Personal Details
- Country of Birth Germany
- StatusActive
- Joined Club8 October 2015
- Age52 years 355 days
- Date of Birth16/06/1967
- Premier League Seasons5
- Premier League Debut MatchTottenham Hotspur (a),
17 October 2015, Drawn 0 – 0
Club: Liverpool
Premier League Records
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| Matches | 173 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 113 |
| Draws | 39 |
| Losses | 21 |
| Goals For | 372 |
| Goals Against | 163 |
Manager Bio
Jurgen Klopp got his chance to manage in the Premier League when he took over at Liverpool in October 2015.
The German arrived at Anfield after taking a short break from football following an impressive seven-year stay with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Klopp made over 300 appearances on the pitch, starting and finishing his professional career at FSV Mainz 05 in Germany’s second tier.
The Stuttgart-born manager then began coaching in 2001 at the club where he spent 11 years as a player.
Klopp oversaw promotion to the top flight of German football in his third season in charge, subsequently ending a 41-year wait for Mainz’s first ever season in the Bundesliga.
Three seasons in Germany’s top division followed, including qualification for the 2005/06 UEFA Europa League, before relegation to the 2.Bundesliga at the end of the 2006/07 campaign.
In the summer of 2008, Klopp was appointed as manager of Borussia Dortmund and was tasked with rebuilding a side that had finished 13th in the Bundesliga in 2007/08.
After two years under his reign Dortmund had finished sixth and then fifth before Klopp achieved back-to-back Bundesliga titles, plus a German Cup win in the 2011/12 campaign.
Dortmund reached the UEFA Champions League final in 2013 under Klopp’s guidance, losing to fellow German side Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium. Klopp left at the end of the 2014/15 season after seven years in charge.
On Thursday 8 October 2015, Liverpool announced Klopp as Brendan Rodgers’ replacement at Anfield, giving the German his first taste of management in English football.
He led the Reds to the UEFA Europa League final in 2015/16 and the UEFA Champions League final in 2017/18, although both matches ended in defeat.
Klopp was back in the Champions League final the following season, however, and this time guided his side to a 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
It was also an impressive domestic campaign for Klopp’s Reds, who finished a point behind champions Manchester City despite losing only one Premier League match in the entire 2018/19 season.
Source: Premier league.com