His addiction was destructive, a grave illness that wasn't taken seriously enough. "He forced his players to take part in very long running activities, even in deep snow. Borussia Monchengladbach won their maiden title at Bayern's expense that term, led by the genius of Gunter Netzer - a man who greatly appreciated Zebec even though he never played under him.Eight years later, Netzer became a successful sporting director at Hamburg and his most important decision was to appoint Zebec as manager in the summer of 1978, when the club was in deep crisis. Bayern Munich won its eighth Bundesliga title. Reds and Jurgen Klopp will be coming up against familiar foes in the Champions League knockout stagesSubscribe to the Liverpool FC newsletter to make sure you're ready for the new seasonFor Jurgen Klopp, it's an opportunity to return to the home of an old rival and atone for one of the most galling defeats of his managerial career.Aside from the 0-0 draw in the first leg, the Reds' history with the Bundesliga giants goes back to the seventies. The original crest was blue.

"Zebec forced us to run 60 laps around it in 35C. During this time, the team won four German championships in 1983, 1986, 1987, and 1988. Zebec led Bayern Munich to their maiden Bundesliga title in 1969 and repeated the feat against all odds with Hamburg 10 years later. He might have been a dictator, but he was a good dictator. However, he also helped get the best out of Gerd Muller's prowess in the penalty area and the striker flourished into a scoring machine, netting 30 goals in 30 Bundesliga matches over 1968-69.The blend resulted in a very convincing title win, as Bayern finished eight points ahead of Aachen. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights.
The gymnastics department was founded in 1974 and were most successful in the 1980s. FC Bayern face Barcelona in the Champions League quarter finals in Lisbon on Friday evening - the...... He died in 1988 at the age of 59, beaten by the only enemy he had ever feared.Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online.How to get involved in just about any sport or activity On the field, After his success at Borussia Dortmund, Bayern were coached by Hitzfeld returned as a trainer in January 2007, but Bayern finished the Jupp Heynckes returned for his second permanent spell in the Kovač's first season at the club started slow with Bayern falling behind In the original club constitution, Bayern's colours were named as white and blue, but the club played in white shirts with black shorts until 1905, when Bayern joined MSC.

He was ridiculed for falling asleep on the bench during matches and would appear drunk at news conferences, often making bizarre statements.His contribution to establishing Bayern as a major force in European football cannot be overstated, but his career - and indeed his life - ended prematurely because of desperate alcohol addiction.Those who remember Zebec cherish his positive sides, looking back. Bayern also features a distinct international kit. The north German side incredibly won their first Bundesliga title in his debut season in charge. For the fifteenth-century duchy, see German multi-sport club, noted for its association football teamHardy Grüne, Christian Karn: Das große Buch der deutschen Fußballvereine. Keegan scored 17 goals and won the Ballon d'Or in 1978 and 1979.Felix Magath, the dominant midfielder at the heart of that success, recalls: "Nobody knew where we were going and some even feared we could be relegated. "His problems were known to everyone, and they started back at Bayern, but it wasn't our job to try and help him.

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He pushed Netzer aside on his way to taking his chair and that was that.

Until that point, the club had somehow concealed Zebec's addiction from the public eye, but now that became impossible.

Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. FC Bayern Munich was founded by members of a Munich gymnastics club (MTV 1879). He liked alcohol too. The 1980–81 season of Bayern Munich started with a 3–0 win against Karlsruher SC and finished up as German champions while being eliminated in the third round of the DFB-Pokal and semi-finals of the European Cup. There are lots of them too – no other...

He treated everyone equally and didn't distinguish between big stars and young players.

Hamburg had finished 10th, looked disorganised, and Kevin Keegan - only purchased a year earlier from Liverpool - was close to leaving.

Sublime Reds annihilate Barcelona and advance to semis When a congregation of members of MTV 1879 decided on 27 February 1900 that the footballers of the club would not be allowed to join the German Football Association (DFB), 11 members of the football division left the congregation and on the same evening founded Fußball-Club Bayern München.

Nobody noticed when the carpet was loaded on to the bus.
"He was unpredictable.

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In the wake of the The club has also time and again shown to have a soft spot for clubs in financial disarray. He found the best position for Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck by turning a left-back into one of the best centre-backs in the world, with Franz Beckenbauer maturing alongside him.Defence was more important than attack for Zebec, and his Bayern were a cautious presence in a division used to very open games. "Zebec was the main reason behind our success.

Zebec captained Yugoslavia at the 1958 World Cup.Neudecker believed that a strong personality was needed to turn Bayern into a winning team, but even he was stunned by Zebec's decisiveness.The changes were swift.

Branko was different.

It began on 15 August 1980 and ended on 13 June 1981.

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Post-tax profits were €52.5 million which meant that this was Bayern's 27th consecutive year with a profit.Bayern has been involved with charitable ventures for a long time, helping other football clubs in financial disarray as well as ordinary people in misery.