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Hoeneß Reveals Schweinsteiger and Müller Turned Down Post-Career Roles at Bayern

He says player wealth now reduces interest in taking the club’s top jobs.

Overview

  • Speaking on the OMR Podcast, Uli Hoeneß said many modern retirees have €60–70 million saved and feel little pressure to keep working.
  • Hoeneß said he offered Bastian Schweinsteiger a team attendant role that required being at the club every day, which Schweinsteiger declined.
  • He said Thomas Müller was offered a club-funded year visiting major teams before moving into management, but Müller replied “not yet” and joined the Vancouver Whitecaps.
  • Hoeneß praised current CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen, a trained banker, while calling it his dream to see a club legend return to a top position.
  • The comments highlight a shift from Bayern’s ex-player leadership under Franz Beckenbauer, Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to professional managers following Oliver Kahn’s brief tenure.