Jürgen Klopp, 3-million-euro villa on Sylt
After an intensive soccer season, FIFA Coach of the Year Jürgen Klopp prefers to enjoy the peace and quiet on the North Sea island of Sylt. While his club, Liverpool FC, offers him free accommodation in the UK, “Kloppo” invested several million in his charming thatched-roof house in the exclusive millionaires’ mile of Kampen. Kampen is the only place on Sylt where thatched roofs are mandatory, and Klopp’s villa also blends harmoniously into this traditional picture. At home, however, he leaves the sceptre to his wife Ulla and openly admits: “I’m not a housework hero.” Instead, he prefers to spend time with friends such as Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Karl Dall, relaxing over a “Pilsken” in the cozy “Kupferkanne” café.
Franz Beckenbauer, 7.5 million euros for a townhouse in Kitzbühl
in 1964, he earned just 400 Deutschmarks a month at FC Bayern and had to work on the side. Today, the “Kaiser” is one of the 500 richest Germans. The 76-year-old sporting legend lived in Salzburg until recently. Now he and his wife Heidi have bought a simple townhouse in Kitzbühel and had it renovated to suit their age. After two serious heart operations and an eye infarction, Beckenbauer is no longer able to walk well. Nevertheless, he doesn’t want to be chauffeured around, but wants to stay close to his friends. Kitzbühel, the exclusive Tyrolean town, is now one of the most expensive areas in Europe, with prices per square meter of up to 15,000 euros.
