Joachim "Jogi" Löw (born 3 February 1960 in Schönau im Schwarzwald) is the coach of the German national football team and a former football midfielder.

* Previous Clubs: VfB Stuttgart; Fenerbahçe; Karlsruher SC; Adanaspor; FC Tirol Innsbruck; Austria Wien; Germany (assistant).

With an impressive record in charge of Germany, Joachim Löw has established himself as one of the leading bosses in international football.

After a mediocre playing career that saw the attacking midfielder earn four Under-21 caps but never make a senior appearance for Germany, Löw became a near instant success as a boss. Having learned the ropes as player-coach at Swiss minnows FC Winterthur and FC Frauenfeld, he returned to VfB Stuttgart as assistant to Rolf Fringer before becoming caretaker and then team manager.

He led the team to domestic cup success in the DFB-Pokal in 1997 and to the final of the Cup Winners' Cup the following year, where they lost 1-0 to Chelsea. In the following seasons, he became a popular figure in Turkey during spells in charge of Fenerbahce (1998-99) and Adanaspor (2001), and won the Austrian championship with the now-defunct FC Tirol Innsbruck in 2002 before heading to Austria Vienna.

In 2004, Jürgen Klinsmann brought him into the Germany set-up as his assistant to provide the coaching expertise to match his passion. The duo led the side to third place in the 2005 Confederations Cup after losing to eventual winners Brazil in the semi-finals and then repeated the feat in the 2006 World Cup, finishing third after a late semi-final defeat to eventual winners Italy.

Despite the team's success in the tournament, Klinsmann resigned the following month for personal reasons and Löw was installed in his place. Qualifying for Euro 2008 with few problems, Löw then guided the side to the final, where they were beaten 1-0 by Spain