Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 11:07 AM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 11:31

Joachim Löw is in his last period as German national coach. In a press statement, the German Football Association announced on Tuesday morning that the elected lord, at his own request, will stop at die Mannschaft. Löw has been the head coach of the national team since 2006, with conquering the world title in 2014 as the absolute highlight of the past fifteen years.

Low has a permanent contract with the German team until mid-2022, but on his own initiative the 61-year-old coach will stop his role as national coach of the four-time world champion a year earlier. The DFB has since agreed to the coach’s request. “I have thought about this decision for a long time. I am extremely proud and grateful and very motivated in the run-up to the upcoming European Championship. I am proud because it is a very special job and a great honor to serve my country. I have been able to work with the best football players in the country for seventeen years. “

Despite the decision to quit in a few months, Löw is still full of ambition towards this summer’s European Championship. “I am working towards that tournament full of energy. I will do my very best to make our supporters happy during the European Championship. I am sure that my players also think that way”, said the departing Löw, who after the World Cup in his own country took over from Jürgen Klinsmann in 2006. DFB chairman Fritz Keller has ‘a lot of respect’ for the outgoing national coach. “We have met Jogi one of the best trainers in the world. And not only because of its sporting performance, but also because of its empathy and humanity. The fact that he is already informing us about his departure is very neat. In this way we can calmly look for a suitable successor. “

For Löw, the upcoming European Championship is therefore his last job as national coach. His team will compete in the group stage of the tournament against reigning world champions France (June 15), Portugal (June 19) and Hungary (June 23). All group matches are played in the Allianz Arena of Bayern Munich. Normally, Löw will announce his final European Championship selection sometime in May.