When Uli Hoeneß was forced to give up playing in 1979 at the age of just 27, succeeding Robert Schwans as Bayern manager, few would have predicted that his second career would be even more illustrious than his first. During Hoeneß’s 30 years at the helm, Bayern grew into a world-leading club with financial clout to match – and won no fewer than 36 trophies to boot. We review Hoeneß’s major honours and awards.
Major honours as player:
World Cup 1974
European championship 1972
European championship (runner-up) 1976
Intercontinental Cup 1976
European Champions’ Cup 1974, 1975, 1976
German championship 1972, 1973, 1974
DFB German Cup 1971
Major honours as manager:
Intercontinental Cup 2001
Champions League 2001
UEFA Cup 1996
16 x German championship
9 x DFB German Cup
2 x DFB Supercup
6 x DFB League Cup
Awards and achievements as manager:
Manager of the Year 1999
Businessman of the Year 1999
Bavarian Order of Merit 2002
Bavarian Sports Prize in the Elite Sportsman Plus category 2006
Lifetime achievement ‘Golden Sports Pyramid’ awarded by Deutsche Sporthilfe foundation 2009
Inducted into German Sports Hall of Fame 2009
Bambi 2009
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