Coach Flick, who was eliminated from the World Cup group stage, will lead the German national team for two more years

Hanzi Flick (57, Germany) coach of the German national soccer team, who was humiliated by being eliminated from the group stage at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, will continue to lead the German national team until the 2024 European Championship.

The German Football Association announced this on the 8th and said, “I am confident that coach Flick can take on this challenge with our national team.”

Coach Flick recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the Qatar World Cup group stage, but was eliminated in 3rd place in the group behind Japan (2 wins, 1 loss) and Spain (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss).

Germany failed to pass the group stage in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Coach Flick signed a three-year contract with the German Football Association in August 2021.

The contract period is until 2024, but it was unclear whether coach Flick could continue to lead the German national team due to his sluggish performance in this World Cup.

Flick, who met with the German Football Association on the day, said, “I learned a lot from the World Cup in Qatar,” and promised, “I will make good results at the European Championships held in Germany.”

Coach Flick, who took office as the head coach of Bayern Munich in 2019, won the Bundesliga in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons, won the UEFA Champions League in the 2019-2020 season, and won the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup. is the leader

In charge of the German national team, he recorded 11 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses until this World Cup in Qatar.

Ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, coach Flick was the most expensive command tower, ranked first in the salary rankings of coaches from 32 participating countries estimated by foreign media.

His annual salary was estimated at 6.5 million euros (about 9 billion won).

The 2024 European Football Championship kicks off in Germany in June 2024.

/yunhap news

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