Klopp up to fifth best German coach? Bayern coach finishes tenth, Tuchel completely missing out on top ten

Germany has elected the best coach of the past season. The poll was traditionally organized by Kicker magazine and voted by members of the German federation and journalists. The name of the winner may surprise some people. The famous Jürgen Klopp came fifth.

As usual, Germany voted for the best coach of the past season. Germany boasts a number of progressive and quality coaches.

Probably the most famous pioneer of the current German coaching school is Jürgen Klopp, who is doing great at Liverpool. But it is also worth mentioning Thomas Tuchel, who leads Chelsea, or Julian Nagelsmann, who celebrated his 35th birthday in July and leads Bayern Munich.

But if you think any of these names won the award for Germany’s best coach of the year, you’re pretty much wrong. Klopp only finished fifth, Nagelsmann rounds out the top ten and Tuchel for good measure is not in the top ten at all.

Coaching smaller clubs has not been overlooked

If you’re not a connoisseur of German football and a Bundesliga fan, then you may well be unfamiliar with most of the names in the top ten of the final voting results.

First up was Christian Streich (276 votes), who has been doing a fantastic job for a long time in modest conditions at Freiburg. Last season he and his team fought for a top four finish. He also took Freiburg to the cup final, where his charges unfortunately failed.

The second place went to Oliver Glasner (133 votes), who led Eintracht Frankfurt to the Europa League winner’s trophy. Although Frankfurt did not do well in the league, they beat the big teams in Europe. For example, even the famous Barcelona.

Third place is held by Steffen Baumgart (65 votes) from Cologne. Fourth place belongs to Ursi Fischer (55 votes), who is leading the excellent Union Berlin. In fifth place is Jürgen Klopp (52 votes) of Liverpool.

Sixth place belongs to Domenico Tedesco (16 votes), who was behind the great rise of Leipzig, with whom he also won the first valuable trophy, the DFB-Pokal. Next up is Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (15 votes), who led the German national team to the Women’s Euro final.

Eighth was the infamous Felix Magath (12 votes), who kept Hertha Berlin among the elite. Thomas Reich (11 votes) also earned a place in the top ten for his excellent performance. He guided Bochum through their rookie season in the Bundesliga.

Julian Nagelsmann (10 votes) rounds out the top ten. He won the title with Bayern, but he is far from following in the footsteps of his predecessor Hans Flick, the current coach of the men’s national team.

Source: Kicker, Freiburg SC