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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