Surprise in the Germany camp: Klopp brings in BVB legend as assistant | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund and Jürgen Klopp share a successful past – which now apparently looks set to continue. A BVB legend is expected to support the new national team coach as an assistant coach for the DFB in the future.

The official presentation of Jürgen Klopp as the new Germany head coach is apparently getting closer and closer. The 59-year-old is set to be unveiled as Julian Nagelsmann’s successor later this week. Alongside his long-time confidants, Klopp is also reportedly relying on a real surprise in his coaching team.

According to matching reports from Sky and BILD, Sven Bender is set to serve as an assistant coach for the German national team in the future. The talks are said to be in the final stages. In addition to the former BVB professional, Peter Krawietz and Pepijn Lijnders are also expected to be part of the coaching staff. Krawietz has already worked closely with Klopp since their days at Mainz, while Lijnders spent many years as his assistant at Liverpool FC.

For Bender, it would be the next step in his still-young coaching career. At the beginning of July, the 37-year-old terminated his contract as head coach of Regionalliga side SpVgg Unterhaching after two years. Before that, he had already gained experience as an assistant coach at Borussia Dortmund under Edin Terzic and Nuri Sahin, as well as with the DFB as an assistant to the U16 national team.

Jürgen Klopp plans with BVB legend Sven Bender

Klopp and Bender share a successful history from their time together in Dortmund. The former midfielder played a total of six years for BVB under Klopp and celebrated two German league titles (2011 and 2012) as well as winning the DFB-Pokal in 2012 during that time. That close partnership from the successful era now apparently looks set to continue with the national team.

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Everything points to Klopp signing a contract with the German Football Association until 2030 in the coming days. He is then expected to be officially presented in Frankfurt as the 13th head coach in DFB history. With his new coaching team, he is set to take charge of the national team as early as September in the first Nations League matches and lay the foundation for a successful future there.

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