Joachim Löw will leave his post as coach of the selection of Germany after disputing the The European Championship, which will begin on June 11 and end on July 11, has been reported by the German Football Federation (DFB).
Löw had a contract until 2022, but he asked in the German Football Federation (DFB) the rescission of the same after the tournament, which the entity accepted.
“I take this step with full awareness of what it means, full of pride and gratitude and also motivation for the European Championship, “the coach said in a statement quoted by the DFB website.
Löw took over as coach after the 2006 World Cup to replace Jürgen Klinsmann with whom he worked as a second coach since 2004.
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win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2017 Confederations Cup.
After finishing third at the 2010 World Cup Germany was crowned world champion in Brazil 2014.
Löw’s Germany play in the European Championship, finalist in 2008 and semi-finalist in 2012 and 2016, Was also good but in Russia 2014 the Mannschaft was eliminated for the first time in its history in the group stage.
The World Cup failure led to criticism of Löw that later tried a renewal process, disregarding players like Thomas Müller, Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels, to give way to young people which was also not well received.
The thrashing against Spain in the UEFA Nations League (6-0) was the lowest point in the renewal attempt and since then the pressure has grown for at least one return of Müller to the national team.
“I have great respect for Joggi Löw’s decision,” DFB President Fritz Keller said.
“The DFB knows what he has with him and that he is one of the great coaches in the world,” he added.
DFB’s managing director of national teams, Oliver Bierhoff, recalled that he worked for 17 years with Löw, who had good times with him and overcame difficult times, and said that he regretted that now the roads would be separated ‘Euro.
Joachim # Low will leave his post as a selector after the @ EURO2020. pic.twitter.com/eAPWMKDewr
– German National Team (@DFB_Team_ES) March 9, 2021