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      • Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964, Göppingen, West Germany) is a German football (soccer) player and coach who helped West Germany win the 1990 World Cup and was twice named his country’s Footballer of the Year.
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  2. Jurgen Klinsmann, German football (soccer) player and coach who helped West Germany win the 1990 World Cup and was twice named his country’s Footballer of the Year. He later coached several teams, including the U.S. men’s national team. Learn more about Klinsmann’s life and career.

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  3. Jürgen Klinsmann (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏʁɡn̩ ˈkliːnsman]; [3] born 30 July 1964) is a German professional football manager and former player. He played for several prominent clubs in Europe including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich.

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    • What They Could Have Had
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    • The Legacy

    In 1994, Tottenham Hotspur were struggling. Alan Sugar’s appointment of club legend Ossie Ardiles as manager was proving disastrous, the club had been in and out of the courts over off-the-pitch affairs, and the team had ended the 1993-94 season just three points above the relegation zone. Thanks to Sugar’s millions and the new Premier League riche...

    In the summer of 1994, for the £2million Tottenham spent on Klinsmann, they could also have got: 40% of Chris Sutton (Norwich to Blackburn, £5m) 67% of John Scales (Wimbledon to Liverpool, £3m) 91% of Paul Kitson (Derby to Newcastle, £2.2m)

    It is really hard to overstate what a rare and unusual thing it was for an English club to sign a foreign player at the peak of his powers. The closest thing the country had seen previously was Spurs’ double signing of Ardiles and Ricardo Villa, who joined following Argentina’s triumph in the 1978 World Cup. There was a sprinkling of overseas playe...

    Klinsmann’s initial stay in England lasted just one season, but it was one of the greatest individual seasons English football has ever seen. There was no bedding-in period to speak of: the striker scored seven goals in Spurs’ first six games of the season, with his efforts in those games alone worth seven points to the side. That was to become som...

  4. Jan 1, 2024 · Jurgen Klinsmann started his career with impressive stints at Stuttgart, Inter Milan, and finally Monaco. This, combined with a World Cup win in 1990 and a stunning campaign in 1994, was enough to set Alan Sugar’s sights on the German striker.

  5. Jul 29, 2018 · Klinsmann arrived at Hillsborough to a cacophony of boos from fans who held aloft diving scorecards. Klinsmann, for his part, took it all in good spirits and was determined to depart the Pennines having had the last laugh. A cocktail of attacking thrills mixed with defensive ineptitude made for a barnstorming spectacle in Sheffield.

  6. 30.11.2019. A Bundesliga and world football legend on the pitch, Jürgen Klinsmann has given his life to the beautiful game. But where did it all begin, what journey did he take and what...

  7. In his first six games he scored seven goals, the pick a Sheringham knockdown against Everton on his home debut that Klinsmann twisted to convert with a bicycle kick (below).

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