FC Bayern mourns sports photographer Hans Rauchsteiner - one of his pictures is now going around the world

Hans Rauchsteiner is dead. The renowned sports photographer accompanied FC Bayern Munich for almost 50 years.

The club is dismayed.

Update from March 8th, 10:34 am

: He enjoyed the highest reputation in the world of sports, his pictures have won several national and international awards - now Hans Rauchsteiner is dead. FC Bayern Munich is also mourned, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: “Hans Rauchsteiner has always been a serious, fair and reliable companion to us for 50 years. "

Rauchsteiner won, among other things, 1st prize at World Press Photo in 1978.

One of his most famous pictures: Bayern goalkeeper Walter Junghans on Anfield Road in 1981 - it was voted sports photo of the year.

The outstanding sports photographer Hans #Rauchensteiner died at the age of 72.

Numerous legendary images are his legacy.

Among other things, the sports photo from 1981 from the European Cup match of @FCBayern at the Liverpool #AnfieldRoad #RiP @VMSMUC pic.twitter.com/OiQJEqK5W5

- MVolkmar (@MartinVolkmar) March 7, 2021

The day after his death, it was shared countless times on social networks, and various soccer portals from all over the world showed the legendary image.

Rauchsteiner once said in the

evening newspaper

: “Because of the short optics, a 300 - the long lenses like today weren't available yet - I had to run to the center line by the coaching benches to get closer.

After three minutes the folders came and sent me back - but the photo was taken. "

Hans Rauchsteiner is dead: FC Bayern is dismayed

First report from March 7, 2:39 p.m

.: Munich - FC Bayern * and the sports world around Munich are dismayed.

Hans Rauchsteiner died suddenly and suddenly.

For an unexplained reason, he died while working after the Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

The record champions themselves announced the sad news and said goodbye to a special person who has been with FC Bayern Munich every step of the way for almost 50 years.

Hans Rauchsteiner was 72 years old.

Hans Rauchsteiner is dead: a celebrated photographer accompanied FC Bayern for almost 50 years

Sports journalist Hans Rauchsteiner has become an icon of his profession through his work as a photographer.

He has been capturing all the important moments at FC Bayern since 1972.

But he was not only on the sidelines with the Bundesliga stars.

Rauchsteiner also had amateurs, women, popular sports and basketball players in mind.

“A member of the FCB family,” the club notes.

Nobody should doubt that.

That's how much time the journalist spent with FC Bayern and all the stars from Sepp Maier to Robert Lewandowski.

FC Bayern upset: Hans Rauchsteiner dies during Bundesliga "classic" in the Allianz Arena

The shock occurred shortly after the top game against BVB *.

Hans Rauchsteiner died while working in the Allianz Arena.

President Herbert Hainer and the chairman of the board, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, expressed their concern in an association announcement.

“FC Bayern has lost a loyal companion in Hans Rauchsteiner, both in football and in basketball and in all of our popular sports departments.

The association has always valued him very much - from a professional as well as a human point of view ", says Hainer," we are sadly united with his wife Hanne and his relatives.

We will always keep Hans Rauchsteiner in our memories. "

FC Bayern mourns the loss of Hans Rauchsteiner: "His pictures tell the stories behind the people"

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge also says goodbye to Hans Rauchsteiner with the highest tones.

“Football, the sport, was his great passion and an important part of his life,” he explains, “you could tell from his recordings and his work.

His pictures tell the stories behind the people. “

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