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German football player and executive

Ulrich "Uli" Hoeneß (German pronunciation:[ˈuːliːˈhøːnɛs], audio^ⓘ; born 5 January ) is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a forward.^[1] He played for West Germany at one World Cup and two European Championships, winning one tournament of each competition.

During his playing career, he was mainly associated with Bayern Munich, where he won three Bundesliga titles and three European Cups.

Hoeneß later served as Bayern Munich's general manager, and eventually as the club's president from to and to ^[2][3] In , he pleaded guilty to tax evasion, ultimately serving 18 months in prison for the offence.

Early life and education

Hoeneß was born in Ulm, Württemberg-Baden.^[4] He grew up in a conservative, Catholic-influenced family as the son of master butcher Erwin Hoeneß and his wife Paula in Ulm. He attended the Hans-Multscher-Grundschule before changing to the Schubarth-Gymnasium, both located in Ulm.^[5] Along with his younger brother Dieter, who also later became a professional footballer and manager, he began playing football in the youth department of VfB Ulm.

He later transferred to TSG Ulm (now SSV Ulm ). At the age of 15, he became captain of the DFB's school selection team. During training camps of the South German A-Youth team at the Schöneck sports school in Baden, he shared a room with Paul Breitner for the first time. A close friendship developed between the player from the Baden-Württemberg youth selection and the player from the Bavaria selection.

Later, they moved into their first shared apartment in the Munich district of Trudering. In , Hoeneß graduated from the Schubart Gymnasium in Ulm. He was exempted from military service because wearing a combat helmet caused him head and knee pain.

Hoeneß graduated with an average grade of Initially, he intended to study business administration in the winter semester of – At the time, to be admitted to this program at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, applicants needed an average grade of at least However, non-Bavarian applicants were penalized with a one-grade reduction.

As a result, Hoeneß was unable to study this subject there (though he could elsewhere). He decided to study English and history for teaching instead but dropped out after two semesters.

Club career

In , he played as left-sided forward with amateurs TSG Ulm and was recruited by Udo Lattek, then manager of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

Hoeneß immediately made an impact, scoring six times in 31 matches as the Bavariansfinished in second position, behind Borussia Mönchengladbach, and adding the domestic cup.

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During his eight-and-a-half-year stint with Bayern, Hoeneß enjoyed great success, winning a total of eight major titles, including three league titles and as many European Cups. In the –74 edition of the latter competition, the final replay against Atlético Madrid, he produced one of his most outstanding performances, scoring two goals in the 4–0 victory.

However, in the final of the following year's European Cup against Leeds United, he was brutally fouled by Frank Gray and suffered an injury on his right knee from which he never fully recovered.

In late , Hoeneß was loaned to Bayern neighbours 1. FC Nürnberg, where it was hoped he could get more match practice.

His recovery failed, however, and he was forced to hang up his boots at a mere He had appeared in matches in Germany's top division, netting 86 times.^[6]

International career

Hoeneß played 35 times for West Germany. His debut came on 29 March , he scored the final goal in a 2–0 friendly win in Hungary.^[7]

As one of six Bayern players in the German squad, Hoeneß won both UEFA Euro and the FIFA World Cup.

In the final of the latter, against Holland, he committed a foul on Johan Cruyff in the opening minute that led to a goal from the subsequent penalty, but West Germany came from behind to win 2–1. He also played with the national side in Euro in Yugoslavia, where he missed the decisive West German shot in the penalty shootout loss against Czechoslovakia, skying it over the crossbar.

Hoeneß had retained his amateur status until , allowing him to take part in that year's Summer Olympic Games.^[8] There, he played alongside future Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld as West Germany failed to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament, losing 3–2 to East Germany, a match in which Hoeneß scored his only goal of the tournament.

This historic match was also the first between West Germany and East Germany.

Bayern Munich management

Immediately after retiring as a player in May , Hoeneß was appointed commercial/general manager of Bayern Munich.

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The wonder years

On 27 November , after 30 years as a general manager, Hoeneß was elected president of the club. During his reign, the club experienced strong growth in revenue and stature. Between and , Bayern also built a state-of-the-art stadium, the Allianz Arena, at a cost of € million. Hoeneß was one of the catalyst for the building of the stadium.^{[citation needed]}

In August , Hoeneß announced that he would seek re-election to the post of president of Bayern Munich.^[9] He was re-elected in November with more than 97% of the votes, as there were no other candidates for this position.^[10]

On 1 May , Hoeneß celebrated 40 years of working for Bayern's management.

When he started on 1 May , Bayern had twelve employees, 12 million Deutschmarks in revenue, and 8 million marks of debt.^[11] In November , Bayern had over 1, employees^[12] and their revenue had risen to € million.^[13]

On 15 November , Hoeneß retired as Bayern's president and was succeeded by Herbert Hainer.

Hoeneß spent 49 years at Bayern, both as player and in management of the club.^[14]

Personal life

Hoeneß and his wife Susanne have two children, Sabine and Florian, and have been married for over 40 years. Hoeneß is a son of a master butcher, and now co-owns HoWe Wurstwaren KG, a Nuremberg-based bratwurst factory.^[15] Hoeneß's younger brother Dieter also had a very successful career as a player in the Bundesliga and for the West Germany national team.^[16]

On 17 February , Hoeneß was the sole survivor of the crash of a light aircraft in which three others died.

He was on his way to a West Germany national team friendly. Sleeping in the rear of the plane, he sustained only minor injuries.

Hoeneß has provided financial assistance, either personally or through organizing benefit games, to other German league teams like FC St. Pauli, Hertha BSC, Borussia Dortmund, München and Hansa Rostock.^{[17][18][19][20][21]}

Hoeneß has helped former Bayern players like Sebastian Deisler (depression), Breno (depression) and Gerd Müller (alcoholism) in times of need.^{[citation needed]}

Tax evasion and imprisonment

In April , it was reported that Hoeneß was being investigated for tax evasion.^[22] He was reported to have held a Swiss bank account for the purpose of evading taxes due on investment income, and to owe between € million and €7 million in taxes to the German state.^[23] The reports came after journalists "gained access to a document meant only for internal use by tax officials."^[24] Prosecutors from Munich carried out raids in offices of two Bavarian tax offices after Hoeneß filed a complaint.^[24] Despite increasing public criticism, Hoeneß remained in his position as president and chairman of the supervisory board of Bayern Munich.^[25]

Hoeneß was accused of tax evasion,^[26] and his trial began on 10 March ^[26] The Bayern München AG supervisory board had a "unanimous opinion" that Hoeneß should continue in his role despite being sent to trial.^[27] During the trial, he admitted evading million euros in taxes.^[28] He was subsequently found guilty of seven serious counts of tax evasion and sentenced to three and a half years in prison on 13 March The following day he resigned from his roles as President of Bayern Munich e.V.

and chairman of the board of Bayern Munich AG and announced that he would not be appealing against his sentence.^[30]

Hoeneß was to serve his sentence at Landsberg Prison.^[31] Hoeneß submitted a request to be confined to a different prison,^[32] however, he reported to Landsberg on 2 June ^[33] During the first two weeks of his sentence, Hoeneß was housed in a larger cell with a cellmate "for medical reasons" and to help adjust to life behind bars.^[31] After the initial two weeks, he was moved into a single cell.^[31] On 2 January , Hoeneß was granted day release.^[34] He had to return to prison at 6 p.m.

every night.^[34]

There was an alleged attempt to extort €, from Hoeneß under the threat of violence to him and his family. A man was arrested in connection with the scheme.^[35] His imprisonment ended on 29 February ^[36]

Career statistics

Honours

Bayern Munich

West Germany

Individual

Political positions and activism

In his country, Hoeneß publicly opposed the right-wing populist and extremist political party AfD in , emphasizing his rejection of political movements that could tend towards National Socialism.

In an interview with the 'FAZ,' he expressed concern about the popularity of the AfD and strongly emphasized that a return to such ideological tendencies as during the Nazi era should never be tolerated. Hoeneß underscored the importance of political activism, even in areas like sports, and called for action against extremist tendencies.

He mentioned that he regularly watches n-tv and is particularly moved by documentaries about the Nazi era, including the concentration and extermination camps. These experiences evidently shape his political stance and his commitment to democratic values.^[57]

Literature

• Juan Moreno: Uli Hoeneß: Ein Mann sieht Rot.

  Piper Verlag, München , ISBN&#;

• Patrick Strasser: Hier ist Hoeneß! Riva, München , ISBN&#;
• Peter Bizer: Uli Hoeneß. Nachspiel. Mensch, Macher, Mythos. Ellert & Richter Verlag, Hamburg , ISBN&#;
• Christoph Bausenwein: Das Prinzip Uli Hoeneß. Ein Leben in Widersprüchen. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen , ISBN&#;
• Petja Posor: Der Fall Hoeneß als Skandal in den Medien.

  Anschlusskommunikation, Authentisierung und Systemstabilisierung. Universitätsverlag Konstanz, Konstanz , ISBN&#;

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