Published 17:42 IST, July 30th 2020

Jurgen Klopp expresses regret over not being able to share success with his late father

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp spoke about the pain he feels by not being able to share his managerial success with his father, Norbert, who passed away in 2000.

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Over past 13 months, Jurgen Klopp has transformed his career, going from football’s perennial runner-up to a serial winner. However, despite  medals and ulation for Liverpool boss, Klopp has a deep family regret. Reds he coach revealed that he sometimes struggles to deal with fact his far, rbert Klopp, passed away four months before Jurgen got his first job as a manr. 

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Jurgen Klopp regrets being unable to share manrial success with his far

In a recent chat with Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson as part of Duke of Cambridge's Hes Up Campaign, Jurgen Klopp spoke about his far's death and how it shaped him as a manr. Klopp's far, rbert, passed away just four months before his son got his first job as a manr at Mainz. Klopp mitted that he feels pain of t being able to share his success with his far, who was, in fact, his 'natural coach'.

Klopp said, "My far pushed me to become a manr for his whole life but n died four months before I me it". Liverpool boss n ded, "It's strange because whenever I sit in front of a mirror, all I can see is my far. I've started to look like him and it's scary.". Klopp concluded by stating that he finds it extremely difficult to cope with success he's achieved in his career because his 'biggest critique' never saw him coach and win trophies in a foreign land.

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Jurgen Klopp manment at Mainz, Dortmund and Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp's far was a salesman and former goalkeeper but urged his son to move into manment. Despite taking up job at Mainz in 2001, Klopp was still relatively unkwn following a modest playing career. However, Klopp soon became a popular figure in Germany after he led Mainz to Bundesliga promotion in 2004. Klopp left Mainz and joined Dortmund in 2008 and won two Bundesliga titles with Black and Yellows.

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charismatic German arrived at Liverpool in October 2015 and helped Premier League outfit to UCL title last season. UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup triumph's followed. Klopp n ended Liverpool's 30-year drought for a league title as Merseyside giants were crowned champions of England for 2019-20 season.

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17:42 IST, July 30th 2020