BAYERN LIFE February 2025
Samba ? No , victories ! Giovane Elber also developed a greed for success in the
FCB jersey .
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PAUL BREITNER
GIOVANE ELBER
PAUL BREITNER
PAUL BREITNER
“ At Bayern , you can never rest on your laurels . There is no maximum at Bayern .“
Giovane Elber
walk onto the pitch , no matter where , we want to win .“ Roth won 12 trophies during his time at Bayern ( 1966 – 1978 ) and still exudes the same will to succeed today as he did back then . Feeling satisfied ? Unimaginable for the “ Bull “. A real footballer , he says , wants to win his 101st trophy after his 100th . He still lives by this attitude today , even when fishing . “ If I don ‘ t pull a fish out of the water , I get angry .“ The Bull is a prime example of a player with the winner ’ s gene . Players who never settle for second place , who defy the odds and carry their team with them . Uli Hoeneß is one of them , Karl – Heinz Rummenigge , Klaus Augenthaler , Stefan Effenberg , Lothar Matthäus , Bastian Schweinsteiger , Arjen Robben , Thomas Müller , Joshua Kimmich – the list goes on and on . According to Paul Breitner , it all started with Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller : “ It was through them that this consciousness arose in the club . They personified the belief that you go out onto the pitch to win , in training as well as in the game .“ You shouldn ’ t be fooled by Beckenbauer ‘ s elegance . It was said that the Kaiser didn ‘ t sweat , he just perspired and only had to hang his jersey
13 TITLES
XX TITEL XX SPIELE 5 . SEPTEMBER . 1951
XX TITEL
266 APPEARANCES
XX SPIELE
DATE OF BIRTH
23 / 07 / 1972
DATE OF BIRTH
21.03 / 1961
XX TITEL XX SPIELE 5 . SEPTEMBER . 1951 out to air after a game , but Beckenbauer could also do things differently . “ There was also the Franz who would suddenly do a sliding tackle and get stuck in ,“ says Breitner , “ namely whenever he realised that things couldn ‘ t go on as they were .“ Players like that can be found in all great teams . Players who seize control of a game . Players who speak out clearly . “ They ‘ re the ones who don ‘ t give a fig for words of consolation after a defeat . No , these players say : Now there ‘ ll be hell to pay !“
Against all odds
Uli Hoeneß was also one such player , and he still embodies this attitude today . He defended his team and
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