FC Bayern mourns the loss of a special personality.
Honorary member and the only Bundesliga referee of the club, Franz Xaver Wengenmayer, died on Tuesday.
Munich - FC Bayern has won various titles, celebrated countless German championships, several cup wins and many successes at European level.
But there is one thing that the record champions cannot shine.
In the club's glorious history, there was only one referee who whistled for FC Bayern in the Bundesliga.
That was Franz Xaver Wengenmayer.
The honorary member has now died at the age of 95 on Tuesday night, as the association announced.
“Franz Xaver Wengenmayer was a passionate referee.
He was active in our referee department for over seven decades and shaped refereeing far beyond FC Bayern and Munich, "President Herbert Hainer is quoted on the club's website:" He had our club in his heart like no other.
You could meet him at every game in the stadium, and he was a dedicated and popular member of the Monday footballers too.
We will always keep an honorable memory of Franz Wengenmayer and our thoughts are with his family and relatives. "
FC Bayern: Great mourning for a special club member - he died on Tuesday
Wengenmayer was a member of FC Bayern for over 70 years (since 1948) and played 58 Bundesliga games between 1965 and 1973.
He also directed European Cup and international matches.
He was the linesman for the match between England and Scotland in 1973, which took place in front of 95,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium.
FC Bayern mourns its honorary member Franz Xaver Wengenmayer.
The only Bundesliga referee of the German record champions died on Tuesday night at the age of 95.
- FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayern) October 19, 2021
After completing his career as a referee, he was committed to training referees.
He was a member of the referee committee in Munich for over 30 years.
Franz Xaver Wengenmayer was considered to be very modest, competent and had a remarkably warm manner, which led to him enjoying an enormous reputation in the club, in associations and among colleagues.
“As a referee, I never wanted to be the center of attention,” he once said of himself.
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