
‘That’s it for me as a coach’ says Klopp
The Hindu
Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp rules out immediate return to coaching, including England job.
Jurgen Klopp has ruled out a return to coaching in the near future, including for the vacant England job, saying on July 31 "as of today, that's it for me as a coach".
Speaking at a German Football Coaches Association meeting in Wuerzburg, the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund mentor said: "I didn't decide to stop on a whim, it was a general decision."
Klopp stood down as Liverpool boss at the end of the 2023-24 season citing exhaustion after 23 years in club management.
The 57-year-old was almost immediately linked to several vacant jobs, including as England coach when manager Gareth Southgate stood down the Three Lions lost the Euro 2024 final in Berlin.
"I'm looking for peace and quiet, I'm one hundred percent in the here and now and I'm enjoying it.
"It was just time to step aside and put the whole thing to rest," said Klopp, adding that making a special exception for a club or country "would be a great loss of face."
The coach said he was enjoying retirement but would work again in football at some point, even if his days in the dugout were over.