Joachim Loew to step down as Germany coach after Euro 2020 | Football News

Germany’s World Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew introduced that he can be stepping down from his place after the upcoming Euro Cup, which is scheduled to be held in June-July this yr. The growth was confirmed by German Football Association, the sports activities’ governing physique of the nation. Loew nonetheless has a yr left from finishing his contract, which ends after the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 

In an official assertion launched on this regard, Loew stated “he was full of pride and enormous gratitude” after serving virtually 15 years as Germany’s nationwide coach. Loew was appointed as the top coach again in 2006 and has been an integral a part of the system, main Germany to World Cup triumph in 2014.

However, the star-studded German unit failed to show their mettle within the earlier World Cup and made a first-round exit from the showpiece occasion. The crew additionally endured a humiliating 6-0 defeat towards Spain in November, final yr. 

Under Loew’s steering, Germany has went on to safe 120 wins from 189 matches, 38 attracts, and 31 defeats.

“I have great respect for Joachim Loew’s decision,” German FA (DFB) president Fritz Keller in an announcement. “The DFB knows what it has in ‘Jogi’, he is one of the greatest coaches in world football. Jogi Loew has shaped German football like hardly anyone else over the years and has helped it achieve the highest international reputation.”