In a highly anticipated development that has reignited optimism across German football, the renowned German coach Jürgen Klopp has been officially appointed as the new head coach of the German national team, stepping into the role of Bundestrainer with a contract that runs until July 2030, encompassing the next major international cycles including the UEFA European Championship and culminating after the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
This appointment, confirmed by the German Football Association on a Friday morning in late July 2026, comes in the wake of the national side’s disappointing early exit from the 2026 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the round of 32 by Paraguay on penalties following a hard-fought draw, prompting the mutual termination of Julian Nagelsmann’s contract which had previously been extended through to Euro 2028.
Klopp, the 59-year-old former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund manager celebrated for his high-intensity pressing style, charismatic leadership, and ability to foster team unity, returns to the dugout after a period away from day-to-day coaching, having most recently served as Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer since early 2025, a role he now leaves behind with the DFB compensating a Red Bull foundation dedicated to spinal cord research with a sum of one million euros as part of the amicable agreement.
He is scheduled to formally begin his duties on 15 August 2026, becoming only the thirteenth individual to hold the prestigious position of German national team head coach, and will assemble his first squad in the third week of September ahead of the UEFA Nations League campaign, which opens with an away fixture against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on 24 September before a home debut against Greece three days later in Augsburg’s WWK Arena.
Drawing on his extensive experience transforming clubs into title contenders—securing two Bundesliga titles and a DFB-Pokal with Dortmund, followed by the Champions League in 2019 and the long-awaited Premier League crown in 2020 with Liverpool—Klopp has expressed profound gratitude for the opportunity, emphasizing that the national team possesses a unique capacity to unite the German people like nothing else and vowing to build a hungry, cohesive unit that fights for one another, takes genuine enjoyment in the game, and earns the unwavering support of the fans through humility, patience, and relentless effort.
Supported by a familiar and trusted backroom staff that includes long-time collaborators Peter Krawietz and Pepijn Lijnders, the latter recently having worked under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, along with Sven Bender, Klopp arrives with the full endorsement of DFB leadership, who described him as their unequivocal first choice for embodying passion, credibility, inspirational qualities, player development expertise, and the capacity to lead under pressure.
This multi-year commitment through to mid-2030 positions him to oversee a comprehensive rebuild of the side in the post-World Cup landscape, aiming to restore Germany’s standing among the elite of international football while preparing for the challenges of Euro 2028 and the ultimate ambition of a strong showing at the 2030 global tournament.
