Uli Hoeneß

Biography

Ulrich "Uli" Hoeneß (German pronunciation: [ˈuli ˈhøːnɛs]; born 5 January 1952) is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a forward. He played for West Germany at one World Cup and two European Championships, winning one tournament of each competition. During his playing career, he was primarily associated with Bayern Munich, where he won three Bundesliga titles and three European Cups. Hoeneß later served as Bayern Munich's general manager for 30 years until 2009 and eventually as the club's president from 2009 to 2014 and from 2016 to 2019. In 2014, he pleaded guilty to tax evasion, ultimately serving 18 months in prison for the offence. Description above from the Wikipedia article Uli Hoeneß, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.