Ulrich "Uli" Hoeneß (, ; 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 mainly associated with Bayern Munich, where he won three Bundesliga titles and three European Cups.

Hoeneß later served as Bayern Munich's general manager, and eventually as the club's president from 2009 to 2014 and 2016 to 2019. In 2014, he pleaded guilty to tax evasion, ultimately serving 18 months in prison for the offence.

Early life and education

Hoeneß was born in Ulm, Württemberg-Baden. He attended the Hans-Multscher-Grundschule before changing to the Schubarth-Gymnasium, both located in Ulm.

Club career
In 1970, he played as left-sided forward with amateurs TSG Ulm 1846 and was recruited by Udo Lattek, then manager of Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich. Hoeneß immediately made an impact, scoring six times in 31 matches as the Bavarians finished in second position, behind Borussia Mönchengladbach, and adding the domestic cup.

During his eight-and-a-half-year stint with Bayern, Hoeneß enjoyed great success, winning a total of eight major titles, including three league titles and as many European Cups. In the 1973–74 edition of the latter competition, the final replay against Atlético Madrid, he produced one of his most outstanding performances, scoring two goals in the 4–0 victory. However, in the final of the following year's European Cup against Leeds United, he was brutally fouled by Frank Gray and suffered an injury on his right knee from which he never fully recovered.

In late 1978, Hoeneß was loaned to Bayern neighbours 1. FC Nürnberg, where it was hoped he could get more match practice. His recovery failed, however, and he was forced to hang up his boots at a mere 27. He had appeared in 250 matches in Germany's top division, netting 86 times.

International career

Hoeneß played 35 times for West Germany. His debut came on 29 March 1972, he scored the final goal in a 2–0 friendly win in Hungary.

As one of six Bayern players in the German squad, Hoeneß won both UEFA Euro 1972 and the 1974 FIFA World Cup. In the final of the latter, against Holland, he committed a foul on Johan Cruyff in the opening minute that led to a goal from the subsequent penalty, but West Germany came from behind to win 2–1. He also played with the national side in Euro 1976 in Yugoslavia, where he missed the decisive West German shot in the penalty shootout loss against Czechoslovakia, skying it over the crossbar.

Hoeneß had retained his amateur status until 1972, allowing him to take part in that year's Summer Olympic Games. There, he played alongside future Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld as West Germany failed to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament, losing 3–2 to East Germany, a match in which Hoeneß scored his only goal of the tournament. This historic match was also the first between West Germany and East Germany.

Bayern Munich management

Immediately after retiring as a player in May 1979, Hoeneß was appointed commercial/general manager of Bayern Munich. On 27 November 2009, after 30 years as a general manager, Hoeneß was elected president of the club. During his reign, the club experienced strong growth in revenue and stature. Between 2002 and 2005, Bayern also built a state-of-the-art stadium, the Allianz Arena, at a cost of €340 million. Hoeneß was one of the catalyst for the building of the stadium.

In August 2016, Hoeneß announced that he would seek re-election to the post of president of Bayern Munich. He was re-elected in November 2016 with more than 97% of the votes, as there were no other candidates for this position.

On 1 May 2019, Hoeneß celebrated 40 years of working for Bayern's management. When he started on 1 May 1979, Bayern had twelve employees, 12 million Deutschmarks in revenue, and 8 million marks of debt. In November 2018, Bayern had over 1,000 employees and their revenue had risen to €657.4 million.

On 15 November 2019, Hoeneß retired as Bayern's president and was succeeded by Herbert Hainer. Hoeneß spent 49 years at Bayern, both as player and in management of the club.

Personal life
Hoeneß and his wife Susanne have two children, Sabine and Florian, and have been married for over 40 years. Hoeneß is a son of a master butcher, and now co-owns HoWe Wurstwaren KG, a Nuremberg-based bratwurst factory. Hoeneß's younger brother Dieter also had a very successful career as a player in the Bundesliga and for the West Germany national team.

On 17 February 1982, Hoeneß was the sole survivor of the crash of a light aircraft in which three others died. He was on his way to a West German national team friendly. Sleeping in the rear of the plane, he sustained only minor injuries.

Hoeneß has provided financial assistance, either personally or through organizing benefit games, to other German league teams like FC St. Pauli, Hertha BSC, Borussia Dortmund, 1860 München and Hansa Rostock.

Hoeneß has helped former Bayern players like Sebastian Deisler (depression), Breno (depression) and Gerd Müller (alcoholism) in times of need.

Tax evasion and imprisonment

In April 2013, it was reported that Hoeneß was being investigated for tax evasion. He was reported to have held a Swiss bank account for the purpose of evading taxes due on investment income, and to owe between €3.2 million and €7 million in taxes to the German state. The reports came after journalists "gained access to a document meant only for internal use by tax officials." Prosecutors from Munich carried out raids in offices of two Bavarian tax offices after Hoeneß filed a complaint. Despite increasing public criticism, Hoeneß has remained in his position as president and chairman of the supervisory board of Bayern Munich.

Hoeneß was accused of tax evasion and his trial began on 10 March 2014. The FC Bayern München AG supervisory board had a "unanimous opinion" that Hoeneß should continue in his role despite being sent to trial.

During the trial, he admitted evading 28.5 million euros in taxes. He was subsequently found guilty of seven serious counts of tax evasion and sentenced to three and a half years in prison on 13 March 2014. The following day he resigned from his roles as President of Bayern Munich e.V. and chairman of the board of Bayern Munich AG and announced that he would not be appealing against his sentence.

Hoeneß was to serve his sentence at Landsberg Prison. Hoeneß submitted a request to be confined to a different prison, however, he reported to Landsberg on 2 June 2014. During the first two weeks of his sentence, Hoeneß was housed in a larger cell with a cellmate "for medical reasons" and to help adjust to life behind bars. After the initial two weeks, he was moved into a single cell. On 2 January 2015, Hoeneß was granted day release. He had to return to prison at 6 p.m. every night.

There was an alleged attempt to extort €200,000 from Hoeneß under the threat of violence to him and his family. A man was arrested in connection with the scheme. His imprisonment ended on 29 February 2016.

Career statistics

Honours
Bayern Munich
 Bundesliga: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74
 DFB-Pokal: 1970–71
 European Cup: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
 Intercontinental Cup: 1976

West Germany
 FIFA World Cup: 1974
 UEFA European Championship: 1972; runner-up: 1976

Individual
 UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1972
 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1973–74

Literature
 Juan Moreno: Uli Hoeneß: Ein Mann sieht Rot. Piper Verlag, München 2014, .
 Patrick Strasser: Hier ist Hoeneß! Riva, München 2010, .
 Peter Bizer: Uli Hoeneß. Nachspiel. Mensch, Macher, Mythos. Ellert & Richter Verlag, Hamburg 2014, .
 Christoph Bausenwein: Das Prinzip Uli Hoeneß. Ein Leben in Widersprüchen. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2014, .
 Petja Posor: Der Fall Hoeneß als Skandal in den Medien. Anschlusskommunikation, Authentisierung und Systemstabilisierung. Universitätsverlag Konstanz, Konstanz 2015, .

References

External links

 
 
 
 
 
 1976 European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1974 at RSSSF
 European Championships – UEFA Teams of Tournament at RSSSF

1952 births
Living people
Footballers from Ulm
German men's footballers
German people convicted of tax crimes
German prisoners and detainees
Prisoners and detainees of Germany
Men's association football forwards
Bundesliga players
FC Bayern Munich footballers
1. FC Nürnberg players
Germany men's international footballers
Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Germany men's youth international footballers
UEFA Euro 1972 players
1974 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 1976 players
UEFA European Championship-winning players
FIFA World Cup-winning players
Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for West Germany
West German men's footballers
FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff
German football chairmen and investors
FC Bayern Munich board members
Sole survivors
UEFA Champions League winning players
울리히 "울리" 회네스 (Ulrich “Uli” Hoeneß, 1952년 1월 5일, 울름 ~) 은 은퇴한 독일의 축구 선수로, 선수시절 공격수로 활약하였다.

그는 선수 시절, 주로 FC 바이에른 뮌헨에서 활약하였으며, 이후에 그는 제너럴 디렉터와 회장직을 거쳤다.

회네스는 FIFA 월드컵에 한 차례, UEFA 유로에 두 차례 참가하였고, 두 대회를 각각 1번씩 우승하였다.

클럽 경력 
회네스는 바덴뷔르템베르크주 울름 출신으로, 그는 TSG 울름 1846의 아마추어 팀에서 좌측 공격수로 활약하다가 나중에 FC 바이에른 뮌헨 감독이 된 우도 라텍에 의해 18세의 나이로 발굴되었다. 회네스는 그 이후 즉시 인상을 남겼는데, 바이에른 뮌헨의 첫 시즌에 31경기 출장하여 6골을 득점하였고, 뮌헨은 보루시아 묀헨글라트바흐의 뒤를 이어 준우승을 하였고, DFB-포칼 우승을 하였다.

그는 8년 반동안 바이에른 선수의 신분으로 보낸 뒤, 회네스는 이 기간에 8기의 트로피를 따내며 큰 성공을 거두었다. 이 8개의 트로피 중 3개는 유러피언 컵 3연패 타이틀이었다. 1973-74 시즌 후반, 뮌헨은 아틀레티코 마드리드와 재경기를 펼쳤을 때, 그는 효과적인 역공을 이용하며 가장 훌륭한 활약을 펼쳐 2골을 득점하였고, 뮌헨의 4-0 승리를 견인하였다. 그러나, 1974-75 시즌의 리즈 유나이티드 FC와의 유러피언 컵에서 무릎 부상을 당한 뒤, 회복에 실패하였다.

1978년 말, 회네스는 바이에른 뮌헨과 같은 주에 속한 1. FC 뉘른베르크로 임대되어, 기량 회복을 노렸다. 그러나 그의 노력은 물거품이 되었고, 불과 27세의 은퇴하기에는 젊은 나이에 축구화를 벗었다. 그는 분데스리가 경기에 250경기 출장하여 86골을 득점하였다.

회네스는 은퇴 직후, 바이에른 뮌헨의 제너럴 디렉터가 되었고, 이후 바이에른은 계속적인 성공을 거두며, 인터콘티넨털컵, UEFA 챔피언스리그, UEFA 컵 등을 우승하고, 15차례 분데스리가 우승과, 7차례 DFB-포칼 우승을 하였다. (그가 도착하기 전, 바이에른 뮌헨이 얻은 메이저 타이틀 개수는 7개에 불과했다.)

그가 보드진에 든 이후, 바이에른 뮌헨은 강력하게 발전하였다: 매출액은 거의 20배 이상 증가하였고 소시오 수는 10배 이상 증가하여 100,000명을 돌파하였고, 바이에른은 2번째로 소시오가 많은 클럽으로 기록되었다. 2000년에서 2005년까지, 바이에른 뮌헨은 최첨단 경기장인 알리안츠 아레나를 €340M에 준공하였으며, 이 경기장은 2006년 FIFA 월드컵의 경기장 중 하나로 사용되었다.

국가대표 경력 
회네스는 서독 국가대표로 35경기에 출전하였다. 그는 1972년 3월 29일, 2-0으로 승리한 헝가리와의 친선전에서 데뷔하였고, 쐐기골을 득점하였다.

회네스는 UEFA 유로 1972와 1974년 FIFA 월드컵의 스쿼드에 포함된 6명의 뮌헨 선수들 중 한명이었다. 후자의 네덜란드와의 결승에서, 그는 요한 크라위프에 파울을 하여 페널티킥을 내줬지만, 서독은 그 후 2-1 역전승을 거두었다. 이후 유고슬라비아에서 개최된 UEFA 유로 1976에도 참여하였지만, 체코슬라비아와의 결승전 승부차기에서 크로스바를 맞추며 실축하였다.

그의 성공에도 불구하고, 회네스는 1972년까지 아마추어 선수로 활동하였고 그에 따라, 1972년 하계 올림픽 축구팀에도 참여하였다. 그곳에서, 그는 미래에 바이에른 뮌헨의 감독이 될 오트마어 히츠펠트를 비롯한 선수들과 뛰었다. 서독은 동독에게 2-3으로 패하며 준결승 진출에 실패하였으며, 회네스는 이 경기에서만 득점하였다. 또한, 이 경기는 분단된 두 독일간의 첫 역사적인 경기였다.

수상

클럽 
FC 바이에른 뮌헨
 분데스리가: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74
 DFB-포칼: 1970–71
 유러피언 컵: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
 인터콘티넨털컵: 1976

국가대표팀 
 FIFA 월드컵: 1974
 UEFA 유로: 1972

사생활 
 울리 회네스는 정육점 주인 아들로, 회네스 또한 뉘른베르크에 있는 소시지 공장을 공동 소유하고 있다.
 그의 남동생 디터 또한 성공적인 분데스리가의 축구 선수였다. 그도 형처럼 공격수였으며, 1986년 FIFA 월드컵에 참가하였고, 서독은 준우승을 거두었다.
 1982년, 회네스는 경비행기 추락사고의 유일한 생존자였다. 그는 비행기 뒷쪽에서 잠을 자다가, 경상만 입고 살아남았다. 비행기 사고 1시간 후, 숲 관리자는 충격에 빠져 돌아다니는 회네스를 발견하였다. 숲 관리자는, 그를 그 자리에서 알아보았고, 회네스는 "춥다" 라고밖에 말하지 못하였다고 말하였다. 회네스는 이 사고에 대한 기억이 없다. 이 사건을 "기적적인" 생존 사건으로, 이 사건 이후 그는 더욱 열정적인 인물이 되었고, 게르트 뮐러를 비롯한 곤경에 빠진 다른 바이에른 선수들을 도왔다.

각주

외부 링크 
 
  Uli Hoeneß, fussballdaten.de
 Uli Hoeneß, National-Football-Teams.com

1952년 출생
독일의 남자 축구 선수
FC 바이에른 뮌헨의 축구 선수
1. FC 뉘른베르크의 축구 선수
1974년 FIFA 월드컵 참가 선수
FIFA 월드컵 우승팀 선수
살아있는 사람
남자 축구 미드필더
남자 축구 공격수
울름 출신
1972년 하계 올림픽 축구 참가 선수
UEFA 유로 1972 참가 선수
UEFA 유로 1976 참가 선수
독일 남자 축구 국가대표팀 선수
독일 남자 U-21 축구 국가대표팀 선수
서독의 올림픽 축구 참가 선수
독일 남자 청소년 축구 국가대표팀 선수
독일의 조세 범죄 기결수
분데스리가의 축구 선수
유일한 생존자
FC 바이에른 뮌헨의 비선수진