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Jürgen Klopp

Jurgen Klopp was born on 16 June 1967 in Stuttgart, Germany. He has two siblings with whom he grew up in West Germany. He started playing football at a very young age as he liked the game very much. At first he started off with a small club in Germany after moving to Mainz. He stayed with Mainz for the most of his career and played in the second division of the Bundesliga. Klopp played as a striker at the beginning but later started to play as a defender when his age caught up and he started to lose his pace.

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He took an early retirement as he wasn't getting any better at the game. After retiring from professional football he got the opportunity to be the manager of the club that he took with both the hands. He was appointed as a coach by the club in 2001. He as the coach at Mainz for about 7 years. His playing style was attacking at that what he has brought to his teams as well. At Mainz, he scored 52 goals in his career before taking the managerial job. At the club he made them reach the Bundesliga for the first time in the clubs history that he wasn't able to do in his playing career. This was a very big moment in his life and he couldn't hold back his tears. His club was in the Bundesliga for just one year after which they were relegated but Klopp didn't resign he started wth the club and fight for promotion however he couldn't do so and decided to resign at the end of 2007 season.

Later he has signed y Borussia Dortmund who came 13 in the previous season. This prompted the club chairman to sign a new energetic coach and Klopp was the perfect fit for it. In the first two seasons he finished 6tha and 5th respectively but in the third season, he won the league beating their rival Bayern Munich. He again won the league next year by a record margin amassing a tally of 81 points which was the most by any club in the history of german football. The nxt year he took the team to the finals of the Champions league in which he lost to Bayern Munich. This was, however, a great feat for the club as it now became one of the best in the world. He ended his contract in 2014 and signed a contract with Liverpool an English team for another three years.

He is doing very well at the club and taken them to 2nd spot after Chelsea and are fighting for the title which is to say a lot since Liverpool have won the title since a very long time. He has brought his aggressive style of play to Liverpool who is scoring a lot of goals although the defense is very weak and that's an area where he needs to look upon. fHe is married to Ulla Sandrock and has two children with his wife. His salary is among the best in the business which is around $ 7 million for three years. His net worth is around $20 million.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 16 Jun, 1967
Age: 52 yrs
Occupations: Association football player
Association football manager
Citizenship: Germany
Birth Place: Stuttgart
Education: Goethe University Frankfurt
Gender: Male
Description: German association football player and manager
Net Worth 2021: 50 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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