Schmadtke joins Liverpool as sporting director

Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp (centre L) watches from the stands during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on May 20, 2023
Liverpool
have appointed Jorg Schmadtke as their new sporting director, the Premier
League club announced Tuesday.
The
59-year-old German spent over four years in the same role with Bundesliga side
Wolfsburg before leaving at the start of 2023.
He
will begin his new role on June 1, subject to work permit formalities as
Liverpool look to bounce back from a trophy-less season.
Schmadtke
will take over from Julian Ward, who is leaving after more than a decade at
Anfield that featured Premier League and Champions League titles.
Mike
Gordon, the president of Fenway Sports Group, the club's US-based owners, told
Liverpool's website that Schmadtke "will bring a wealth of knowledge and
experience into a role in which such qualities can only be beneficial both to
him and us.
"Jorg
will work with our football operations department as it continues to provide
support for Jurgen Klopp, in keeping with our ongoing endeavour to keep growing
and developing the club in all areas."
Liverpool
manager Klopp, speaking earlier this month when asked about the possibility of
compatriot Schmadtke joining the club, said: "I know he is a good guy and
a smart guy. Very good at what he did in Germany, definitely, very successful."
Klopp's
men finished the Premier League season on Sunday, having failed to qualify for
the Champions League after missing out on a top-four finish for the first time
since the 2015/16 campaign.
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