At that time, he looked ahead to the duel between Switzerland and Germany (1:1) at the 2024 European Championship and said: “This is a very interesting game for me and a derby for Germany.” Hitzfeld is likely to see things similarly before the next duel between the two national teams, each of which he is closely linked to.
Hitzfeld ended his successful coaching career in the summer of 2014 after participating in the World Cup with Switzerland, which he had coached since 2008. Knäbel, who was technical director of the Swiss Football Association from 2009 to September 2014, accompanied him in his career back then. And he obviously hasn’t forgotten Hitzfeld’s great contributions to Swiss football.
In the Bundesliga, Hitzfeld coached Borussia Dortmund from 1991 to 1997. He then worked as head coach of FC Bayern from 1998 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2008. Hitzfeld won the Champions League with BVB in 1997, and he also triumphed in the European premier class with Bayern in 2001.
