Uli Hoeneß

Uli Hoeneß is, to my mind, one of football's great second acts. A World Cup and European Championship winner as a player would be legacy enough, but what really sets him apart is building Bayern Munich into a financial and sporting powerhouse from the boardroom. I find that double mastery genuinely rare; most stars never learn to run the institution. His career argues that the sharpest football minds belong as much in the office as on the pitch. Controversies aside, I respect anyone who reaches the summit twice, in two completely different roles.

Name (English)

Uli Hoeneß

Name (Japanese)

ウリ・ヘーネス

Reading

うり・へーねす

Born

January 5, 1952 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

Origin

Ulm, Tübingen Government Region, Germany

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / manager / entrepreneur / functionary / chairman of the supervisory board

Awards & achievements

• Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
• Manager des Jahres
• 2009 Bambi Award
• 1972 Goal of the Month
• 1976 Goal of the Month
• 2002 Bavarian Order of Merit
• Golden Honorary Ring of the City of Munich

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uli%20Hoene%C3%9F
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44340

Tags

• Tübingen Government Region
• association football player
• manager
• entrepreneur

Last updated

2026-06-21

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