Jurgen Klopp became the first manager in history to win the FIFA Best men’s coach of the year award twice on Thursday night after beating Bayern’s treble winning manager Hans-Dieter Flick to the race.
Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa was also in contention for the award having helped gain promotion back to the English Premier League after a 16-year absence.
Klopp bagged the award last year, following the Reds’ Champions League triumph, and was presented with it again after ending Liverpool’s long wait for a Premier League title.
Klopp gave credit to his coaching team, saying: “I have to thank these boys. What we did in the last few years was really special.”
On the Premier League title, the German added: “I had no idea how it would feel and it felt absolutely overwhelming.
“I have so many people to thank and most of all my coaches. If I had known we’d won it my coaches would be here with me. What we did in the last year is all about these boys.
“We didn’t dream 30 years but we dream already for a few years.
“It was absolutely exceptional and we all had a special year in an unfortunately not so positive way but for Liverpool fans at least we could make some highlights in a tricky period. I had no idea how it would feel and it felt absolutely overwhelming.”
