Jurgen Klopp Makes History, Wins The Best FIFA Men’s Coach Award In 2020

Jurgen Klopp is first among his peers.

The Liverpool manager won The Best FIFA Men’s Coach award for 2020 on Thursday. Klopp, who led Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2020, beat fellow finalists Marcelo Bielsa of Leeds United and Hans-Dieter Flick of Bayern Munich in a vote of fans and media representatives.

Having won The Best FIFA Men’s Coach award in 2019, Klopp makes history by defending his crown and becoming the honor’s first two-time winner.

🏆🏆 It's back-to-back crowns for Jurgen Klopp! Congratulations to the @LFC boss on becoming the first to win #TheBest FIFA Men's Coach twice 🔴#FIFAFootballAwards pic.twitter.com/VfsfVdwDqf

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) December 17, 2020

Get in, 𝐁𝐎𝐒𝐒! 🏆

Jürgen has won #TheBest FIFA Men’s Coach 2020 award 🙌 pic.twitter.com/LO0V67db1f

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 17, 2020

Bayern’s Manuel Neuer beat Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak for The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper award.

Liverpool’s Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Thiago each earned spots on the FIFA FIFPro Men’s World11 team.

🥁 Here is the FIFA @FIFPro Men's #World11 2020:

📝 @Alissonbecker, @TrentAA, @SergioRamos, @VirgilvDijk, @AlphonsoDavies, @DeBruyneKev, @Thiago6, Joshua Kimmich, Lionel Messi, @lewy_official and @Cristiano

🤩 What a team! pic.twitter.com/9yJMGr4A6M

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) December 17, 2020

Well in, Reds! 👏@Alissonbecker, @TrentAA, @VirgilvDijk and @Thiago6 have all been named in the FIFA @FIFPro Men’s World11 for 2020 🙌 pic.twitter.com/QrmXSFQZW5

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 17, 2020