Uli Hoeneß has a thing for former players to be involved at Bayern after their careers. This also applies to Bastian Schweinsteiger and another Ur-Bayern.
Uli Hoeneß would very much welcome the return of long-time Bayern professional Bastian Schweinsteiger to the German record champions if he were to express an interest. “I’m convinced that with Bastian Schweinsteiger the doors at FC Bayern will open wide,” said the honorary president as a guest of the “Abendzeitung” on Monday evening in Munich. The 38-year-old ex-national player Schweinsteiger is currently working as a football expert for ARD.
Hoeneß: “Incredible development”
Hoeneß likes how Schweinsteiger has developed after his time at Bayern and following his career as a professional. “Bastian has made an unbelievable development in personality. He used to be a rascal, a good kicker, but with a lot of fluff. Now he’s a well-established man, a man of the world. He was in America, he was in Manchester,” said the 71 -year-olds.
Schweinsteiger has now also matured in his job as an ARD expert. “In the beginning he was quite insecure and didn’t offer much space for attack. But today I like him when he tells the (national coach) Hansi Flick when the German national team didn’t play shit,” praised Hoeneß. Schweinsteiger came to Bayern as a teenager. From 2002 to 2015 he played with the pros. His greatest success at club level was winning the Champions League in 2013, in addition to several championship titles.
Also Neuer and Müller in conversation
Hoeneß has long been a proponent of involving former players at the club. Oliver Kahn was his choice as CEO, and current sports director Hasan Salihamidzic was also sponsored by the former manager and president. A number of ex-stars such as Giovane Elber and Claudio Pizarro are active as brand ambassadors for FC Bayern.
Hoeneß could also imagine a Bayern future after the playing career with Manuel Neuer (36) and especially Thomas Müller (33). “Thomas is an identification figure for every kind of job at Bayern,” said Hoeneß. The original Bavarian is already more than just a soccer player with the record champions. (dpa)