“From my point of view, it is not the coach who becomes world champion, it is a team. Not just the players who played, but the whole squad, and also the team behind the team. Because if you want to achieve success, the whole team has to work perfectly, like a machine, and all the pieces of the puzzle need to fit together into one picture.”

German football coach and former player

Joachim Löw is a German football coach and former player. Born in 1960, he is best known for managing the Germany national team from 2006 to 2021. During that period, he led Germany to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. He also set the record for the most matches managed and won by a head coach of Germany’s national team, with 198 games and 124 victories.