Bayern Munich sacked CEO Oliver Kahn and Sporting Director Hasan Salihamidžić, with Jan-Christian Dressen taking over as new CEO effective immediately..

2023-05-28 10:07

Bayern Munich sacked CEO Oliver Kahn and Sporting Director Hasan Salihamidžić, with Jan-Christian Dressen taking over as new CEO effective immediately..




Bayern Munich shockingly announced on their official website on Saturday that the club's former CEO, former club and Germany legendary international goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, and Sporting Director, former club and Bosnia and Herzegovina legendary international right winger Hasan Salihamidžić has been sacked, and the club's German vice president Jan-Christian Dreesen will immediately become the club's new CEO.


Although Bayern did not state the reasons for Kahn and Salihamidžić's sacking in the official statement, it is generally believed that although Die Roten had successfully won their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title in the club's history, the fact that it will end up with only relying on a weak goal difference advantage and the fact that arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund failed to collect all 3 points to win the title, is regarded as very substandard for the club, hence it became the main reason for the duo's sacking.


After the news of him being appointed as the club's new CEO was confirmed, in his first interview with Bayern Munich's official website, the 55-year-old Dreesen said: "First of all, I would like to thank our supervisory board for trusting me. You have other plans in your life, but when Bayern comes calling, you leave everything else behind."


"This club has always been my heart and I know what kind of positive effects it can produce. I will continue to use all my energy to achieve success in all areas of Bayern and I look forward to new challenges. People who knows me know how much the club, its staff and our fans mean to me."


The 53-year-old Oliver Kahn was born in Karlsruhe, Germany on June 15, 1969. He is 1.88 meters tall and played as a goalkeeper during his playing career.


Kahn played for Karlsruhe in his early years, and later joined Bayern Munich in 1994 for €2.385 million. He led the club to win 8 Bundesliga, 6 DFB-Pokal, 5 German Super Cups, 1 Champions League and 1 Europa League And 1 FIFA Club World Cup. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world in the history of football.


After retiring in the summer of 2008, Kahn joined the Bayern supervisory board in January 2020, succeeding longtime former president, club and former Germany legendary international center forward Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and became the club's new CEO.


The 46-year-old Hasan Salihamidžić was born in Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 1, 1977. He is 1.8 meters tall. He primarily played as a right winger during his playing career, but he can also play as a right wing-back, left winger or left wing-back, he holds dual citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Germany.


Salihamidžić played for Hamburg in his early years, and joined Bayern Munich as a free agent after his contract expired in the summer of 1998.


During his 9-year spell at Bayern, Salihamidžić led the club to win 6 Bundesliga, 4 DFB-Pokal, 4 German Super Cups, 1 Champions League and 1 FIFA Club World Cup.


After his contract expired in the summer of 2007, Salihamidžić moved to Juventus, and later returned to Germany to join Wolfsburg in the summer of 2011, before retiring the following summer.


Salihamidžić joined the Bayern supervisory board in 2017 and officially became the club's Sporting Director in the summer three years later.


In fact, news about Kahn and Salihamidžić's sacking has been rumbling for several months. Some German and British media have speculated that the status of the two at Bayern Munich may become shaky, and now this prediction has come true.