Uli Hoeneß
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Ulrich "Uli" Hoeneß (German pronunciation: [ˈuːliː ˈhøːnɛs], audioⓘ; born 5 January 1952) is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a forward.[1] 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 mainly associated with Bayern Munich, where he won three Bundesliga titles and three European Cups.
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Full name | Ulrich Hoeneß | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1952-01-05) 5 January 1952 (age 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ulm, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bayern Munich (board member) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959–1965 | VfB Ulm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1970 | TSG Ulm 1846 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1970–1979 | Bayern Munich | 239 | (86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1979 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 250 | (86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1970 | West Germany Youth | 17 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1969–1972 | West Germany Amateur | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1973 | West Germany U23 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1976 | West Germany | 35 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hoeneß later served as Bayern Munich's general manager, and eventually as the club's president from 2009 to 2014 and 2016 to 2019.[2][3] In 2014, he pleaded guilty to tax evasion, ultimately serving 18 months in prison for the offence.