Bayern’s most powerful woman, Katrin’s transformation from Bayern fan, player to team leader

Who is the most important person in this current Bayern team? Hoeness? Rummenigge? Frick? Lewandowski? All are correct, but there is another name that cannot be ignored, and that is the female team leader Katrin Krüger! It is no exaggeration to say that she is the most powerful woman in Bayern!

Katrin said that her whole family is a Bayern fan, and she also grew up in the "South Stand". It is her dream to play for Bayern (women's football team), and her current job also makes her proud. .

Since joining Bayern Women's Football Team in 2003, Katrin has deeply left her mark on Bayern. However, after only playing 33 games for the Bayern Women's Football Team, she made the most important choice in her life in 2004 - to hang up her boots and retire. "I am already 24 years old, and the income from playing football is very important to me. In terms of daily life, it was a drop in the bucket, so I had no choice but to stop my career.” In 2009, I signed up for the “International Management” course.

According to Katrin’s own recollection, Hoeness suddenly approached her in 2009 and asked if she was willing to support the work of then sports director Nellinger. She got the job after a three-month application process. , began as Nellinger's assistant and was promoted to team leader a few years later. In this way, she began to study while staying at Bayern Women's Football Team to help handle affairs and started her career, which continues to this day.

Regarding her job, Katrin said, "I have always wanted to be able to work in the sports circle, to be able to work in my own club, it is like winning the jackpot in the lottery. My working hours depend on The players are working seven days a week, but this is something I can accept, I never complain, I like my job very much."

It is said that Sammer has just taken over from Nerling. When he was in prison, he once felt incomprehensible to Katrin's "existence" and even wanted to drive her away. The coach at the time, Heynckes, praised her so much that he even went to club president Uli Hoeness and said, "If Katrin leaves, then I won't do it either." As a result, Katrin naturally did not leave, but became a member of Bayern Munich. becomes more important. After Hoeness retired, she only had to answer to Rummenigge in the entire club, and she could make decisions on many things without reporting them.

After Guardiola took over as Bayern coach, he also had a soft spot for Katrin and even wanted to take her to Manchester City when he left. It is said that Guardiola now goes out of his way to visit her every time he returns to Bayern's headquarters in Munich. There is a small note on the wall of her office, which was specially handwritten by Guardiola's assistant Torrent when he left, "You will always be in my heart" to express his gratitude for Catrin's work.

Today, Katrin is deeply loved by players, coaching staff and club officials, and her relationship with the players is getting closer and closer. It is said that Bayern players have a group chat called "Katlin Release", and She is the only non-player, and naturally there is no head coach or any club management personnel. However, when asked about the content of the group chat, Katrin said, "There are indeed a lot of jokes and funny photos in it, but I am very strict with my mouth!" According to her, many players will start training half a day ago. Come and talk to him after hours or hours and chat about family matters, such as Gnabry, Alaba or Kimmich and other young people. Even when it comes to things like car breakdown and trivial matters in life, the first person the players think of is Katrin.

Perhaps it is precisely because of Katrin’s experience as a Bayern player that it is easier for the players to have a sense of “inclusion” and affinity, and it has also become a key channel for her to establish and sort out the relationship between players and the club. However, she has also set rules for herself and will never get involved in competitive affairs. “My main job is to be responsible for the players’ food, clothing, housing, transportation and deal with life problems so that they can prepare for the game in the best possible condition. If the players encounter any problems, As for the issue, I will use my own experience of the year and comprehensively analyze what is most important at the moment from various perspectives such as players, coaches and psychologists.

We only discuss it during a game, when I'm sitting next to a player on the bench and something happens in front of us. "

Katrin is now enjoying her job like a duck to water, and Bayern is also very satisfied with her work. It is said that her "contract" has no expiry date. However, according to "Bild", compared with the high income of the players, For example, Katrin's annual salary is only 200,000 euros.

But this is by no means the reason for her original choice or future departure. Bayern, sports (football) and work at Tottenham are her original intention. . 200,000 is certainly not comparable to the high salary of players, but it is a good income for a working class, and besides, it is a job that you love, so why not do it?

It cannot be said that Katrin is Bayern. The cornerstone of success, but her presence is undoubtedly an integral and essential part!