My Take
Jürgen Klinsmann is one of those rare guys who actually pulled off the player-to-coach transition at the highest level, and I find that endlessly impressive. As a striker in the late '80s and '90s he was electrifying — all that blond hair, those acrobatic diving headers, the nose for goal that took him through VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Spurs, and Bayern Munich. He lifted the World Cup with West Germany in 1990 and Euro 96 with the unified side, which alone earns him legendary status. But then he came back as Germany's manager for the 2006 home World Cup and turned the whole national team culture around — more attacking, more joyful, more modern. The Cross of the Order of Merit says it all: Germany considers him a genuine national treasure, and honestly, so do I.
Overview
Jürgen Klinsmann (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈkliːnsman]; born 30 July 1964) is a German professional football manager and former player. He played for several prominent clubs in Europe including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich. He was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the unified German team that won the UEFA Euro 1996.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jürgen Klinsmann
- Name (Japanese)
- ユルゲン・クリンスマン
- Reading
- ゆるげん・くりんすまん
- Born
- July 30, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
- Origin
- Göppingen, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1988 German Footballer of the Year
- 2006 Football Manager of the Year
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
- 2006 Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1999 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- 1994 German Footballer of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.