approximately earns 10m per year as a Liverpool manager. Jurgen Klopp became synonymous with his high-pressing football at Borussia Dortmund, where he successfully managed to challenge the domestic stranglehold of Bayern . READ MORE: Unlikely Liverpool midfielder just bossed Rben Neves and gave Jrgen Klopp big Chelsea decision. Not only has Jrgen redefined man-management in the modern era, he has established a footballing identity which each of his teams has personified. [180] On 20 December, Klopp won the BBC's Sports Coach of the Year. [36][37][38] Klopp's opening game as manager was on 9 August in a 31 DFB-Pokal victory away to Rot-Weiss Essen. Since then Jurgen and Ulla Sandrock have been husband-wife. Klopp and Ulla got together in 2005 (Image: Bongarts/Getty Images) Jurgen Klopp is married to Ulla Sandrock and the two have been in a relationship since 2005. [74] Also during the 201314 season, Dortmund won the 2013 DFL-Supercup,[75] but were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Real Madrid. Following a string of devastating injuries, Marc called it quits on his playing career in 2015. [254], During the COVID-19 pandemic Klopp became a notable proponent of the COVID-19 vaccine, with himself having both vaccines as well as the recommended booster by December 2021. [112] Despite their attacking prowess, Klopp's side had been criticised for their relatively high number of goals conceded, something which Klopp sought to improve by signing defender Virgil van Dijk in the January transfer window,[113][114] for a reported fee of 75million, a world record transfer fee for a defender. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world.[5][6][7][8]. [21], Klopp confessed that as a player he felt more suited to a managerial role, describing himself saying "I had fourth-division feet and a first-division head". Klopp on Liverpool winning the Premier League in 201920, the clubs first domestic title since 1990. [178] On 22 November, Klopp led Liverpool to a club record 64th consecutive league match unbeaten at Anfield surpassing the previous record of 63 games under Bob Paisley between 1978 and 1981 with a 30 win over Leicester City. suggesting he would be proud to have the children . He has guided the club to UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2022, and won the trophy in 2019 to secure his first and Liverpool's sixth title in the competition. Manager Bio. [128][129], Success eluded Klopp's Liverpool side in domestic cup competitions in 201819. [87] The mathematical model turned out to be that of Cambridge physicist Ian Graham, which was used to select the manager, Klopp, and players essential for Liverpool to win the Champions League. [206] Roberto Firmino's exceptionally high number of tackles for a striker under Klopp's management encapsulates his style of play, demanding a high-press from all his players and having his striker defend from the front. Jurgen Klopp's Children. [17] In 1988, while attending the Goethe University of Frankfurt, as well as playing for Eintracht Frankfurts reserves, Klopp managed the Frankfurt D-Juniors. The couple had a son named Marc Klopp. [175], After winning the opening three league games of the 202021 season against Leeds United, Chelsea and Arsenal, on 4 October 2020, Klopp's side lost 72 away to Aston Villa. His father used to be a goalkeeper and worked as a salesperson. [78] He denied speculation that he was tired of the role, saying, "It's not that I'm tired, I've not had contact with another club but don't plan to take a sabbatical". . The record number of points, for the whole season and the second half of the season, and the record number of league wins set or equalled by Dortmund in the 201112 season were broken by Bayern Munich in the 201213 season. [102], On 8 July 2016, Klopp and his coaching staff signed six-year extensions to their deals keeping them at Liverpool until 2022. ", "Jurgen Klopp's tactics: What Dortmund tells us about Liverpool", "How the pressing game is powering the Premier League's top clubs", "Jrgen Klopp Jrgen Klopp's Liverpool and the importance of 'gegenpressing', "What makes Liverpool's gegenpressing so good? [256], Prior to Liverpool's game on 16 December 2021, with the UK experiencing a new wave of the Omicron variant, Klopp used his Matchday programme notes to recommend Liverpool fans take the vaccine if they hadn't already, as well as telling them to "ignore those who pretend to know. [16] Introduced to football through his father, Klopp was a supporter of VfB Stuttgart in his youth. He will have taken his eyes off the game to make his tackle or interception and he will have expended energy. [242] He worked as a match analyst during the 2006 World Cup,[14] for which he received the Deutscher Fernsehpreis for "Best Sports Show" in October 2006,[243][244] as well as Euro 2008. [34], "The finishing line is never straight and you never go over it at full speed, you limp over it. They met at a pub during an Oktoberfest celebration that same year. [184], Having started the 202122 season with five wins and three draws from the first eight league fixtures, on 24 October 2021, Liverpool beat Manchester United 50 at Old Trafford. "[237], Klopp is a Lutheran who has referred to his faith in public, citing the importance of his beliefs in a media interview. [187] On 7 December, Liverpool won 21 away against A.C. Milan at the San Siro and became the first English club to win all six Champions League group games in the competition's history. Jurgen Klopp urges his struggling Liverpool players to use Man Utd star as inspiration "A big problem" - Former . [22][24] Recalling his trial at Eintracht Frankfurt where he played alongside Andreas Mller, Klopp described how his 19-year-old self thought, "if that's football, Im playing a completely different game. [92] On 28 October, Klopp secured his first win as Liverpool manager against Bournemouth in the League Cup to proceed to the quarter-finals. [177] They went into the international break third in the league and top of their group in the Champions League after a 50 win against Atalanta. [73] On 4 January 2014 it was announced that Klopp's star striker Robert Lewandowski signed a pre-contract agreement to join Bayern Munich at the end of the season, becoming the second key player after Gtze to leave the club within a year. Klopp has cited his main influences as Italian coach Arrigo Sacchi, and former Mainz coach Wolfgang Frank. . Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Jurgen is German by nationality. [136] After suffering a 30 defeat at the Nou Camp,[137][138] Klopp reportedly asked his players to "just try" or "fail in the most beautiful way" in the second leg of the tie at Anfield. Listen to people who know best. Jrgen Norbert Klopp (German pronunciation: [jn klp] (listen); born 16 June 1967) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp got married to his first wife Sabine in the 1980s and together, they have a son named Marc who was born in 1988 and has played amateur football at a number of football clubs across Germany without much success. Caption: Jurgen with his wife Ulla (source: liverpoolecho.co.uk) Tuko.co.ke published the story of Clarke Oduor, a Kenyan-born footballer based in the United Kingdom. [72] Borussia Dortmund Vorstand chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke stated that "I have to support Jrgen Klopp 100 percent in this case" because he saw no reason for a fine and denied that Klopp insulted the fourth official. He is also a former football player and sportsperson. Assistants Pepijn Lijnders and Peter Krawietz have also put pen to paper on new . Now. Jurgen Klopp Liverpool FC Supporters Champions League Premier League Marcus Rashford's campaign to provide free meals for children over half term is "absolutely incredible", says Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. term as coach : 7.25 Years Preferred formation : 4-3-3 Attacking Former player: [225] Pep Guardiola spoke in defence of Klopp, saying: "I did it against Southampton. [144] Having qualified as winners of the Champions League, Klopp's side played Europa League champions Chelsea in the Super Cup. [124] On 29 December, Klopp's side thrashed Arsenal 51 at Anfield, extending their unbeaten home run in the league to 31 matches, matching their best such run in the competition. I told the doubters to become believers, they made it happen. [192] On 28 April, Klopp signed a two-year contract extension, extending his stay at Liverpool until 2026.