The butcher's son from Ulm continued, over 40 years, what he had begun as a player since 1970: collecting titles and making money. World Cup and European Championship winner, present for all of Bayern's 1970s successes, he ran the club as general manager and from 2009 as president.
His impulsive way of fighting for FCB's interests earned him the label Department Attack. Although he began a 20-month prison sentence in June 2014 for tax evasion, the members re-elected him as president in 2016. On 15 November 2019, Hoeneß stepped down: If FC Bayern need my advice, I'm there.
If they don't need it, that's a good sign.