Jürgen Klopp has won the Best FIFA Men’s Coach award for 2019.
The Liverpool boss received the accolade at a ceremony in Milan on Monday night in recognition of his achievements throughout the year.
Klopp, who saw off competition from Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino to land the prize, led the Reds to Champions League glory and a club-record total of 97 Premier League points in the 2018-19 season.
The recipient of the Best FIFA Men’s Coach title was determined by votes from national team captains, coaches, fans and journalists, with Klopp, Guardiola and Pochettino emerging as the three finalists from an initial 10-man shortlist.
“Wow. I have to say thank you to a lot of people; my family sitting at home and watching,” said Klopp. “We all know what an incredible job Mauricio and Pep did.
“I have to say thank you to my outstanding club, Liverpool FC; to the owners, they gave me an incredible team. And I have to thank my team. As a coach, you can only be as good as your team. I’m really proud to be the manager of such an incredible bunch of players.”
