World Cup winner and former Germany coach Rudi Voller, who took over as national team director on Friday, pledged to help win back the fans after disappointing results in recent years. The 62-year-old former striker won the 1990 World Cup and earned 90 caps for Germany before coaching the side between 2000 and 2004, helping them reach the 2002 World Cup final. He has come out of retirement to take his current post at a difficult time following the departure of Oliver Bierhoff after Germany's first-round World Cup exit in Qatar in December.