Rudi Völler is the man who must bring Germany out of depression. The 62-year-old former striker will succeed former national team manager Oliver Bierhoff from February 1.
Oliver Bierhoff had to leave after the elimination in the 1st round of the World Cup in Qatar, unlike coach Hansi Flick. His mission is to restore the image of the Mannschaft before Euro 2024 at home.
Rudi Völler, the 1990 world champion, left his post as sporting director of Bayer Leverkusen after last season. This is a return to the DFB for him.
Former coach
In 2000, this native of Hesse took over the national team, then also at its lowest, and led Germany to the World Cup final 2 years later as coach. At Euro 2004, Völler resigned from his post after elimination in the group stage.
The former international (47 goals in 90 caps) was supposed to retire in the summer of 2022. However, he became a member of the taskforce set up after Germany’s poor performance in Qatar and was finally recommended. for this job.
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