Loew ends his 15-year era with Germany after the European Cup
German Joachim Low will put an end to a 15-year era at the helm of the national football team after the European Cup next summer, after leading the "Manshavt" to football glory in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil before disappointments followed in the following years.
The German Football Federation announced today that Loew will give up his duties at the end of the European Cup 2020, which has been postponed to the summer of 2021 due to the Corona virus pandemic.
A statement on the federation's website said Loew "requested the termination of his contract, which was running until the 2022 World Cup, at the end of the European Cup. The German Federation agreed to his request."
Loew has coached the German national team since August 2006 and led it to football glory in the World Cup in Brazil, but he was subject to criticism, especially after the resounding and humiliating team's exit from the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The German (61 years) said, "I take this step very consciously, and I feel very proud and grateful, but at the same time I am still very excited about the upcoming European Cup."
'Beautiful victories and painful defeats'
"I worked with the best soccer players in the country for nearly 17 years and supported them in their development. I had beautiful victories with them and painful defeats, but above all, many wonderful and magical moments - Not only winning the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. "
The German team achieved third place in the 2006 World Cup at home and has since reached the semi-finals in every tournament it fought before Russia’s setback: the 2008 Euro runners-up against Spain, the semi-finals of the 2012 and 2016 European Cups and the last quarter of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. However, the biggest achievement will definitely remain Winning the World Cup final in Brazil against Lionel Messi and his teammates with a single goal by Mario Gotze after the extension.
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