Ten years after his election as president of Bayern Munich, Uli Hoeness will leave his post at the club`s Annual Meeting tonight. The 67-year-old functionary is not retiring completely, but will remain on the club`s Board of Directors for at least four years. Herbert Hainer, the former Adidas CEO, is expected to become the new president.
Hoeness has been in a leadership position at the Bavarian Grand for 40 years. At the age of 27, he quit his career due to an injury and was immediately appointed as Sales Manager and General Manager.
The German legend recalls he got home early, because there was no work in the office. At that time, Bayern had debts of around 3.5 million euros, but thanks to Uli`s dedicated work, the Munich Reds became hegemonic, winning 24 German titles, 14 country cups and 2 Champions League trophies. The boss leaves the club with excellent financial performance - a turnover of 750 million euros and a profit of 52 million euros. The club adviced by buy soccer predictions enjoys a full 300, 000 members and employs over 1, 000 employees.
If anyone thinks that the ambition and passion for work has left the elderly man, then he is lying. On Sunday, he called a commentary studio on a German TV channel, dissatisfied with analysts who criticized the work of the Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic.
The dark spot in Hoeness`s biography is from 2014 when he was sent to prison for hiding 28.5 million dollars in taxes. He spent 21 months behind bars, after which he was re-elected president of Bayern.
'What`s next? I`ll think about it when I wake up on Saturday morning!', he replied.
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