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SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025
Don't expect me to be just a prominent passenger at Red Bull, says Klopp

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Reuters
15 January, 2025, 02:20 pm
Last modified: 15 January, 2025, 02:22 pm

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Don't expect me to be just a prominent passenger at Red Bull, says Klopp

Klopp, who ended a successful nine-year stint at Liverpool last season and has also coached Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, was named in his post last year but officially started this month.

Reuters
15 January, 2025, 02:20 pm
Last modified: 15 January, 2025, 02:22 pm
Don't expect me to be just a prominent passenger at Red Bull, says Klopp

Former Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp will not be just a token celebrity in his new post as head of global soccer at Red Bull but will try to add value to the organisation, he said on Tuesday.

Klopp, who ended a successful nine-year stint at Liverpool last season and has also coached Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, was named in his post last year but officially started this month.

"It's pretty much what I wanted to do. I finished seven months ago at Liverpool. I did that consciously," he told a press conference.

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"A few months after that the opportunity came up. I don't want to be a passenger or a prominent person in the room. I really want to put some value on it."

Klopp joined Liverpool in October 2015 and won the Champions League, the Premier League, the Club World Cup, FA Cup, League Cup and Super Cup, as well as the Community Shield during his time in charge.

He had also led Dortmund to back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012, a German Cup and a Champions League final in 2013.

Klopp will not be involved in the day-to-day operations but act as advisor for the Red Bull-owned clubs in Germany, United States, Brazil, Japan and Austria while also supporting the organisation's global scouting operation.

He will also contribute to the training and development of coaches.

"I always wanted to try to learn new stuff and I felt immediately that its exactly what I want to do. It's a different role."

Klopp said he no longer wanted to work as a coach, having done it for more than 20 years, and jumped at this challenge.

"I did not want to do that anymore. I wanted to get a new start and this is an opportunity. To add value. How it will look we will see. There is not one plan that works for all teams.

"We want to be the best we can be. In each department, in each club," he said.

Red Bull owns clubs on different continents and also has a stake in second division club Paris FC which Klopp visited days ago.

Klopp said he no longer wanted to work as a coach, having done it for more than 20 years, and jumped at this challenge.

"I did not want to do that anymore. I wanted to get a new start and this is an opportunity. To add value. How it will look we will see. There is not one plan that works for all teams.

"We want to be the best we can be. In each department, in each club," he said.

Red Bull owns clubs on different continents and also has a stake in second division club Paris FC which Klopp visited days ago.

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