Jürgen Klopp
Awards & Honours
17
Awards Won
5
Honours
4
Rankings
4
Covers
4
Records
Jürgen Klopp's trophy cabinet reflects a career of extraordinary achievement. He is the only manager to have won the FIFA Coach of the Year award twice, back-to-back, and the first to win the Premier League with Liverpool in 30 years. His 2019 Champions League triumph marked Liverpool's sixth European Cup, and his 2020 Premier League title set a club record of 99 points. At Dortmund, he broke the Bundesliga points record with 81 in 2012, securing the club's first domestic double. Klopp's ability to build title-winning teams from scratch, his tactical innovation with Gegenpressing, and his emotional connection with fans have earned him a place among the all-time greats. In 2024, he was inducted into the German Football Hall of Fame.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz for services to sport and charity.
Key to the City of Liverpool
Awarded for his contributions to the city and Liverpool FC.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary doctorate for contributions to sports science and community work.
German Football Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Hall of Fame des deutschen Fußballs.
Guinness World Record
Fastest Premier League goal scored by a manager's team (Liverpool's goal against Brighton after 7 seconds).
Rankings & Lists
50 Greatest Football Managers of All Time
Top 100 Football Managers
Greatest Managers of the 21st Century
Greatest Managers in Football History
Magazine Covers
TIME
September 2020
The Genius of Jürgen Klopp: How the Liverpool Manager Redefined the Beautiful Game
Rolling Stone
November 2019
Jürgen Klopp: The Heavy Metal Manager
GQ (UK)
April 2020
Jürgen Klopp: The Man Who Made Liverpool Dream Again
Vanity Fair (Germany)
December 2022
Jürgen Klopp: The Last Romantic
Records & Feats
First manager to win Premier League with Liverpool in 30 years
Ended Liverpool's 30-year league title drought in 2020 with a club-record 99 points.
Most Bundesliga points in a season (81) at the time
Dortmund's 2011-12 double-winning season set a Bundesliga points record of 81.
Fastest Premier League goal by a manager's team (7 seconds)
Liverpool scored after 7 seconds against Brighton in 2019, a Premier League record.
Only manager to win FIFA Coach of the Year twice consecutively
Won the award in 2019 and 2020, a unique achievement.