Five years after his flirtation with U.S. Soccer began, Klinsmann will become the head coach of the senior men's national team, the federation announced today.

Klinsmann will replace New Jersey native Bob Bradley, who was dismissed from the position Thursday.

The news of Klinsmann's hiring was first reported by TropiGol.com.

“We are excited to have Jürgen as the head coach of our Men’s National Team,” said president Sunil Gulati in a statement released by U.S. Soccer. “He is a highly accomplished player and coach with the experience and knowledge to advance the program. Jürgen has had success in many different areas of the game and we look forward to the leadership he will provide on and off the field.”

Klinsmann will take the position immediately and coach the U.S. for the first time on Aug. 10, in Philadelphia, against Mexico in an exhibition match. A press conference formally announcing Klinsmann's hiring is scheduled for Monday in New York.

“I am proud and honored to be named the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team,” said Klinsmann in a statement released by U.S. Soccer. “I would like to thank the U.S. Soccer Federation for the opportunity, and I’m excited about the challenge ahead. I am looking forward to bringing the team together for our upcoming match against Mexico and starting on the road toward qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.”

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Before Bradley was hired by U.S. Soccer following the 2006 World Cup, the federation pursued Klinsmann for the job.

The Southern California resident was coming off a surprisingly successful run to the World Cup semifinal as coach of Germany, and was admired for his agressive, attack-oriented style of play.

However, the sides disagreed on the amount of control Klinsmann would assume as head coach of the national team.

Klinsmann wanted to sculpt the organization from the youth system up to the senior national team. The federation and president Sunil Gulati were reticent to relinquish such responsibility to Klinsmann, and talks between the sides fell through.

With Klinsmann reportedly now reaching a deal (which will run through the 2014 World Cup) it is unclear which side relented five years later, though it would seem to be the federation.

In his last job at Bayern Munich, like with Germany, Klinsmann exercised control over decisions involving the team. He revamped the way the team trained and overhauled the training ground, even suggesting that players should pursue language studies and intellectual endeavors in their down time.

Klinsmann will likely have carte blance to name his assistant coaches and will have influence — if not complete say — over the U.S. youth team coaches.

Klinsmann, who will turn 47 Saturday, advanced to coaching after a storied 18-year playing career. Since coaching Germany, he had a stint as coach of Bayern Munich, in Germany, during the 2008-09 season. Klinsmann was dismissed from the job in April 2009 with a 25-9-9 record.