"Jan Dreesen is doing an excellent job as CEO, but ideally, we should eventually have someone at the top who, like Karl-Heinz, played at a high level himself and is willing to invest everything in leading the club. The big question is whether a player who earned 50 or 60 million in his career would take on that role today."
"It's not about everything running smoothly, but about us feeling that the personnel situation is so well-organized that we can sit comfortably in the stands for the next 5-10 years without having to worry too much - that was always the vision we had. In our sausage factory, where my wife and I handed over the reins to our children twelve years ago, this worked out perfectly. But of course, things like that don't always work out. We experienced that at Bayern Munich: I greatly appreciate Oliver Kahn as a person, but it just wasn't the right fit."
Bayern Munich won 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles while suffering internal disarray under Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidžić, with repeated disputes over players, coaching, finances, and overall direction. Short-term decision-making and boardroom bickering nearly pushed the club toward anarchy. Club legends Uli Hoeneß and Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge returned to the board and restructured governance to bring order. The hires of Vincent Kompany and Max Eberl improved operational coherence and made the club function smoothly entering the season's final stretch. Hoeneß praised CEO Jan Dreesen but expressed a preference for a former elite player to lead long-term, noting many ex-players favor coaching careers.
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