Jürgen Kohler

Personal information
Jürgen Kohler
Full name	Jürgen Kohler
Date of birth	October 6, 1965
Place of birth	Lambsheim, Germany
Height	186 cm
Nickname	Der Kokser
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	retired
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1983-1987 1987-1989 1989-1991 1991-1995 1995-2002	SV Waldhof Mannheim FC Cologne Bayern Munich Juventus Borussia Dortmund	95 (6) 57 (2) 55 (6) 102 (8) 191 (14)
National team**
1986-1998	Germany	105 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2006.

Jürgen Kohler (born October 6, 1965 in Lambsheim) is a German football manager and a former football player. His 20-year long career has seen him play in the Bundesliga and Serie A. After his playing career was over, he has managed the German under-21 side, and became sports director of Bayer Leverkusen on March 31, 2003, quitting this post on June 29, 2004. On December 17, 2005, he was appointed the coach of MSV Duisburg.

On August 31, 2006, he reportedly turned down the opportunity to coach the Ivory Coast national side.

[edit] Honours

World Cup 1990 winners with Germany
Euro 96 winner with Germany
UEFA Champions League 1997 winner with Borussia Dortmund
UEFA Cup 1993 winner with Juventus, runner-up with Juventus (1995), and Borussia Dortmund (2002)
Intercontinental Cup 1997 winner with Dortmund
Bundesliga 1990 winners with Bayern Munich, 1996 and 2002 with Dortmund; runner-up 1989 with Cologne and 1991 with Munich
Serie A 1995 winners with Juventus, runner-up 1992 and 1994

	West Germany squad - 1990 World Cup Champions (3rd Title)
1 Illgner \| 2 Reuter \| 3 Brehme \| 4 Kohler \| 5 Augenthaler \| 6 Buchwald \| 7 Littbarski \| 8 Häßler \| 9 Völler \| 10 Matthäus \| 11 Mill \| 12 Aumann \| 13 Riedle \| 14 Berthold \| 15 Bein \| 16 Steiner \| 17 Möller \| 18 Klinsmann \| 19 Pflügler \| 20 Thon \| 21 Hermann \| 22 Köpke \| Coach: Beckenbauer

	Germany squad - 1994 World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Illgner \| 2 Strunz \| 3 Brehme \| 4 Kohler \| 5 Helmer \| 6 Buchwald \| 7 Möller \| 8 Häßler \| 9 Riedle \| 10 Matthäus \| 11 Kuntz \| 12 Köpke \| 13 Völler \| 14 Berthold \| 15 Gaudino \| 16 Sammer \| 17 Wagner \| 18 Klinsmann \| 19 Kirsten \| 20 Effenberg \| 21 Basler \| 22 Kahn \| Coach: Vogts

	Germany squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Köpke \| 2 Wörns \| 3 Heinrich \| 4 Kohler \| 5 Helmer \| 6 Thon \| 7 Möller \| 8 Matthäus \| 9 Kirsten \| 10 Häßler \| 11 Marschall \| 12 Kahn \| 13 Jeremies \| 14 Babbel \| 15 Freund \| 16 Hamann \| 17 Ziege \| 18 Klinsmann \| 19 Reuter \| 20 Bierhoff \| 21 Tarnat \| 22 Lehmann \| Coach: Vogts