World Cup 2014 coach profiles

by PDBY Staff | May 26, 2014 | Sports

  

Name: Jürgen Klinsmann

Team: USA

World Cup 2014: Group G along with Germany, Ghana and Portugal.

Nationality: German

Playing career: Played as a striker for VfB Stuttgart, Monaco, Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich. He has also amassed 108 caps for Germany scoring 47 goals.

Coaching career at club level: Bayern Munich (2008-2009).

Coaching career at national level: Germany (2004-2006), USA (2011-present).

Interesting fact: Klinsmann won the World Cup in 1990 and was the world’s top scorer in 1995.

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Name: Louis van Gaal

Team: Netherlands

World Cup 2014: Group B along with Australia, Chile and Spain.

Nationality: Dutch

Playing career: Played as a midfielder, most notably for Sparta Rotterdam.

Coaching career at club level: Ajax (1991-1997, 2004), Barcelona (1997-2000, 2002-2003), AZ (2005-2009), Bayern Munich (2009-2011) and Manchester United (2014-present).

Coaching career at national level: Netherlands (2000-2002, 2012-present).

Interesting fact: Van Gaal is a recipient of the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

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