Hans Flick

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Lore & Background

A midfielder, Flick played for SV Sandhausen, Bayern Munich, and TSV 1860 München during his playing career. He later worked as an assistant coach at Bayern Munich and the German national team, and as sporting coordinator at Red Bull Salzburg. He was assistant coach of the German national team under Joachim Löw from 2006 to 2014, contributing to their victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He served as sporting director of the German national team from 2014 to 2017. He joined Bayern Munich as an assistant coach under Niko Kovač in July 2019, became interim manager in November 2019, and later permanent manager, winning the UEFA Champions League that season and completing the club's second continental treble. He led Germany from 2021 until his dismissal in 2023. In 2024, he joined Barcelona.

In Their Own Story

The source does not contain any narrative or anecdote involving Hans Flick and Inter Milan. His story is one of Bavarian and German football success, followed by a move to Barcelona. He led Bayern Munich to a continental treble in the 2019–20 season, winning the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and UEFA Champions League. He later managed Germany, leading them to qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but was dismissed in 2023 after a 1–4 loss in a friendly against Japan. In 2024, he joined Barcelona, winning the domestic treble in his debut season.

Reader's Guide

Flick's managerial career began in 1996 as a player-manager of Victoria Bammental. In July 2000, he became manager of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, winning the league and gaining promotion to the Regionalliga Süd in his first season. He later worked briefly as an assistant of Giovanni Trapattoni and Lothar Matthäus and sporting coordinator at Red Bull Salzburg. He was named assistant coach for Germany on 23 August 2006. He became sporting director at the DFB after the 2014 World Cup until 16 January 2017. He was appointed sporting director of Hoffenheim at the start of the 2017–18 season, but the contract was terminated after eight months. On 2 July 2019, he joined Bayern Munich as an assistant coach, then became interim manager on 3 November 2019. He led Bayern to a treble in 2019–20 and a sextuple in 2021. He became Germany manager on 1 August 2021 and was sacked on 10 September 2023. On 29 May 2024, he signed as manager of Barcelona.

Did You Know?

• Flick never played for the Germany national team, but made two appearances for the Germany under-18 team in 1983.
• He was technically the German manager for the UEFA Euro 2008 quarter final against Portugal on 19 June 2008 due to Joachim Löw's sending off.
• Flick won the UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich in 2020 with a perfect 11-match winning streak, though the first team to achieve a 100% win record in the competition was Bayern Munich in 2012–13 under Jupp Heyncke
• He is one of only three managers, alongside Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique, to have achieved a sextuple with their team.