The sports day: Ex-professional: "Anyone who did not identify with FC Bayern felt it"

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The former Bundesliga professional Thorsten Fink attributes his success at FC Bayern to a decent way of dealing with the club. The now 53-year-old had won four championship titles, three DFB Cup victories and the 2001 Champions League with the Munich team in seven years. Although he was mostly a supplementary player, he could still go to the club boss and ex-manager Uli Hoeneß at any time if there were problems. "That's because I was always honest and identified one hundred percent with the club," said Fink in an interview with the Internet portals "Spox" and "Goal".

"Incidentally, that goes for every loyal player or employee who has done an honest job there. It doesn't necessarily have to be the best player," said Fink, who was Vissel Kobe's coach in Japan until the summer. The loyalty to the club was very important to Hoeneß. "Anyone who has not identified with FC Bayern has felt it", emphasized Fink. "Then the credit was quickly used up and the contract was not extended."