DFB: All coaches of the German national team at a glance
Created: 02/11/2022 16:26
National coach Hansi Flick © IMAGO/Avanti/Ralf Poller
The history of the DFB, which spans around 120 years, shows eleven national coaches.
All information about the trainers and their career highlights.
Frankfurt/Main – The role of national coach is generally considered to be the most significant in German football.
The reason is the importance of the national team, which acts as a sporting figurehead.
Your success is closely linked to the personality of the head coach.
In addition to the results, the appearance of the national coach also represents the state of mind of the local (soccer) nation.
The national coach is appointed by the bodies of the German Football Association (DFB) based in Frankfurt am Main.
The coaches of the DFB: history
The coaching history of the DFB shows Otto Nerz as the first national coach.
His term of office lasted ten years (1926-1936).
At the time, the office was called “Reich Coach of the National Team”.
Otto Nerz was the first coach to determine the team's formation and tactics.
Previously, this was the responsibility of a sports committee.
Otto Nerz's balance sheet is positive.
Under his aegis, 44 of 75 international matches were won (success rate: 58.7 percent).
The coaches of the DFB at a glance
The list of DFB coaches includes the following names and terms of office:
Otto Nerz was responsible from 1926 to 1936.
Sepp Herberger was in office from 1936 to 1942 and from 1950 to 1964.
From 1964 to 1978 Helmut Schön steered the fortunes.
From 1978 to 1984 Jupp Derwall was responsible.
Franz Beckenbauer was on the line from 1984 to 1990.
From 1990 to 1998 Berti Vogts coached the selection.
From 1998 to 2000, Erich Ribbeck sat on the bench.
From 2000 to 2004, Rudi Völler was in charge.
From 2004 to 2006, Jürgen Klinsmann set the tactics.
Joachim Löw's working paper ran from 2006 to 2021.
Hansi Flick has been the head coach of the German national soccer team since August 1, 2021.
His first major tournament is in November and December 2022 with the World Cup in Qatar.
The coaches of the DFB: Most successful coaches
Based on the titles, Helmut Schön is the most successful coach of the DFB.
Under Schön's direction, the German footballers became world champions (1974), European champions (1972), vice world champions (1966) and third at the World Cup (1970).
Jupp Derwall set a record: During his tenure, the national team went 23 games without defeat.
Derwall's success rate is also unparalleled, winning 67.2 percent of his games.
There is one special feature in the case of Sepp Herberger: his work spanned two terms of office.
Herberger sat on the coaching bench for 20 years, beginning before the Second World War and ending in the mid-1960s.
The DFB-Elf won 92 of 162 games under Sepp Herberger's leadership.
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Franz Beckenbauer's balance sheet is also positive.
Under his aegis, the Germans won 36 out of 66 games.
With a point average of 2.19, Berti Vogts is at the top of the DFB coaches.
Vogts coached the selection to 67 wins in 102 duels (success rate: 65.7 percent).
The balance sheets of Rudi Völler, Jürgen Klinsmann and Joachim Löw are also positive.
They all won more games than they lost.
This also applies to Erich Ribbeck, but with a point average of 1.5 he has the worst value of all coaches.
The coaches of the DFB: highlights
The highlights of the DFB trainer tenure are the title wins.
The first dates back to 1954, when the German team won the World Cup in Switzerland.
Sepp Herberger was responsible for the "Miracle of Bern" at the time.
Franz Beckenbauer even secured two World Cup titles for the German team: in 1986 and 1990. The last time they won a World Cup was in 2014: Joachim Löw coached the DFB team to the title in Brazil.
At the home World Cup in 2006, Jürgen Klinsmann was on the line.
The "summer fairy tale" ended in the semifinals against Italy (1:2).