Germany national football team manager

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The Germany national football team manager (German: Bundestrainer, lit. 'Federal Coach' or lit. 'Association Coach') is a position created in 1926 and first held by Otto Nerz. The German team began playing matches in 1908, but for 18 years it had no manager. Instead a selection committee chose the team. Twelve men have occupied the post since its inception, all of whom are German. Seven of the twelve have previously played for the national team, the exceptions being Nerz, Erich Ribbeck, Joachim Löw, Hansi Flick, and Julian Nagelsmann. Many of the managers previously served as assistant to their predecessor; each of the three managers after Nerz had worked under the previous incumbent, Löw was assistant to Jürgen Klinsmann from 2004 to 2006, and Hansi Flick was assistant to Löw from 2006 to 2014. From 1936 to 1998, the team had just five managers, each of whom won a major trophy, with Helmut Schön (1964–1978) winning two. A span of sixteen years (1990–2006) has seen just four people in...

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