Jürgen Klinsmann has coaching licence renewed

Reports emerged earlier in the week suggesting Klinsmann’s papers were no longer valid.

In German football, a coaching licence has to be renewed every three years. Coaches must also undertake 20 hours of a refresher training.

Despite last coaching in the Bundesliga in April 2009, Klinsmann maintained that the necessary certification proving he had continued his coaching education to the required standard outside Germany was at his family home in California, USA.

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On Saturday, the DFB revealed Klinsmann’s documentation meets coaching regulations.

"The DFB recognises the documents submitted by Jürgen Klinsmann. The last of the missing evidence of his further training measures came through to the DFB, via the American national association US Soccer, today. They were examined in detail to ensure the content and quality of the training was comparable with national training courses. Accordingly, Jürgen Klinsmann’s license was duly extended. His appointment as Hertha BSC coach is, therefore, in line with DFL [German Football League] statutes."

Klinsmann was named Hertha coach on a deal through to the end of the season on 27 November 2019. The 55-year-old lost to Borussia Dortmund in his first game in charge, but has since overseen three wins and a draw, with Hertha climbing four points clear of the relegation play-off spot ahead of the Matchday 18 meeting with Bayern.

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Klinsmann, who won the 1990 FIFA World Cup as a player, took Germany to the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup in his first coaching job and was in charge of Bayern between July 2008 and April 2009. He spent five years at the helm of the USA national team (2011-2016), before returning to Germany with Hertha, initially in a supervisory role.