Palmeiras and Red Bull Bragantino face each other on Tuesday (28/01), at 19:30, at Allianz Parque, for the fifth round of the Paulista Championship. The duel will be attended by former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp.
But what will he be doing at Allianz Parque? Why did the German come to Brazil? THE Sporting News Explain.
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Why is Jurgen Klopp in Palmeiras x Bragantino?
The former Liverpool coach assumed Red Bull’s global football chief, managing the five brand teams around the world. One of them is Red Bull Bragantino. Klopp arrives in Brazil on Tuesday (28) and will have a full schedule, staying a week in the country.
On Tuesday, as the first activity, the German will watch the Gross Massa game against Palmeiras. According to GE, he should be in one of Allianz Parque’s cabins. Then Klopp will know the facilities of Red Bull Bragantino, such as CT and Nabi Abi Chedid Stadium. In addition, he will have meetings with coach Fernando Seabra and director Diego Cerri.
Your last activity should be to follow the duel between Red Bull Bragantino x Novorizontino, next Friday (31), at 19:30.
Jurgen Klopp will come to Brazil and will watch the matches between Palmeiras x Bragantino and Bragantino x Novorizontino by Paulistan.
Klopp is the “head of football” of the Red Bull group. That is, he will visit Red Bull Bragantino and follow the team these days here.
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What is Klopp’s salary at Red Bull?
According to journalist Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports from Germany, Klopp will receive between 10 and 12 million euros per year in the Austrian company. This gives the equivalent between $ 61 million and $ 73 million.
Florian Plettenberg also reports that German’s contract with Red Bull is long lasting and has an exit clause if there is a proposal for a position he wants, such as being a coach of Germany’s national team, for example.
What is the function of klopp at Red Bull?
According to the company’s statement, Klopp will start at the new work on January 1, 2025. German will not participate in the daily life of clubs, but as a support for the directors of each of the institutions, helping to discover and develop coaches.
– After almost 25 years on the edge of the countryside, I could no longer be excited to participate in a project like this. Although my role has changed, my passion for football and the people that make the game happen remain the same. By joining Red Bull globally, I want to develop and support the incredible talent we have available, learning not only from football, but also from other sports and industries – said Klopp.
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What are Red Bull teams in world football?
- Red Bull Bragantino – Brazil
- RB Leipzig – Germany
- Red Bull Salzburg – Austria
- New York Red Bulls – United States
What titles Jurgen Klopp won in his career?
Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga – 2 titles – 2010/11 and 2011/12
- Germany Super Cup – 2013 and 2014
- Cup of Germany – 1 Title – 2011/12
Liverpool
- English League Cup – 2 Titulis – 2021/22 and 2023/24
- Club World Cup – 1 Title – 2019
- Champions League – 1 Title – 2018/19
- UEFA Super Cup – 1 Title – 2019
- Premier League – 1 Title – 2019/20
- FA CUP – 1 Títullo – 2021/22
- England Super Cup – 2022
Which teams Jurgen Klopp trained in his career?
In 23 years as a soccer coach, Jürgen Klopp trained only three teams. The first was Mainz, from Germany, a team that took the first time to the Bundesliga, even classifying the Europa League. Access to the first division is, according to Klopp, the biggest achievement of his career as a coach.
After eight years in Mainz, he went to Borussia Dortmund. For the team, he was German champion twice and once reached the Champions League final in painful defeat for the great rival Bayern Munich.
He left Borussia in 2015 and went to Liverpool. For the English team, he won the English title for the first time since the 1989/90 season and took the team again to a title of Champions League. At the end of the 2023/24 season, he announced his retirement as a football technician
