End of an 時代 at Bayern as Uli Hoene? steps 負かす/撃墜する

BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich 大統領,/社長 Uli Hoene? is taking a 支援する seat after more than 40 years at the 最前部 of the club.

The 67-year-old Hoene? said Friday he was stepping 負かす/撃墜する, ending a 任期 that began when he first took over as general 経営者/支配人 in May 1979 - when he was only 27.

"I´m still relaxed, but when I walk into the likely 十分な Olympiahalle, it will certainly be emotional," Hoene? told 地元の 放送者 Bayern3 ahead of his final 外見 as 大統領,/社長 at the club´s 年次の general 会合 in Munich on Friday.

Up to 9,000 club members were 推定する/予想するd to …に出席する.

Hoene? said 涙/ほころびs may be shed, but "that´s not a problem."

Hoene? is leaving with Bayern in better 財政上の health than ever before. The Bavarian club 発表するd Friday that turnover for the 財政上の year covering the 2018-19 season rose from a 記録,記録的な/記録する 657.4 million euros ($726.5 million) the year before to 750.4 million euros ($829.5 million), and that 利益(をあげる)s after 税金 were up from 29.5 million euros ($32.6 million) to a 記録,記録的な/記録する 52.5 million euros ($58 million).

Bayern was nothing like the club it is now when Hoene? took over as general 経営者/支配人 after his playing career was ended by chronic 膝 problems. Hoene?, a former 今後, 得点する/非難する/20d 86 goals in 239 Bundesliga 外見s for the club from 1970-79.

Hoene? 相続するd a club with 12 従業員s, 12 million Deutschmarks (about $7 million) in 歳入 and 8 million Deutschmarks ($4.6 million) in 負債. He helped turn Bayern into one of the world's biggest clubs with 財政上の reserves rarely seen in 負債-ridden European サッカー.

Bayern enjoyed unrivaled success on the field, too, where it 設立するd hegemony over German サッカー and (人命などを)奪う,主張するd the last seven Bundesliga 肩書を与えるs. It has won 21 since Hoene? took over, 同様に as 12 German Cups and two 支持する/優勝者s League 肩書を与えるs.

Hoene?´s good friend Jupp Heynckes led Bayern to its only league, cup and 支持する/優勝者s League treble in 2013.

"I don´t think you can imagine what German サッカー will be like without him," former Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said of Hoene?.

The only blot on Hoene?´s さもなければ stellar career is the 有罪の判決 he received in March 2014 for 避けるing 28.5 million euros ($31.5 million) in 税金s through a スイスの bank account. Hoene?, who やめる as Bayern 大統領,/社長 and chairman after 存在 宣告,判決d, 再開するd his 義務s in November 2016 after serving half the 42-month 刑務所,拘置所 称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語. He remained の近くに to the club while in 保護/拘留, 利益ing from a work-解放(する) program to help in its 青年 department before returning to 刑務所,拘置所 夜通し.

Hoene? 現れるd 無傷の and with his 人気 かもしれない 上げるd after the 有罪の判決 - he was 迎える/歓迎するd with standing ovations upon his return - but he 直面するd 前例のない 批評, boos and whistles from club members at Bayern´s AGM last year.

競争相手s were long used to Hoene?´s blunt manner and abrasive style, but some of Bayern´s fans also grew exasperated by his squabbling against the マスコミ, and his personal tirades against former players and coaches. Bayern´s 後援 取引,協定s with Qatar are also 人気がない の中で many of the club´s fans.

明確に surprised and 傷つける by the 批評, Hoene? 発表するd he would consider walking away from the club, and he 確認するd this year that he would not 捜し出す another four-year 称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 as 大統領,/社長. He will stay on as a member of Bayern´s 監督上の board for the duration of his 称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 until November 2023.

Former Adidas 長,指導者 (n)役員/(a)執行力のある Herbert Hainer is 始める,決める to take over as 大統領,/社長. But Hoene? won´t be far way.

"I´ll 持続する a の近くに 関係 with Bayern," Hoene? said, "and even 招待する players for dinner so I can give my opinion behind の近くにd doors if it´s 手配中の,お尋ね者."

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