on 17 July 2009 he was appointed manager of the German U-16 team signing a two-year contract. A year later he began managing the German U-17 team leading them to a runners up medal at the 2011 UEFA European U-17 Football Championship and a third place at the World Cup in Mexico. He then started working with the new generation of U-16 players. On 11 July 2012, Freund was appointed assistant head coach of Tottenham Hotspur. On 5 August 2014 he was appointed International Technical Coordinator. On 21 April 2017, while on Sky Sports, Freund stated that he was not interested in getting back into coaching. He instead was enjoying the freedom from pressure which he was experiencing as a pundit. Television career In 2006, he appeared alongside Boris Becker in a special England v. Germany edition of the popular panel show They Think It's All Over. At the start of the 2011–12 season, Freund began working as a pundit for Eurosport's coverage of the German Bundesliga and Sky Deutschland. He is also a co-commentator for the English world feed of the Bundesliga. Personal life Freund is married and has one son and two daughters. His son, Niklas, plays as a goalkeeper for SV Empor Berlin FC, having previously played for VCD Athletic and Redbridge. Honours Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga: 1994–95, 1995–96 DFB-Supercup: 1995 UEFA Champions League: 1996–97 Intercontinental Cup: 1997 Tottenham Hotspur Football League Cup: 1998–99 Germany European Championship: 1996 Individual Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame: December 2009 Inductee References External links Steffen Freund at tottenhamhotspur.com Living people 1970 births Sportspeople from Brandenburg an der Havel Association football midfielders Premier League players Expatriate footballers in England German footballers East German footballers Germany international footballers FC Schalke 04 players Borussia Dortmund players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players German expatriate footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players 1998 FIFA World Cup players UEFA European Championship-winning players Bundesliga players German expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Brandenburg People from Bezirk Potsdam