China News Agency, Berlin, March 9th (Reporter Peng Dawei) The German Football Association announced on the 9th that at the request of the German national team coach Loew himself, he will step down as the coach in advance after the European Cup competitions held this summer.

According to the contract, Loew was originally scheduled to step down after the 2022 World Cup.

　　Joachim Love was born in 1960.

He has served as the assistant coach of the German national football team coach Klinsmann since 2004, and has been the head coach of the German national team since August 1, 2006.

In 2014, the German team coached by Loew won the World Cup and its coaching career reached its peak.

　　In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the German team was unexpectedly upset and was eliminated in the group stage.

Although the suspicion of Loew was once high, the German Football Association rejected all the arguments and kept him in office.

　　"I am very proud and grateful to be able to work with the best football players in this country for nearly 17 years and to accompany their growth." Loew said that he and the players have experienced great victories together. There are bitter losses.

"We have experienced a lot of wonderful moments together, this includes not only winning the 2014 World Cup. I also want to thank the German Football Association, they can always provide me and my team with the best working environment."

　　He said that for the upcoming European Cup, he is still full of energy and will do his best to bring happiness to the fans during this competition and try his best to lead the team to success.

　　German Football Association President Fritz Keller said on the same day that Loew is one of the greatest coaches in world football.

He fully respected Loew's decision, "He left us the necessary time to appoint his successor."

　　The famous German coach Klopp, who is now the head coach of Liverpool in the Premier League, is regarded by German media as a favored successor to Loew.

However, a German TV station quoted Klopp's statement during the interview on the 9th that he would not consider this option.

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