Germany are hoping to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics and Stefan Kuntz is the man responsible for guiding them to the latter stages of the tournament.
The 58-year-old former striker, who scored 179 Bundesliga goals, has a wealth of experience in football as a player, coach, technical director and chairman.
He left that role to become manager of Germany’s Under-21s, who he led to victory in the 2017 and 2021 European Championships.
They also finished as runners-up in 2019, losing 2-1 to Spain in the final, with Nadiem Amiri’s late goal nothing but a consolation.
Because of his impressive results with the Under-21s, and extensive knowledge of Germany’s best young players, Kuntz was put in charge of the men’s team for the Olympics.
He has selected three overage players – Wolfsburg’s Maximilian Arnold, Bayer Leverkusen’s Amiri and Union Berlin’s Max Kruse – all of whom have represented their country at senior level.
He then started in the final as Germany beat the Czech Republic 2-1 thanks to Oliver Bierhoff’s brace.
