The tale of Uli Hoeneß is one of continued persistence and triumph. Though it was far from all good (getting arrested for tax evasion is hardly something one would want to tell the kids about), Hoeneß suffering from career ending injury issues at just 27, joining a struggling, debt ridden Bayern Munich’s front office and, in the span of 50 years, turning into not just the biggest and richest club in Germany but also one of the biggest in the world is a tale anyone can be proud of. But it was not just Bayern that
he helped.
That was recognized by the German Football League (DFL) in their 2025 general assembly in Berlin on the second of September, as noted by Bayern’s official website. There, Hoeneß was given an honorary award for ‘special and outstanding achievements in German professional football’.
Hoeness himself had this to say: “I am proud to receive this award. It’s an acknowledgement that I have also tried to give something back to German football over the past 50 years. But football also gave me everything.”
