Zsolt Lőw
 Lőw with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zsolt Lőw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Újpest | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Újpest | 97 | (6) |
| 2002–2005 | Energie Cottbus | 79 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 |
Hansa Rostock | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | TSG Hoffenheim | 39 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Mainz 05 | 29 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Mainz 05 II | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 259 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Hungary U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Hungary | 25 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2014 |
Red Bull Salzburg (youth) | ||
| 2014–2015 |
Red Bull Salzburg (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2018 | RB Leipzig (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Bayern Munich (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zsolt Lőw (born 29 April 1979) is a Hungarian professional
Playing career
In his playing career, Lőw played for
Coaching career
Lőw started his coaching career a year later, in 2012, as assistant coach of
In July 2018, when Hasenhüttl decided to leave Leipzig, Lőw left to join Thomas Tuchel as an assistant at Paris Saint Germain.[5][6]
In December 2020, PSG sporting director Leonardo terminated Tuchel's contract.[7] Tuchel's staff, including Lőw, were let go as well.[7] Lőw went with Tuchel when the German was hired by Premier League club Chelsea the following month.[8] He was in charge of Chelsea's Club World Cup semi-final as Tuchel was isolating after a positive COVID-19 test.
Lőw left Chelsea after Tuchel was dismissed as head coach. In March 2023, shortly after the latter had been appointed head coach of Bayern Munich, Lőw joined him as an assistant.[9]
Career statistics
Reference:[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Újpest | 1998–99[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000[11] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 30 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 28 | 1 | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 37 | 5 | – | 37 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 6 | ||||
| Energie Cottbus | 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 79 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 84 | 5 | |||
| Hansa Rostock | 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 12 | 2 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 11 | 0 | — | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 43 | 0 | |||
| Mainz 05 | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 255 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 13 | ||
Honours
Player
Újpest
1899 Hoffenheim
- 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2007–08
- Regionalliga runner-up: 2006–07
Mainz 05
- 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2008–09
References
- ^ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021: Chelsea FC" (PDF). FIFA. 9 February 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Löw, Zsolt" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Introducing assistant coach Zsolt Löw". FC Bayern Munich. 16 May 2023.
- ^ "RB Leipzig fall short of Europa League semi-finals after Marseille defeat". Bundesliga. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Zsolt Löw named assistant coach". PSG. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Sensation! Hungarian trainer Lőw becomes assistant coach at Paris Saint-Germain". Daily News Hungary. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b "For PSG, firing Tuchel, choosing Pochettino was a long time coming". ESPN. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Zsolt Low". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Tuchel welcomes several international returnees at second session". FC Bayern Munchen. FC Bayern Munchen AG. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "1998/99 Season". UEFA. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "1999/00 Season". UEFA. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
External links
- Zsolt Lőw at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Zsolt Lőw at magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian)