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The 51-year-old worked alongside Germany coach Joachim Loew
with the national team from 2006 to 2014, culminating in the
World victory in Brazil three years ago.
"I have spent a successful but also intense 10 years at the
DFB," Flick said in a statement. "There are at the moment
neither other sporting ambitions now were there any problems.
"The only reason is my personal wish to focus more on my family
in the future," said Flick, whose contract ran to 2019.
During Flick's time with Germany they reached at least the
semi-finals in every major tournament. He switched to the role
of DFB sports director in 2014.
"In his 10 years at the DFB, Hansi Flick earned a lot of honours
for German football," DFB President Reinhard Grindel said.
"Working with Joachim Loew he played a key role in the World Cup
win and then as sports director laid the foundations for the
future."
Flick will be replaced on an interim basis by former Germany
youth coach Horst Hrubesch with a permanent successor due to be
announced in September. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing
by Ed Osmond)
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