Joachim Low
Joachim Low, the former footballer is the renowned German coach and manager is the German national team. Initially, he played football for several clubs including VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, and FC Schaffhausen among others. He had also represented Germany national under-21 team for four times. He is currently working as a head coach for the Germany national team.
Early Life And Education Of Joachim Low
Joachim Low was born on 1960 February 3 at Schonau in Schonau, West Germany under the birth sign Aquarius. Jogi is the nickname of Joachim Low. Low is German by nationality and belongs to Caucasian ethnicity. His parents raised him with his siblings, three brothers Christopher Low, Markus Low and Peter Low.
When he was young, he lost his dad. Later, he was offered to play for Schonau School during the sports period. After graduating from the primary school, he started taking the football seriously.
Joachim Low's Career
Playing Career
Joachim Low is a former footballer. He used to play from the position of attacking midfielder. He started his youth career joining at his native clubs. In 1978, he made his professional debut from SC Freiburg. He played in different German Clubs.
He has the 18 years old professional flow in the football as a football player. In 1995, he ends his professional football player career in the Club FC Frauenfeld. He was not a big or reputed person while was a player. He played in four matches from the team of under- 21 German National Football team in the year 1979-1980.
Managerial Career
Joachim Low began his coaching career while he was still a player coaching the youth team of FC Winterthur in 1994 and from 1994-1995, he was a playing coach for FC Frauenfeld. In 1995-1996, he became a s sistant coach to VfB Stuttgart and was promoted to the first coach later in 1996.
He spent two years of coaching career at this club. Later on, he managed the team of Fenerbahce. Karlsruher SC, Adanaspor, FC Tirol Innsbruck and FK Austria Wien. He spent a brief time of his career at these clubs. Spending around just a year of the coaching career in each clubs mentioned above.
In 2004, he was chosen as the a s sistant coach to National Football Team of Germany. He spent two years as an a s sistant and was promoted as a head coach of the team in 2006. He has been the coach of the German National Team since then.
He coaches the Current Team of German National Football Team. He is coaching the team as a Head coach since 2006. Joachim Low has the international managerial experience of more than 20 years now.
Joachim Low is one of the best coaches in the football arena. He has been considered as a National hero in Germany. Joachim Low is focused on attacking tactics. He calls it the modern style of play and quoted the team has developed a good mix of pa s sing and running, regaining possession and then fast counterattacks. He has drastically increased the pace of the German National Team.
The German squad grabbed the third place in 2010 FIFA World Cup at South Africa under Joachim Low. He is tactical and able coach focusing on each player development and the team building. He is a commanding one and has the hyper temper.
Low was the head coach and manager of the national team Germany when they won the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil beating Argentina in the final. He also helped to grab the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in Russia.
During the selection, he announced that Winger Leroy Sane left the final squad. As of 2018, he also became the head coach of Germany national team in 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. But this time the team lost the match against South Korea.
Joachim Low's Net Worth And Salary
Joachim Low has an estimated net worth of $22 million. Low earns a salary of $5 million as pe 2018 as per celebrity net worth. Here is the list of his salary as per The Richest:
- 2018 = $4.5 million
- 2017 = $3.7 million
- 2016 = $3,820,000
- 2014 = $3.6 million
He makes $10 million from his endorsement deals. He owns a luxurious house in Germany and has a Mercedes.
Joachim Low's Personal Life And Family
Joachim Low is a married man. Low tied the knot to Daniela Low in 1986 in a private ceremony in the presence of their families and friends. The couple met for the first time in 1978 when he was 17 and his wife was 15 and eventually started dating. After dating for years, the couple finally got married in 1986. The family currently resides in Germany.
The couple is together for years but still free from any types of rumors about their divorce and extramarital affairs. The couple has no children yet which means they might not be ready to complete their family.
Low is a fashion icon in Germany beside a successful coach. He is known to have taste for style and fashionable clothes. Besides, he lost his driving license twice because of his reckless behavior.
Joachim Low's Body Measurement
- Height = Joachim Low stands at the height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.81m).
- Weight = Low weighs 78 Kg.
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