 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1987, Klinsmann akaita kutanga kwake kuGermany vachipesana neBrazil mukukwikwidza 11. Akatora rutivi mu 1988 Summer Olympics, achikunda menduru yendarira; 1988, 1992uye 1996 UEFA European Championships, kusvika kumagumo muna 1992 uye kuva shasha muna 1996. Klinsmann akanga ari mutambi wokutanga kuti zvibodzwa muna nhatu dzakasiyana European Championships. Vamwe vatambi vashanu Vladimír Šmicer, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Nuno Gomes naCristiano Ronaldo kubvira ipapo vakaenzana rekodhi iyi. 