UPDATE 1-GM confident of financing Opel restructuring

* GM CEO says confident automaker can raise Opel financing

* Opel has liquidity to pay off German bridge loan-CEO

* GM could use funding from U.S. operations for Opel

By Kevin Krolicki

DETROIT, Nov 5 (Reuters) - General Motors Co [GM.UL] is confident that it can find the financing to keep and restructure its European Opel unit, Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said on Thursday.

Henderson declined to say how many jobs would have to be cut at Opel or what plants would be closed, saying those details would be presented to Germany and other European governments soon as part of a restructuring plan.

Opel has the liquidity it needs to pay off the 900 million euros ($1.34 billion) remaining on bridge loan from the German government.

At the same time, GM can find ways to provide financing to Opel from its U.S. operations even after a restructuring funded by U.S. taxpayers that had placed some initial restrictions on the automaker's ability to shift funds to its overseas units.

GM's decision to keep Opel rather than selling a majority stake to a group that includes Canada's Magna International (MGa.TO) and Russia's Sberbank has touched off controversy in Europe.