The longest-serving president in the Bundesliga is dead. FC Bayern coach Hansi Flick had visited him in hospital.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim mourns its longtime club president.
Peter Hofmann died at the age of only 61.
FC Bayern coach Hansi Flick was a confidante of the functionary.
Sinsheim - The long-time
president of
the
Bundesliga
soccer
club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
is dead. According to the club,
Peter Hofmann died
on Friday at the age of 61 after a serious
illness
.
He was associated with TSG for more than five decades.
He has been running the club since 1996.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim mourns: Long-time President Peter Hofmann has died
“In Peter Hofmann we have lost a man who knew and lived TSG like no other.
His work will not be forgotten.
We will miss him very much, ”said TSG partner
Dietmar Hopp
about his companion.
Hofmann was the longest-serving president in the Bundesliga *.
Before joining the board, Peter Hofmann worked for the Sinsheim team as a
player
,
chairman of the game committee
and
head of the
football
department
and had been a member of the club since 1966.
He accompanied the club in various functions from the A-Class to the Bundesliga and Champions League.
Bundesliga club president died - FCB coach Flick was a close confidante
Just before Christmas, Hofmann was diagnosed with
blood cancer
in 2019
.
FC Bayern coach Hansi Flick *, who was once employed by TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, was a close
confidante of
the club president.
He also visited him in the
hospital
.
TSG Hoffenheim mourns the loss of its long-standing board member Peter Hofmann.
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- TSG Hoffenheim (@tsghoffenheim) September 4, 2020
“I would like to experience the Champions League again.
That is one of my wishes that we will achieve that again, ”
Bild
quotes
a saying from Hofman on his 60th birthday.
The longtime president leaves Mrs. Margarethe and son Marco.
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