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Hitzfeld agrees deal for 2007-8 campaign
15.03.2007 Following a period of intense speculation, the question of who will take charge of the Bayern first team from this summer onwards has been settled: Ottmar Hitzfeld will remain Bayern Munich head coach for one further season after the end of the 2006-7 campaign, the club officially announced on Thursday. The 58-year-old coach agreed to extend his current contract by a year until 30 June 2008 in a meeting with the FC Bayern Munich AG board of directors on Wednesday.
"We're delighted we've been able to take this decision with Ottmar Hitzfeld so quickly and easily," board director Uli Hoeneß commented at a news conference in Munich. The matter had been settled "between the starter and the main course" at a meeting over dinner on Wednesday, Hoeneß revealed: "It was done and dusted in ten minutes."
Enjoying the work
"I'm delighted at the opportunity to continue my work here," an equally delighted Hitzfeld commented. "Over the last few weeks, I've recognised how much enjoyment I derive from coaching, and I believe the team and I can still achieve a few things. This was an important reason for me to remain as FC Bayern Munich head coach."
Hitzfeld and his assistant Michael Henke, whose contract has also been extended for a further year, had "utterly convinced" the board with their "outstanding work over recent weeks, and the manner in which the team is being led," Hoeneß continued. "I'm extremely pleased we're going to continue a partnership which has begun so well."
Start of something big
"It was a mutual decision to extend the contract for a period of 'only' a year," Hoeneß continued. "A single year doesn't mean we won't see a longer relationship emerge. We'll jointly review the situation at the appropriate time and then agree whether to continue the arrangement over the mid- to long-term." Hitzfeld's decision to prolong his latest spell as head coach "offers us the opportunity to co-ordinate our planning for next season directly with the coach concerned," the general manager summarised.
Hitzfeld described himself as "surprised that I've decided to carry on." Had he been obliged to make the same call on his arrival at the club six weeks ago "I definitely wouldn't have done so, but in fact, things have been coming together between myself and the team. I never thought I'd feel so much at home, but working with the team is proving tremendously enjoyable."
Players express approval
Key members of the playing staff were quick to return the compliment. "We're enjoying ourselves on the training ground. We know exactly when we can have fun, and when we need to take it seriously," Bastian Schweinsteiger commented. "I think it's good he's agreed to stay, and I'm looking forward to working with him."
In Hitzfeld's first spell as head coach from 1998 to 2004, Bayern won the World Club Cup (2001), the UEFA Champions League (2001), the German championship four times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003) and the DFB German Cup twice (2000, 2003). |
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