The Dismissal of Oliver Kahn from Bayern Munich: The Inside Story and Uli Hoeness’ Legacy Over Four Decades

2023-05-31 11:17:40

A new report published by the German newspaper “Sport Bild” revealed the details of the dismissal of Bayern Munich Chairman Oliver Kahn from his post. According to the same newspaper, Kahn was summoned to the apartment of the honorary president of the club, Uli Hoeness, last Thursday, that is, before the decisive match once morest Colin, to inform him of the end of his duties as chairman of the Bayern board of directors.

Before that, the club’s management officials had spoken with the sporting director Hasan Salihamditch They agreed with him to an amicable separation.

On the other hand, it seems that the friendly nature was absent from the meeting that brought together Kahn with the club president and the head of the supervisory board in Hoeness’ apartment. According to Sport Bild, Kahn yelled at Uli Hoeness and accused him of turning his back on him weeks ago, noting that there had been a loud argument in the apartment. The newspaper confirmed that Oliver was clinging to his right to give him some time to seek advice before deciding on the issue.

Officially, the separation from Oliver Kahn was announced as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bayern Munich on Saturday (May 27, 2023), immediately following the team won the Bundesliga title. After that, the stories regarding the manner in which Kahn was dismissed from his post continued. While the club spoke of “emotional discussions” that took place on Thursday between the concerned parties, Kan said that The news of the exemption came via a phone call On Friday they included a “calm and substantive discussion”.

And the Sport Bild newspaper had announced that the “oversight board” in FC Bayern Munich reached last Friday, through a meeting of its members via video technology, a decision to dismiss Oliver Kahn from his position and prevent him from traveling to Cologne to attend the last match of his team. The newspaper indicated that he reached this decision via e-mail following it was not possible to contact him by phone. The newspaper tried to contact Kahn to comment on this information, but he did not respond, according to what was published by the T website. German Online.

It is noteworthy that the two strong men of Bayern, Oliver Kahn and Saleh Hamdic, paid a price The suffering of the Bavarian club At the end of the season, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the German Cup and Champions League competitions, and he saved his season by winning the exciting league title in the last stage.
Kahn and Salihamdic bet on the dismissal of coach Julian Nagelsmann last March, and Thomas Tuchel replaced him as the decisive weeks approached the end of the season, but the results did not live up to expectations.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

The youngest manager in the history of the “Bundesliga”

Uli Hoeness retired from the world of the round witch at the age of twenty-seven, due to a severe knee injury. Uli Hoeness won the World Cup in 1974 with the West Germany national team. Hoeness became the club’s youngest manager in the history of the Bundesliga, when Bayern Munich president Willy Hoffmann appointed him to that important position in the team.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Administrative talent since childhood

Even during his playing time on the green rectangle, Uli Hoeness proved his managerial talent. In 1978, he contributed to Bayern Munich obtaining a sponsorship agreement with a company in his hometown of Ulm, which is located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

First big deal

When Uli Hoeness took over as Bayern Munich’s manager, the club had to pay off debts of seven million German marks (the currency at the time). “The most important thing was to make Bayern Munich debt-free,” Hoeness said regarding that stage. The Bavarian club’s coffers were revived by 11 million marks following Uli Hoeness succeeded in selling star Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, which helped the Bayern Munich manager pay off the team’s debts in full.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Archenemy Lemick

Willy Lemek (right) was Uli Hoeness’ archenemy. Lemke, who was manager of Werder Bremen in the mid-1980s, made several strong statements once morest Hoeness such as “unsurpassable arrogance”, to which Hoeness replied with ” the instigator.”

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Quarrel with Daum

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Special relationship with Heynckes

Uli Hoeness admitted that “the early breakup with Jupp Heynckes in 1991 was one of my worst mistakes”. However, Hoeness took advantage of the mistake and signed Jupp Heynckes to take over Bayern Munich, where the German coach led the Bavarian team to win several titles. Uli Hoeneß has a close friendship with Jupp Heynckes.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Historical trilogy

The year 2013 will remain immortal in the minds of Uli Hoeness and Bayern Munich fans alike, as coach Jupp Heynckes led the Bavarian team to win a historic triple: the German Football League title, the German Cup and the European Champions League competition, which the team won at the expense of its traditional rivals Borussia Dortmund. .

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Helps in times of need

Uli Hoeneß helps as much as he can to whoever needs it. Some football teams have benefited from his generosity, such as St. Pauli and its traditional rival Borussia Dortmund.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Moody

Uli Hoeness’ relationship with the masses is somewhat contradictory, as sometimes he presents himself as one of those close to the masses (see photo), and distributes sausages to them. While he gets angry at other times and expresses it publicly.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Tears during the tax evasion crisis

At the annual general meeting in 2013, Uli Hoeness was not ashamed of shedding his tears in public. At that time, investigations were underway with Hoeness because of the tax evasion case in which he was involved, which prompted him to resign from the presidency of Bayern Munich.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Three and a half years in prison

In 2014, Uli Hoeness was convicted of tax evasion (28.5 million euros), and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Hoeness decided not to appeal the court’s decision and went to prison, where he served half of the sentence and left in 2016. Also in the same year, Hoeness once more became president of Bayern Munich.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Mixed opinions

For years, Uli Hoeness and Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge have formed a dual presidency. The two people do not always express a unified opinion, for example, Hoeness expresses his clear support for the team coach, Niko Kovac, while Rummenigge directs public criticism of the young Croatian coach.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

More time for Susan

Uli Hoeness has managed to turn Bayern Munich into a global brand. This is how German coach Jupp Heynckes summed up the period of Hoeness’ supervision of the Bavarian club. Hoeness announced earlier that he would leave the club within two or three years at the latest, as he would be able to spend a lot of time with his wife Suzanne, with whom he has been associated since 1973.

Uli Hoeness .. 4 decades in engineering the successes of Bayern Munich

Golf lover

Playing golf is one of the favorite hobbies of Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness, who says regarding this hobby, “I think footballers can be good golfers,” and added: “First, they are all very athletic. Secondly, they have a certain sense of touching the ball, what It means they have the advantage of hitting the ball without having to do a lot of practice.” Prepared by: Stephen Nestler/R.M

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