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Wagner grew up in Germany, playing football from a young age. He eventually found himself playing at Schalke 04 with Thomas Dooley, who, like Wagner, had an American father and a German mother and grew up in Germany.
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David Wagner
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As of November 5, 2015, he is the head coach of Football League Championship side Huddersfield Town in England. On the recommendation of Dooley, Steve Sampson brought Wagner into the United States national team in 1996 despite never having seen him play. Wagner had a United States. passport, but had played for Germany’s U-18 and U-21 teams.
This gave him additional credibility with Sampson but posed a problem as he could be considered ineligible to play for the United States.
In April 1997, after Canada lost to the United States. in a World Cup qualifying match in which Wagner played, the Canadian Soccer Federation complained to Fédération internationale de football association that Wagner should be ineligible to play for the United States. based on his appearances for Germany"s youth teams. On May 2, 1997, Fédération internationale de football association announced that Wagner was eligible to play for the United States. because his games with the German teams were exhibitions, not official matches.
Wagner was appointed as Borussia Dortmund II manager with effect from July 1, 2011. He left the role on November 1, 2015, amidst rumours that he was going to join Jürgen Klopp"s backroom staff at Liverpool.
However, on November 5, 2015, he was appointed head coach of Huddersfield Town following the departure of Chris Powell.
Wagner brought Christoph Bühler, who also left Borussia Dortmund on November 1, 2015, with him as his assistant.
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