Juergen Klinsmann

Video Interview: Jürgen On The Hiring Of Toronto FC’s New Management Team

admin — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:30:22 +0000

Jürgen gives a press interview right after the official appointment of Toronto FC’s new management team, explaining his decisions to select Aron Winter, Paul Mariner and Bob de Clerk.

Toronto FC Under New Regime

admin — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:21:08 +0000

Toronto FC introduces it’s new management team. Aron Winter (Head Coach/Technical Director), Paul Mariner (Director of Player personnel) and Bob de Clerk (1st Assistant) were all appointed at the recommendation of Jürgen Klinsmann.

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Klinsmann to play in Legends Game!

admin — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:09:07 +0000

Jürgen Klinsmann will return to his home country to take part in a star studded German Legends game.

Jürgen Klinsmann starts to reform Toronto FC

admin — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:31:13 +0000

Jürgen Klinsmann begins his journey of reforming Major League Soccer Club Toronto FC. Read the full story here!

TORONTO FC RETAINS SOCCERSOLUTIONS AND FOOTBALL ICON JURGEN KLINSMANN

admin — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:53:34 +0000

*** German football legend to consult on team’s soccer operations and manager search ***

Toronto FC announced on November 1, 2010 that they have retained the consulting services of former footballer and manager, Jurgen Klinsmann, and his consulting company, SoccerSolutions, as advisors to Toronto FC as the club reorganizes its soccer infrastructure.

“We’re honoured to work with a football icon like Jurgen and have access to his wealth of experience and expertise to evaluate our current operations and support our team’s development,” said Tom Anselmi, executive vice-president and chief operating officer for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

Anselmi added that Klinsmann will work closely with Interim Director of Soccer Earl Cochrane and Assistant General Manager Jim Brennan.
“Jurgen’s knowledge of the game and track record of international success, combined with Earl and Jim’s experience will allow us to objectively look at everything from players to people to processes and to conduct a comprehensive search for new leadership.”

Klinsmann, a native of Goeppingen, Germany, was one of the game’s premier strikers. He played for several prominent European football clubs including VfB Stuttgart, AS Monaco, Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Sampdoria Genova and Bayern Munich. For his career Klinsmann netted 227 goals in 506 professional club matches and 47 goals in 108 international appearances for Germany. He was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the Captain of the German team that won the 1996 European Championship. Klinsmann was recognized as German Footballer of the Year in 1988 and 1994 and English Footballer of the Year in 1995.

Since retiring as a player, Klinsmann has been a partner in SoccerSolutions and has provided advice to numerous football related organizations as well as giving technical guidance to the adidas Elite Soccer Program, a premier player development program in the United States, and the Los Angeles Galaxy, of Major League Soccer. In addition, Klinsmann, as head coach, turned the German national team around, compiling a 20-8-6 record between 2004 and 2006, including third place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was named Coach of the Year 2006 in Germany. He has also been head coach of FC Bayern Munich in 2008/2009, leading them to a 25-9-9 record during that time.

SoccerSolutions is a US-based consultancy group providing football related consulting services (on and off the pitch) based on the international experience of its partners.

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Media Contacts:

Rajani Kamath, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, (416) 815-5790
Jamie Deans, Maple Leaf Sport & Entertainment, (416) 815-5445

Jürgen On BBC Football Focus

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:21:53 +0000

BBC ‘Football Focus’ had a chance to meet Jürgen at his home in California and speak with the man himself about recent events in World Football, including the U.S. national team, Germany and the English Premier League (Video only available for people in the UK)

Klinsmann Was THIS Close To U.S. Job

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:01:27 +0000

Sports Illustrated pursues Jürgen on their quest to find more answers on WHY he ultimately chose not to take on the U.S. National Team as a coach.

Why Klinsmann Wasn’t Hired By U.S. As National Coach

admin — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:53:42 +0000

The Boston Globe follows up on Jürgen’s recent MLS interview and comments on why he wasn’t hired by the U.S. as national team coach.

Jürgen Klinsmann Exclusive

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:46:48 +0000

Jürgen Klinsmann speaks for the first time since the World Cup and shares his thoughts on various soccer topics with Sasha Victorine.

EURO Masters – Jürgen Klinsmann

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:15:10 +0000

Here’s a short football montage featuring highlights of Jürgen at the European Championship.