MUNICH, June 25, 2006 (AFP) - Jurgen Klismann has only been in the managerial game two years, but the Germany coach is belying his lack of experience, guiding the hosts to the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 2-0 win over Sweden here on Saturday. Two goals from Lukas Podolski in the first 12 minutes were enough to sink ten-man Sweden, who had Teddy Lucic sent off after 34 minutes. Klinsmann was understandably jubilant afterwards and the German public chanted his name in recognition of his achievements with the team. The 41-year-old refuses to take the plaudits, preferring to praise the team, but admits his managerial skills have come from listening to coaches throughout his distinguished playing career. "I do not have a lot of coaching experience but I have had around 18 coaches in my playing career and have learnt a lot from all of them," Klinsmann explained. "I played under (Franz) Beckenbauer, (Giovanni) Trapattoni, (Berti) Vogts and (Ossie) Ardiles so I have experienced a lot and learnt a lot about the game from all of them." Klinsmann won the 1990 World Cup with West Germany under Beckenbauer and then Euro 96 with a unified Germany under the guidance of Berti Vogts. In his club career the gifted striker played at Bayern Munich under Italian maestro Giovanni Trapattoni and then Ossie Ardiles at Tottenham Hotspur. Ardiles played an ultra-attacking brand of football and tried to outscore opponents and Klinsmann has adopted a similar tactic with Germany.
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