Germany’s World Cup-winning head coach Joachim Loew will step down after the European championships this July, the German FA said on Tuesday.
Loew will step down with a year left on his contract having signed up until the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.
In a statement, Loew said he was “full of pride and enormous gratitude” after nearly 15 years as national coach and that he was “motivated” for his swansong at the rearranged European championships from June 11-July 11.
The 61-year-old nicknamed “Jogi” has been in charge of Germany since 2006 and lifted the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at the height of his tenure.
However, there have been calls for him to resign since Germany were hammered 6-0 by Spain in the Nations League last November.
His record as a coach is an impressive 120 wins in 189 games with Germany as well as 38 draws and 31 defeats.