Next Germany Manager Odds

Germany are on the lookout for a new manager following the sacking of Hansi Flick in the aftermath of Die Mannschaft’s heavy 4-1 loss to Japan. This gave Flick the unwanted record of being the first-ever German national team manager to be sacked.

Legendary striker Rudi Voller will take Interim charge of the national side will they look for a replacement. This comes after Flick’s disappointing record as manager where his side failed to advance from the group stages at the 2022 World Cup while also finishing on a 48% win percentage, having won just 12 of his 25 matches in charge.

Julian Nagelsmann will be looking to become Germany’s next manager following his departure from Bayern Munich on 24th March.

The 36-year-old managed to win the German Bundesliga in his only full season in charge of the Bavarian club in 2021/22 as well as the DFL Supercup in both 2021 and 2022. Prior to his work at Bayern, Nagelsmann managed Red Bull Leipzig, winning 54 and drawing 95 matches in charge, leading the club to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019/20 and to the DFB Pokal final in 2020/21.

On top of this, Nagelsmann had also impressed at Hoffenheim, taking them from relegation candidates in the Bundesliga to a side that would regularly compete to qualify for European football, notably finishing fourth place in 2016/17.

Louis van Gaal has emerged as the second favourite to become Germany’s next manager having led the Netherlands to the World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar where they were beaten by eventual winners Argentina on penalties.

The veteran Dutch coach has a plethora of managerial experience, having coached the likes of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United at club level, winning a total of 20 trophies along the way, with his most recent being the 2016 FA Cup with the latter mentioned side.

With Germany hosting the upcoming 2024 European Championships, they will want to give themselves the maximum chance of achieving glory on home soil. With candidates dwindling down behind ex-Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann, could the Dutchman be the ideal choice for what would surely be his swansong?

Former Eintracht Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner is also in the running to become Germany’s next manager.

The 49-year-old Austrian memorably coached Frankfurt to Europa League glory in 2021/22 at the expense of Rangers, beating the likes of Barcelona on route to the final. On top of this, Glasner also coached Frankfurt to the 2023 DFB Pokal final, finishing as runner-up to RB Leipzig.

Before his time at Frankfurt, Glasner managed Wolfsburg where he was also highly regarded following seventh and fourth-placed finishes in 2019/20 and 2020/21. Glasner was also the manager that put LASK on the map, winning 58% of his 161 games in charge of the club, managing fourth and second-placed finishes, while initially helping them to earn promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga as Sporting Director.

63-year-old legendary striker Rudi Voller is taking charge of the German national team for the second time in his career, having managed them between 2000 and 2004, leading them to the World Cup final in 2002.

Voller has been the Director of the Die Mannschaft since 1st February following 17 years as a Sporting Director at Bayer Leverkusen between 2005 and 2022.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has previously stated that he would be open to managing the German national team, however, he would not like to depart Liverpool in a poor manner.

Klopp has been nothing short of sensational for Liverpool since becoming their manager in 2015, having coached them to their first-ever Premier League title in 2019/20, while also winning the Champions League in 2019 among seven major honours.

Before his time at Anfield, Klopp had managed to win back-to-back Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund in 2010/11 and 2011/12, seeing his time be the last to break Bayern Munich’s stranglehold on the German top flight.

Euro 96 winner Mathias Sammer is also in the running for the Germany job.

The 56-year-old was on Bayern Munich’s board between July 2012 and spring 2016, helping to lead the club’s recent spell of dominance in Germany.

Despite this, Sammer is actually a Borussia Dortmund legend, having won the Champions League in 1997, the German Bundesliga (twice) and two DFL Supercups as a player, while managing them to the German Bundesliga title in 2001/02.

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