Helmut Schön became assistant to the national football coach Sepp Herberger in 1956. After eight years as assistant, he succeeded him in 1964. Jupp Derwall was assistant coach of the national team from 1970 and national coach from 1978 to 1984. Joachim Löw joined the leadership of the national team under Jürgen Klinsmann in 2004 and became national coach in 2006. Hansi Flick was Löw’s assistant from 2006 to 2014 and became national coach in 2021.