THEY say that behind every great man lies a great woman – and Jurgen Klopp has revealed that his wife wanting to stay in Liverpool was a big reason behind his longevity at the club.
The Reds boss has always kept his family life relatively private, with his current wife thought to have moved in with him after just THREE days of dating.
Klopp and his wife Ulla have been together since 2005Credit: Manchester Evening News
Here’s everything to know about the woman behind the Liverpool manager who is looking to lead the Reds to English football’s first ever cup treble.
Who is Jurgen Klopp’s wife?
Klopp’s wife Ulla Sandrock has been in a relationship with the Liverpool manager since December 2005.
The couple met whilst Sandrock was working as a bar waitress during the Munich Oktoberfest.
She is a children’s novelist who published her first book – ‘Tom and the Magic Football’ – which is about a magic football that leads an 11-year-old boy to become an amazing footballer.
Ulla Sandrock is a published children’s authorCredit: FEDERICO GAMBARINI/AFP via Getty Images Ulla (right) at the 2022 Champions League finalCredit: Getty
The book was published in 2008, with a sequel following in in 2010.
She used to be a teacher in Kenya, teaching local kids there.
Why was she dubbed the ‘First Lady of Bundesliga’?
Klopp’s kind-hearted wife was dubbed ‘the First lady’, due to her charitable actions and Jurgen Klopp’s status whilst he was working in Germany.
She also worked as a nurse whilst in Nairobi and helped starving children recover whilst there.
Ms Sandrock also made headlines in April this year when she handed out £1,000 food vouchers to supermarket staff at a Waitrose branch in Formby, close to their family home.
