Ex-national player Thomas Hitzlsperger becomes the new Chairman of the football second division side VfB Stuttgart.
Stuttgart - The decision of Thomas Hitzlsperger is the (very) strong man VfB Stuttgart. On Tuesday he officially assumes the Position as Chairman of the second division. The blessing of the honorary President of the 37-Year-old.
In 40 months it has brought in Thomas Hitzlsperger, VfB Stuttgart is pretty far. At the beginning of June 2016, the former captain returned with a job description to his Ex-Club, which was too long for business cards. Now the decision for him as the future Chairman of the second division has fallen. From the "officer of the Board in the interface between the club management and the licensing game area" to the Board boss in a little more than three years: A stellar career for the 37-Year-old, the 15. October officially takes up the new office and for VfB honorary President Erwin Staudt "a completely correct decision".
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Because Staudt seems to have pleased
Also Hitzlsperger seems to be glad that the Board of Directors out of him, Stefan Heim (Finance) and Jochen Röttgermann (Marketing) will not be extended by an additional Person, and he is able to implement his ideas as the person responsible for the areas of Sport, corporate strategy and communication. "The VfB does not need a reboot at all levels, but must focus even more on its Strengths, and in some Places more momentum to absorb," said the former national player who was with the Swabians in 2007, the German champion.
"the qualification has to be a good sport Board. Since it rotates in a Sport-AG public Relations only to the football, he is also the right speaker,“ said Staudt, the German press Agency. The only time to bother him. The future President, the first on 15. December will be elected at the General Assembly, is now facing a fait accompli. "I think that's unfortunate. Since it is assumed that the new President and the Supervisory Board is the Chairman. I would have done in a different order. But this is not so dramatic,“ said Staudt.
The VfB-Annex is very popular Hitzlsperger, white in Stuttgart, and a broad base of members, Fans and the hallways of the office behind, get the next promotion. Since his return to the VfB he was a member of the Presidium and head of the research Department, since February, he is sporting Director of the Bundesliga Absteigers.
In contrast to Oliver Kahn, the be incorporated of January, FC Bayern Munich for a year and then Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as chief Executive boss to take over from Hitzlsperger no experience in business or an equivalent course of study known. However, the 37-Year-old has convinced the current Supervisory Board of VfB Stuttgart 1893 AG, Gaiser and the Daimler personnel chief Wilfried Porth at the top. In dealing with the media, the former TV pundit for the ARD is well-versed in already, and smart.
dpa
Date Of Update: 08 October 2019, 14:00
