July 31 (Reuters) - ⁠Red Bull have appointed ⁠Roger Schmidt as their head ‌of global soccer, replacing new Germany manager Juergen Klopp in the ​role.

The Austrian energy ⁠drink company said ⁠the 59-year-old German would take ⁠charge ‌of their global portfolio from October.

Schmidt ⁠has previously coached Red Bull Salzburg, ​Bayer ‌Leverkusen, Beijing Guoan, PSV Eindhoven ⁠and ​Benfica.

Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund boss Klopp, also 59, ⁠was appointed Germany coach ​on July 24.

Red Bull owns clubs in Germany, the United ⁠States, Brazil and Austria including RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg and New York ​Red Bulls. The ⁠company also has a stake ​in Ligue 1 ‌French side Paris ​FC.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin; Editing by Alex Richardson)