DFB Team: National coach Hansi Flick brings Benedikt Hoewedes to the national team

Benedikt Höwedes returns to the German national team. The World Champion of 2014 strengthens the team management of the DFB selection under the new national coach Hansi Flick. This was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on Wednesday.

"It was always the biggest to play for my country. That's why I am very pleased to be in a new role in the national team and to be involved in all processes around the DFB team," said the 33 -Year-old.

Höwedes will first go through the management tasks around the national team until the Winter World Cup 2022 in Qatar parallel to his UEFA-Master study course for international (MIP) in a kind trainee program. "I want to learn how a selection team is managed - and at the same time passing on my experience to the team and the team behind the team. We have a great team with a lot of potential. I am very proud to bring back now," said the longtime Schalke.

Höwedes had finished his active career in the summer of 2020. From October he occupies the management seminar of UEFA, which has already passed through Simon Rolfes and Sebastian Kehl. The training program is to offer top players the opportunity to change according to their active careers in leadership roles outside the place. This lasts a total of two years.

DFB Team: Höwedes reinforced national team

"It is my goal of increasingly installing earlier successful national player in management and to benefit from your experience. For the future of German football and the leadership of the national team, it is important that we show our former national players paths and help as they also Management can be successful, "said DFB Director Oliver Bierhoff. Höwedes had been "athletic as characterually a pioneering international".

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Flick had already brought Danny Röhl as a second co-coach next to Marcus Mory in his team. Vacant is still the post of goalkeeper trainer after the retreat of Andreas Köpke.