FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FA Cup - Third Round - Arsenal v Liverpool - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - January 7, 2024 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp looks on during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
(Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp announced that he will step down from his position at the end of the 2023-24 season, having joined the club on Oct. 8, 2015.
Early career:
* Born on June 16, 1967, in Stuttgart, Germany.
* Klopp played as a striker and defender for Mainz 05, who were then in the second division of the German league.
* He played for Mainz from 1990 to 2001 and retired as one of their record goal scorers, at fifth place with 56 goals.
Early managerial career at Mainz:
* Appointed as head manager at Mainz in February, 2001.
* Guided Mainz to a third-place finish in the 2003–04 season, securing promotion to the German top-flight, Bundesliga, for the first time in the club's history.
* Despite relegation in the 2006–07 season, Klopp chose to remain with the club.
* Resigned in 2008 after being unable to achieve promotion.
Borussia Dortmund:
* Became head manager at Dortmund in May, 2008.
* Won the Bundesliga title in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.
* The 2011-12 title was particularly significant as Dortmund finished the season with 81 points, a remarkable eight points ahead of second-placed Bayern Munich.
* Klopp also achieved Dortmund's first-ever domestic double in 2011–12, winning the Bundesliga and the German Cup, DFB-Pokal.
* Led the club to the Champions League final in 2013, narrowly losing 2-1 to Bayern.
* Won the DFL-Supercup in 2008, 2013, and 2014.
* Left Dortmund in 2015 as their longest-serving manager.
* At Dortmund Klopp was known for his ability to develop young and talented players. During his tenure, Dortmund nurtured talents such as Robert Lewandowski, Marco Reus, Mario Götze, and Mats Hummels, among others.
CAREER MILESTONES WITH LIVERPOOL SO FAR:
MAJOR TROPHIES:
* Won Champions League 2018-19 beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final, having finished as runners-up to Real Madrid the previous year.
* Won Premier League 2019-20, ending the club's 30-year wait for a top-flight English league title. Liverpool finished the season with 99 points, 18 clear of second-placed Manchester City.
* Won the Club World Cup in 2019, beating Brazilian side Flamengo 1-0 in the final.
* Won the Super Cup in 2019, beating Chelsea 5-4 on penalties.
* Won the League Cup in 2021-22.
* Won the FA Cup 2021-22, securing a cup double.
HIGHLIGHTS AS MANAGER:
* The only Liverpool manager to win six different major trophies.
* Klopp holds the longest unbeaten run record for the club with 44 league matches – from January 2019 to February 2020.
* Won Premier League Manager of the Season in 2019-20 and 2021-22 seasons.
* Guided Liverpool to runners-up finishes in the Champions League in 2017-18 and 2021-22.
* Having won the Cup double in 2022, Liverpool went close to a quadruple but were beaten to the league title by Manchester City by one point and lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid 1-0.
* Klopp holds the record for most wins in fewest matches than any other Liverpool manager as well as the highest win rate in all competitions than any other Liverpool coach at 60.7% in 50+ games.
* Became the Liverpool manager to reach 900 goals in the fewest number of games, achieving this record in 440 matches, 55 fewer than former boss Bill Shankly.
* Introduced and popularized tactical concepts and playing style like Gegenpressing, emphasizing pressing and high attacking output.
(This story has been refiled to reword paragraph 35)
(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
