Joachim Löw
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Löw in 2011
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| Date of birth | 3 February 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Schönau, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Germany (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TuS Schönau 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Schönau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eintracht Freiburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | SC Freiburg | 71 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | SC Freiburg | 65 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1989 | SC Freiburg | 116 | (38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | FC Schaffhausen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | FC Winterthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | FC Frauenfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1979–1980 | West Germany U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994 | FC Winterthur (youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | FC Frauenfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | VfB Stuttgart (assistant manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Karlsruher SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Adanaspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Tirol Innsbruck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Austria Wien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Germany (assistant manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006– | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Joachim Löw (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːaxɪm ˈløːf]; born 3 February 1960) is a German football coach, and former player. He is currently the head coach of the German national team, which he led to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
In 1978, Löw started his playing career with 2. Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. He returned to the club twice (1982, 1985) and holds the club's overall goal scoring record. In 1980, Löw joined VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, but he had difficulties establishing himself in the starting lineup and played only four matches.
In the 1981–82 season, Löw played for Eintracht Frankfurt (24 matches, five goals), but he returned to Freiburg the following year. In 1982–83, he scored eight goals in 34 matches, 1983–84 he scored 17 goals in 31 matches in the 2. Bundesliga. Afterwards, he returned to the Bundesliga with Karlsruher SC, but he only scored two goals in 24 matches. Later, he joined Freiburg again for four years, played 116 matches and scored 38 goals. Löw concluded his career in Switzerland, where he played for FC Schaffhausen (1989–1992) and FC Winterthur (1992–1994).
Löw played four times for the Germany national under-21 team.
Löw started his coaching career as a youth coach for FC Winterthur while he was still active as a player. In 1994–95, he served as player-coach of FC Frauenfeld.
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