With Klinsmann stepping down after the 2006 World Cup, Löw was named head coach in 2006. He guided the team through qualification and into the final of UEFA Euro 2008. In the group stage, Germany defeated Poland 2-0, lost 2-1 to Croatia, and beat Austria 1-0. Löw was sent off during the Austria game for arguing with officials and was suspended for the quarter-final match against Portugal. Nonetheless, Germany won 3-2, advanced to beat Turkey 3-2 in the semi-finals, but lost 1-0 to Spain in the final.
Germany qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by winning their group. They defeated Argentina 4-0 in the quarter-finals but lost 1-0 to Spain in the semi-finals. At UEFA Euro 2012, Germany won all three group matches—1-0 vs Portugal, 2-1 vs the Netherlands, and 2-1 vs Denmark. They beat Greece 4-2 in the quarter-finals but were eliminated by Italy, 2-1, in the semi-finals.
Löw reached the pinnacle of his coaching career at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Germany beat Portugal 4-0, drew 2-2 with Ghana, and won 1-0 against the United States in the group stage. They defeated France 1-0 in the quarter-finals, then crushed Brazil 7-1 in an iconic semi-final performance. In the final, Germany secured the title with a 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina, becoming world champions under Löw's leadership.
Germany qualified for UEFA Euro 2016 and advanced to the semi-finals after group-stage victories over Ukraine (2-0) and Northern Ireland (1-0) and a draw with Poland (0-0). They defeated Slovakia 3-0 in the Round of 16 and Italy in a penalty shootout, but lost 2-0 to France in the semi-finals.
In 2017, Löw led a young German side to victory in the FIFA Confederations Cup, defeating Chile 1-0 in the final. The team was subsequently regarded as one of the favorites for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Joachim Löw has been married to his wife Daniela since 1986. The couple has no children.
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 3 Feb, 1960 |
| Age: | 60 yrs |
| Occupations: | Association football player Association football manager |
| Citizenship: | Germany |
| Birth Place: | Schönau im Schwarzwald |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | German association football manager and former player |
| Net Worth 2021: | 22 million |
