Famous as a talented and personable coach, Jurgen Klopp has many special features that few fans know about.
10. Hair transplant to improve beauty
To get the current romantic hair, the former Dortmund coach had to resort to advanced hair transplant technology. According to Klopp, the hair is the factor that makes him successful in conquering his second wife, Ulla Klopp. The German personality leader wittily said: “Okay, I got a hair transplant and the results are amazing. Do you think I’m handsome?”
9. German “Giant”
Jurgen Klopp is 6ft4 tall (approximately 1m93). He “usurped” Arsene Wenger (1m91) to become the tallest coach in the Premier League.
8. Merry Christmas at the bar
Klopp often goes to the bar with Dortmund players to have a Christmas party. According to the German personality strategist, this is an opportunity for the players to have fun with the fans.
7 “The goose that lays the golden eggs” for the car company
Jurgen Klopp was once chosen by the famous car company Opel as the face and participated in an advertisement for the Insignia line. Sales of Insignia immediately skyrocketed to 35%, although before that, this model was almost not included in the advertising campaign by the manufacturer.
6. Player career
During his career, Klopp only played for Mainz 05 club from 1989 to 2001. After hanging up his boots in 2001, he continued to stay at Mainz but switched to coaching.
Klopp left Mainz 05 in 2008 after 7 years at the helm and moved to Dortmund. Here, he and the black and yellow shirt team won 2 consecutive Bundesliga championships in the seasons (2010/11 and 2011/12), reached the Champions League final in 2013.
Klopp as a player of Mainz 05
In 2015, Klopp officially left Dortmund and prepared a new journey with Liverpool.
5. Bizarre from student days
Jurgen Klopp’s “weird” substance has been discovered since he was a student majoring in Sports Science at Gothe University. In 1995, he chose the topic… walking to do his graduation thesis.
4. Super “weird” training method
During the period of leading Mainz 05, the 48-year-old strategist once made his students panic when he took the team to a lake area without electricity, completely separate from the modern world to practice, even, all can only drink water within 5 days. As Klopp explains: “This is the way to make us stronger and more united!”
3. The meaning of the word “Norbert” in Klopp’s name
The full name of the former Dortmund coach is Jürgen Norbert Klopp. Depending on the case the word “norbert” means “hero”, “light from the north” or, “shining from the sea”.
2. Favorite song
To thank Klopp, Dortmund fans composed a song called “You’ll never walk alone”. Coincidentally, this is the iconic song of Liverpool, the club he is about to lead. Singer Matze Knop also wrote a song for Klopp called “I wanna be like Jurgen Klopp”.
1. Likes solitude
A person with personality, humor and quite hot on the pitch, but Klopp is a person who likes solitude. Instead of driving home, he often walks alone quietly and recalls the most impressive moments after each game. The image of Klopp walking around after the match between Dortmund and Juventus in the 2014/15 Champions League in March made public “fever”.
