Uli Hoeneß thankful for everything Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has done at Bayern Munich

There’s a lengthy and deep historical past between Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge at Bayern Munich. Lately, Hoeneß took a while to speak by simply how a lot Rummenigge has meant to the membership, together with how he helped reshape the membership’s future by leaving for Inter Milan.

“I skilled just about every little thing you may expertise with him. He got here to FC Bayern as a younger participant in 1974, shortly after we had gained the World Cup. We welcomed him again then. He was an unbelievable dribbler, however a bit nervous at first, so the targets didn’t come instantly. However he matured into an absolute world-class participant at FC Bayern and within the nationwide workforce. He later continued his profession at Inter Milan and in Geneva,” Hoeneß instructed Sport1’s Stefan Kumberger (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “After I turned supervisor, FC Bayern had money owed of round seven million marks. By means of his switch – that was about eleven million marks on the time – then we turned debt-free. With the remaining 4 million, I then signed Lothar Matthäus for 2 million and Roland Wohlfarth for a million. The remaining million was used to create FC Bayern’s mounted deposit account. We should be infinitely grateful to Karl-Heinz for that. His switch helped FC Bayern get wholesome.”

Today, it’s exhausting to think about a Bayern Munich with out both man. Although they’ve pledged to stay on the supervisory board till the membership is “prepared”, the day will arrive the place each are absolutely out of the combination.

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