- Joachim Low set to stand down following UEFA EURO 2020
- Low led Germany at three FIFA World Cups, including famous Brazil 2014 win
- “I am taking this step consciously, full of pride and with huge gratitude”
Joachim Low, architect of Germany’s memorable 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ win, has announced he will end his record-breaking national team tenure after this year’s UEFA EURO.
Low assumed the reins from Jurgen Klinsmann following the FIFA World Cup on home soil in 2006. Low’s World Cup career also included a third-place finish at South Africa 2010, although it ended with disappointment at Russia 2018 with a group-stage exit.
During his national team career, Low also won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017 and was runner-up at EURO 2008.
“I am taking this step consciously, full of pride and with huge gratitude, but at the same time with unbroken motivation regarding the upcoming European Championships,” Low said. “Pride, because it is something…