U.S. Soccer and Jurgen Klinsmann Agree to Four-Year Contract Extension The U.S. Soccer Federation and
Jurgen Klinsmann have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the former World Cup champion
in his role as head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team through 2018.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“One of the reasons we hired Jurgen as our head coach was to advance the program forward and we’ve seen the initial stages of that happening on the field
and also off the field in various areas,”said U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati.
“In the past two years he has built a strong foundation from the senior team down to the youth teams and we want to continue to build upon that success.”
Klinsmann has been at the helm for more than two years, compiling an overall record of 27-10-7.
In 2013, he
led the U.S. to one of the most successful years in MNT history,highlighted by the first place finish in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The team captured its fifth Gold Cup title, winning all six matches en route to the championship.
The USA defeated No. 2-ranked Germany and also set single year records for wins (16), winning percentage (.761), and consecutive wins (12).
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