Together with Oliver Kahn (r.) Herbert Hainer should lead Bavaria to old and new strength.
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He succeeded Uli Hoeness.
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Hainer (M.) knows Bayern very well as Adidas CEO. Here Franz Beckenbauer and Uli Hoeness present a partnership. That was in 2001.
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Herbert Hainer has been President of FC Bayern Munich since November 2019.
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This resulted in a comparison in which Bryant had to sheet metal.
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It is significantly quieter than its predecessor. Nevertheless, he wants to achieve great things with the big FC Bayern Munich and continue the path of success together with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic. We are talking about Herbert Hainer, Bavaria President since November 2019 and successor to Uli Hoeness.
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The 65-year-old’s focus is not just on football. As with Hoeness, the basketball department of Bavaria is an important part of the strategy. And very successfully. In the past two years, the title has gone to Munich. This season the hat trick is waving.
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Hainer’s passion for basketball comes from his previous job. From 2001 to 2016, the native Bayer was CEO of Adidas. He has negotiated contracts with superstars like James Harden, Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard. Kobe Bryant († 41) was also an Adidas wearer when he was 18.
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Kobe had to pay quite a large sum
Hainer tells an anecdote in an interview with “Bild am Sonntag”: “I made the contract with Kobe at the time. And then sued him. We signed him as an 18 year old. After three years it got more and more complicated, he complained about the shoes and sometimes played provocatively in other brands. Then he let us know that he wants to get out of his 10-year contract. We then filed a lawsuit and ended up comparing ourselves. He paid for the distance – in no small amount. »
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Both went their way. Hainer as a successful manager and businessman, Bryant as an absolute basketball superstar and sports idol. In January, the Lakers legend was abruptly pulled out of life. “Black Mamba” crashed with a helicopter. Also on board: his daughter Gianna († 13), a pilot and six other passengers. All occupants die when the helicopter flies into a hill in strong fog and goes up in flames. (leo)