Jürgen Klinsmann. the manager of the South Korean national football team

Jürgen Klinsmann is a renowned German football manager and former player, currently serving as the manager of the South Korean national football team. With a career spanning over two decades, Klinsmann has played for some of Europe's top clubs including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich.

He was a key player for the West German team that lifted the 1990 FIFA World Cup trophy and was part of the unified German team that won the UEFA Euro 1996 championship. As a manager, Klinsmann led the German national team to a third-place finish at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and has also managed several other teams including Bayern Munich and the United States national team.

Klinsmann was considered one of Germany's elite strikers in the 1990s and is known for scoring in all six major international tournaments he participated in, ranging from the UEFA Euro 1988 to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In 1995, he was recognized with a third-place finish in the FIFA World Player of the Year award, and in 2004 he was named in FIFA's list of the "125 Greatest Living Footballers". On November 3, 2016, Klinsmann was honored as the fifth player to be named as honorary captain of Germany.

Jürgen Klinsmann made his international debut for West Germany in 1987 and went on to earn 108 caps, making him the fourth-most capped player in the country's history, behind Lothar Matthäus, Miroslav Klose, and Lukas Podolski. With 47 goals in top-level international matches, Klinsmann ranks fourth all-time for West Germany, sharing the spot with Rudi Völler and only surpassed by Klose's record of 71 goals, Gerd Müller's 68, and Podolski's 49. He scored 11 goals in the FIFA World Cup, placing him sixth all-time.

In 1987, Klinsmann made his first appearance for Germany in a 1-1 draw against Brazil. Throughout his career, he participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal, the 1988, 1992, and 1996 UEFA European Championships, reaching the final in 1992 and becoming the champion in 1996. Klinsmann was the first player to score in three different European Championships, a feat later equalled by Vladimír Šmicer, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Nuno Gomes, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Klinsmann was a crucial player for the West German team during the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After a victory over the Netherlands in the round of 16, Klinsmann was forced to play as a lone striker after Rudi Völler was sent off. He scored the 1-0 opener and received high praise for his performance. Germany went on to beat Czechoslovakia 1-0 and England 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 extra time draw, ultimately becoming world champions after defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final. Klinsmann is remembered for being fouled by Argentinian Pedro Monzón, who was subsequently sent off.

Klinsmann also competed for the unified German team in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, scoring five goals in 1994 and three in 1998. He became the first player to score at least three goals in three consecutive World Cups, later joined by Ronaldo of Brazil and compatriot Miroslav Klose. Klinsmann is currently the sixth-highest goalscorer in World Cup history and the third-highest scorer for Germany in the competition, behind Klose's 16 goals and Gerd Müller's 14.

In 2014, Jürgen Klinsmann made a surprising move by selecting five players, known as "Jurgen Americans", for the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. These players had American serviceman fathers and German mothers and had been born and trained professionally in Germany. This decision received criticism, particularly when all-time leading scorer for the US, Landon Donovan, was cut from the final roster following the team's preliminary training camp. Klinsmann described it as the toughest decision of his coaching career but stated that he saw other players as slightly ahead of Donovan.

Klinsmann's leadership led the US to a 2-1 victory over Ghana in their first match of the 2014 World Cup, and a 2-2 draw against Portugal in their second match. However, they lost 1-0 to Germany in their third match. Despite the loss, the US advanced to the round of 16 where they were defeated by Belgium after extra time.

In the 2018 World Cup cycle, Klinsmann guided the US to a 1-0 win over Czech Republic and victories over the Netherlands and Germany in friendly matches. However, the US finished fourth in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and were eliminated in the first round of World Cup qualification. Following two losses to Mexico and Costa Rica, Klinsmann was fired by the US Soccer Federation in November 2016 and was replaced by Bruce Arena. The US ultimately failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.