(GSM) – The Deutscher Fußball-Bund (German FA) extended the contract of national team coach Joachim Löw on Wednesday, locking up the coach through the 2012 European championships in Poland and Ukraine.
Löw, 49, has been the manager of Die Mannschaft since 2006, succeeding Jürgen Klinsmann as the man in charge following the Germans’ third-place finish in a World Cup they hosted.
DFB President Theo Zwanziger said of the deal, “I am glad that we were able to shake on a contract extension and now can go calmly into the World Cup year.”
Löw has managed 45 games for Germany since taking over, and has won 33 of those games against just six defeats. He also guided Germany to the final of Euro 2008, where his side were beaten 1-0 by Spain.
Zwanziger also announced that the contract of team manager Oliver Bierhoff had been extended.
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