🚨 Reports: Germany add another assistant, he played under Klopp at BVB

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·22 juillet 2026

🚨 Reports: Germany add another assistant, he played under Klopp at BVB

Jürgen Klopp has not yet been officially confirmed as the new Germany head coach, but there are already rumors about his possible assistant coach. According to matching reports from 'Sky' and 'Bild', Sven Bender is set to join the DFB.

The talks are said to be in the final stages. Peter Krawietz and Pepijn Lijnders are also expected to assist Klopp.

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🚨Sky Sport Infos: ▶️ Sven #Bender soll Co-Trainer von #Klopp werden, wie auch BILD berichtet ▶️ Gespräche laufen und sind in den letzten Zügen ▶️ Dazu sollen ihn unterstützen: Krawietz und Lijnders #SkySport #DFBTeam
– mercredi 22 juillet 2026

Bender was most recently head coach of SpVgg Unterhaching, but terminated his contract in July. He had also reportedly been in talks with 1860 Munich, but now he appears to be heading to the German national team.

The 36-year-old played for Borussia Dortmund under Klopp for two years. Together, they won the Bundesliga twice and the DFB-Pokal once.

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