BEVERLY HILLS, May 25, (THEWILL) – In a move that was foretold by analysts observing the moving pieces of international football and as reported by THEWILL, Hansi Flick will replace Joachim Low as the new manager of the German senior men’s national football team after this summer’s rescheduled European Championship, Euro 2020.
Soon after Low, whose contract was due to run until 2022, voluntarily agreed to step down after the Euros, Flick had announced that he was also leaving his managerial job at Bavarian giants, Bayern Munich, which was directly interpreted as his move to secure the top job with Die Mannschaft, even if no official statements were made as the football season was in its final lap.
Now, with the season over, the German Football Association (DFB) has secured its top target in landing Flick, whose interest in the job was not disguised. It will not be Flick’s first rodeo with the German team, in any way.
From 2006 to 2014, the 56-year-old was Low’s assistant with the national team, with his contribution helping them win the World Cup in Brazil, which had remained Germany’s crowning moment of football in recent times.
In his position at Bayern, where he moved in November 2019, Flick had excelled exceptionally, bringing the Bundesliga trophy home twice and taking almost every club trophy imaginable including last season’s Champions League.
Taking the manager slot of Germany will be Flick’s first top international management debut. His tenure will commence following the Euros with his contract signed until 2024 putting him in the driver’s seat at next year’s World Cup in Qatar, for his first outing and back home in Germany for the 2024 Euros.
In his comments after the news was made public, Flick said: “I’m really looking forward to it. It all went surprisingly quickly for me with the signature, but I am very happy to be able to work as national coach from autumn onwards.
“The season has just ended and the two years at Bayern Munich are helping the team spirit and the attitude of the players were outstanding, and I’ll take a lot with me that will continue to shape my work.
“I’m really looking forward to it because I can see the great quality of the players, especially the young players in Germany.
“That’s how we have every reason to approach the upcoming tournaments with optimism, for example the European Championship at home in 2024.”
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
