Joachim Löw was the coach of the German national football team and former player. He is an extremely respected coach and is famous for his successful term in managing the German national football team. Under Löw’s guidance, Germany clinched their fourth World Cup in football in 2014. Löw has won numerous awards in his lifetime including the 2014 European Coach of the Year and German Manager of the Year.
From working as an altar boy in a small town in West Germany to becoming one of the most successful coaches in German history Joachim Löw has come a long way indeed. Keep on reading to know more about his career, salary, net worth, marriage, personal life and much more.
Some Facts about Joachim Löw
Age
Joachim Löw was born in the year 1960, on the 3rd of February. He is 62 years old.
Weight
As of now, Joachim Löw weighs 75 kilos or 166 pounds.
Height
Currently, Joachim Löw stands at 1.85 m or 6 ft tall.
Where is Joachim Löw from?
Joachim Löw is from Germany. He was born in Schönau im Schwarzwald, Germany in the year 1960.
Joachim Löw Nationality
Joachim Löw hails from Germany. He is a German football coach and former player.
How long has Joachim Löw Managed Germany?
Joachim Löw has managed the national football team of Germany from 2006 to 2021. Thus, he has served as a coach for Germany for 15 years.
Salary
Joachim Löw earns an average annual salary of $5 million. Additionally, he has extra earnings that come from brand endorsements, advertisements, etc.
Net Worth
Joachim Löw has an estimated net worth of $22 million. This is impressive indeed but pales in comparison to the other achievements in Joachim Löw’s character. Also, according to various reports, Löw earned a lofty sum of 3.2 million pounds in 2018. He received this sum for winning the FIFA World Cup for Germany in the year 2018.
Joachim Löw & Brand Endorsements
The world famous football coach Joachim Löw has endorsed several brands which contribute to his annual earnings. Some examples of the brands he endorsed are Schuco, Nivea and Volkswagen. In addition to this, he has also appeared in a lot of TV commercials. Löw appeared in TV commercials for companies like Nivea and Sack Perfumes.
Joachim Löw & His Family
Joachim Löw was born in the year 1960 in Schwarzwald, Germany. Unfortunately, his father passed away when he was just in his teens. Joachim Löw’s mother was Hildegard Löw. He has three siblings. All his brothers are younger than him. His brothers are Markus Löw, Christopher Löw, and Peter Löw.
Joachim Löw’s Spouse
In the year 1978 at the age of 18, Joachim Löw met his wife, Daniella. Daniella was only 16 years old at that time. The two of them went through really difficult times since Joachim Löw was still a player back then. They dated for eight years. Nevertheless, they got married in the year 1986. Joachim and Daniella have been happily married for 35 years. Although they do not have any children, the couple is very happy indeed.
Is Joachim Löw Retiring?
In March 2021 the German football association finally made the announcement regarding Joachim Löw’s retirement. They announced that Joachim Löw would be stepping down from his position as coach of the German national football team. The famous coach would be retiring after Euro 2020. Thus one of football’s longest national team tenures was going to come to an end.
In reality, Joachim Löw’s contract had another year. His contract was actually going to expire in 2022 after the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar. Nonetheless, Joachim Löw came upon an agreement to end his contract early. Thus, he stepped aside for the new coach of the German national football team in almost 15 years. His successor is going to be Hansi Flick. Hansi Flick was Joachim Löw’s former assistant manager.
The 61 year old German coach had worked really hard in rebuilding and providing guidance to the German football team. Under his management, the German football team made it to the finals of Euro in the year 2008. Also, they won third place at the World cup in the year 2010. Finally, in the year 2014 Joachim Löw guided the German team to win the FIFA World Cup.
Who will replace Joachim Löw?
The long term German coach will be replaced by Hansi Flick. Hansi Flick was Joachim Löw’s former assistant manager.
Early Life
Joachim Löw was born in Schonau, West Germany on the 3rd of February, 1960. He was born in a religious family. He was a Roman Roman catholic from his birth. What is surprising is that the German coach even served as an altar boy at some point in his childhood.
Joachim Löw’s mother was called Hildegard Löw. He grew up with three siblings, all of whom were younger than him. His brothers were called Christopher Löw, Markus Löw and Peter Löw.
The 61 year old said in many interviews that he became interested in football in his childhood. One of Joachim Löw’s very famous nicknames is “Jogi”. Many people endearingly call him by this name. What is really unfortunate, Joachim Löw lost his father when he was very young. As a result of this, his family went through a really difficult time, both emotionally and financially. Young Joachim completed his schooling at Schonau School.
After completing his graduation, he started practicing all the time to perfect his skills in the sport. When he was 18 years old Joachim Löw finally was able to achieve his dreams. The then Second Bundesliga Club, SC Freiburg had signed him. Till date, Joachim Löw remains the top goal scorer of SC Freiburg.
Joachim Löw & His Career as a Player
In the year 1978 the then Second Bundesliga Club, SC Freiburg signed Joachim Löw. Joachim had come back to SC Freiburg twice: in the year 1982 and again in 1985. Till the year 2020 Joachim Löw held the record of scoring the most number of goals for SC Freiburg. The player Nils Peterson broke this record in the year 2020. In the year 1980, the club VfB Stuttgart signed Joachim Löw. He was not able to establish himself in that club and he played only four matches for them. Nonetheless, Joachim returned to SC Freiburg in 1982.
Löw played for the club Eintracht Frankfurt in the years 1981 to 1982. He played 24 matches for them and scored five goals. Nevertheless, Löw did not like it there and returned to SC Freiburg the next year. The folLöwing year from 1982 to 1983 Löw played thirty four matches for SC Freiburg. He scored eight goals. In the next season, he played thirty one matches and scored 17 goals in the second Bundesliga.
After that, he joined Karlsruher SC and played for them in the Bundesliga. Yet he was only able to score two goals after playing 24 matches. Thus, Löw joined SC Freiburg again. This time he joined the club for four years. He played 116 matches and was able to score 38 goals. In the end Löw played for FC Schaffhausen and FC Winterthur in Switzerland. Although Löw played in West Germany under 21 national football team, he never made it to the senior team. In fact, Löw was one of the very few German coaches who had never played in the senior football team.
Joachim Löw & His Career as a Manager
1994-2004
When Joachim Löw was still a player, he started coaching the youth team for FC Winterthur. He also served as player coach for the club Frauenfeld. Next, he became an assistant coach for VfB Stuttgart. He eventually became the caretaker manager and finally the permanent manager till the year 1998. Under his management, Stuttgart won fourth place in the Bundesliga. Löw had a record of 46 wins when he finished his term as a coach for Stuttgart. Then in the year 1998 in July Löw became the coach of the Turkish club Fenerbahce. He was able to guide Fenerbahce to the semifinals of the Super Lig where they won third place.
After serving briefly in two other small clubs Löw joined the Austrian club Tirol Innsbruck in the year 2001. Under his guidance, Tirol won the Austrian Bundesliga title in the 2001-2002 season. At the end of his time as a coach for Tirol, Löw had a record of eleven wins, five draws, and nine losses. Then Löw joined Austria Wien. Löw worked with Austria Wien for a year, from July 2003 to March 2004. During the 2003-2004 season, Austria Wien reached the third qualifying round in the Champions League. They also reached the first round of the UEFA cup. However, they were unable to win the Austrian Supercup which they lost to FC Karnten. Löw left Austria Wien on the 24th of March in 2004 when they were in the first place.
2004-2006
In 2004, Jurgen Klinsmann became the head coach of the German national team and made Joachim Löw his assistant manager. Klinsmann and Löw were old friends who had studied in the same coaching school. They both believed in attacking strategies when it came to football. Under their joint guidance, the German team reached the semi finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005. They also reached the semi finals of the FIFA World Cup in 2006.
In the 2005 Confederations Cup Brazil defeated Germany in the semi finals. Yet Germany was able to win against Mexico in the third place encounter. The new attacking strategy that Klinsmann and Löw had come up with helped Germany to score 15 goals in only five matches. This was the highest number of goals any team had scored in any tournament.
In the 2006 World Cup Germany won against Costa Rica in the group stage. The match took place in Munich and was quite exciting. Then they won against Poland and against Ecuador. In the round of 16, Germany was able to win against Sweden. Then they won against Argentina. However, they lost against Italy in the semi-final match. Finally, they were able to win in the third place encounter after defeating Portugal.
2006-2021
On the 12th of July in 2006 Joachim Löw became the new Head of the German National Football. This was because Jurgen Klinsmann decided that he did not want to renew his contract as the head coach. Joachim Löw signed the contract which was for two years. He also announced that he would continue to perfect the offensive style of playing. Löw said that he was very worried about how long the players held the ball before passing it. He added that he would like to reduce the time to increase the speed of the players.
Under Löw’s guidance, Germany clinched the second position in the Euro 2008 tournament.
In the 2010 world cup, Joachim Löw introduced young players in the national team. This team was the youngest team to play in the world cup since 1934. Germany won third place after defeating Uruguay in the 2010 World Cup.
During the qualification round for Euro 2012, two more years were added to Joachim Löw’s contract. The contract was then set to expire in 2014. Germany reached the semi finals in the 2012 Euro but lost to Italy.
FIFA 2014
Löw guided Germany to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup which was Germany’s fourth World champion title. The same year he won the FIFA Coach of the Year award after receiving 36.23% votes. He finished ahead of Carlo Ancelotti who received 22.60% votes.
Löw also led Germany to win their first FIFA Confederations Cup. Germany won against Chile in a nail biting final at the Krestovsky Stadium in Russia.
After Euro 2016, Joachim Löw decided to remain as Germany’s coach. In 2018 on the 15th of May, Löw extended his contract as coach of the German national team till 2022. In March 2021, Löw announced that he was going to terminate his contract early. He had served as a coach for nearly 15 years, which was the longest tenure for an international coach in Europe.
