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Liverpool Echo
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Max Clements

Who is Ulla Sandrock? All about the amazing wife of Jurgen Klopp

In the four years since he joined Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp has come to be adored the red half of Merseyside as the man who put the club back on the road to success again.

The Reds Boss was quick to capture hearts and embrace the fans and city.

But much less is known about the woman behind the Liverpool manager Ulla Sandrock.

Jurgen Klopp with his wife Ulla Sandrock during the Borussia Dortmund Champions party after the DFB Cup final in May 30, 2015 in Berlin. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images) ((Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images))

Ms Sandrock made headlines earlier this week after she handed out £1,000 worth of food vouchers to supermarket staff at the Waitrose store in Formby, close to their family home.

But what do we know about her?

Ulla Sandrock, who was known as the 'First Lady of Bundesliga', has been married to Mr Klopp since December 2005

The couple met while Ms Sandrock was working as a waitress at a bar during the Munich Oktoberfest.

Ms Sandrock was a teacher and previously worked at a German school in Nairobi for three years.

Now a children's novelist, her book Tom and the Magic Football, was published in 2008.

The story is about an 11-year-old boy who finds a magic football in the attic, which turns him into an amazing footballer.

She also wrote a sequel to the book in 2010, set in Africa.

Mr Klopp was full of praise for his wife's literary talents: "It's like Harry Potter but about football. there's no flying on his f****** stick."

Ms Sandrock was more graceful. She told German newspaper Der Spiegal that the book illustrated the "fascination of football" and "the longing for a distant hero world".

Ulla Sandrock, wife of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, stands on a bin to cheer on her husband during the Reds' open top bus parade around the city after beating Tottenham Hotspur to win the European Cup (ktyliv)

The couple both have children from previous marriages. Jurgen has two sons including Marc Klopp, a defender who played for Dortmund who retired early due to injuries.

Ulla was pictured cheering on the Liverpool team while standing on a bin during the Champions League trophy parade last June.

In 2015, the Klopps moved into the Formby mansion formerly lived in by Brendan Rodgers and Steven Gerrard and have since become popular figures in the village and are occasionally spotted in local pubs and restaurants.

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