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{{Short description|German football player and executive}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name            = Uli Hoeneß
| image           = Uli Hoeneß 2019.jpg
| image_size      = 240px
| caption         = Hoeneß in 2019
| fullname        = Ulrich Hoeneß
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1952|1|5|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Ulm]], West Germany
| height          = 1.81 m
| currentclub     = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] (board member)
| position        = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1     = 1959–1965
| youthclubs1     = VfB Ulm
| youthyears2     = 1965–1970
| youthclubs2     = [[SSV Ulm 1846|TSG Ulm 1846]]
| years1          = 1970–1979
| clubs1          = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| caps1           = 239
| goals1          = 86
| years2          = 1978–1979
| clubs2          = → [[1. FC Nürnberg]] (loan)
| caps2           = 11
| goals2          = 0
| totalcaps       = 250
| totalgoals      = 86
| nationalyears1  = 1968–1970
| nationalteam1   = [[Germany national youth football team|West Germany Youth]]
| nationalcaps1   = 17
| nationalgoals1  = 5
| nationalyears2  = 1969–1972
| nationalteam2   = [[Germany national amateur football team|West Germany Amateur]]
| nationalcaps2   = 22
| nationalgoals2  = 3
| nationalyears3  = 1971–1973
| nationalteam3   = [[Germany national under-21 football team|West Germany U23]]
| nationalcaps3   = 2
| nationalgoals3  = 1
| nationalyears4  = 1972–1976
| nationalteam4   = [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
| nationalcaps4   = 35
| nationalgoals4  = 5
| medaltemplates  = 
  {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
  {{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRG}}}}
  {{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
  {{Medal|W|[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 West Germany]]|}}
  {{Medal|Comp|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
  {{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 1972|1972 Belgium]]|}}
  {{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Euro 1976|1976 Yugoslavia]]|}}
}}

'''Ulrich''' "'''Uli'''" '''Hoeneß''' ({{IPA|de|ˈuːli ˈhøːnɛs|-|De-Uli Hoeneß.ogg}}; born 5 January 1952) is a German [[Association football|football]] executive and former professional player who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121020084210/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 20 October 2012 | title = Hoeneß, Uli | language = de | publisher = [[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] | access-date = 9 September 2011}}</ref> He played for the [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] at one [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] and two [[UEFA European Championship|European Championships]], winning one tournament of each competition. During his playing career, he was primarily associated with [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], where he won three [[Bundesliga]] titles and three [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]].

Hoeneß later served as Bayern Munich's [[general manager]] and eventually as the club's president from 2009 to 2014 and from 2016 to 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/10/20/hoeness.klinsmann.ap/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111023073826/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/10/20/hoeness.klinsmann.ap/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 23 October 2011 | title = Bayern president takes swipe at Klinsmann | magazine = [[Sports Illustrated]] | date = 20 October 2011 | access-date = 13 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3275/bundesliga/2011/11/30/2781615/bayern-munich-president-uli-hoeness-rules-out-january | title = Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness rules out January transfers | publisher = Goal | date = 30 November 2011 | access-date = 13 December 2011}}</ref> In 2014, he pleaded guilty to [[tax evasion]], ultimately serving 18 months in prison for the offense.

==Early life and education==
Hoeneß was born in [[Ulm]], [[Württemberg-Baden]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/uli-hoeness/ | title = Uli Hoeneß | website = worldfootball.net | access-date = 18 November 2019}}</ref> He grew up in a conservative, Catholic-influenced family as the son of master butcher Erwin Hoeneß and his wife, Paula, in Ulm. He attended the Hans-Multscher-Grundschule before transferring to the Schubart-Gymnasium, both located in Ulm.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.fc-bayern-hoeness-biografie-uli-der-schulsprecher.7efb88a5-3584-4bed-8ee2-cc94bc9cb5eb.html | title = Hoeneß-Biografie: Uli, der Schulsprecher | language = de | website = Abendzeitung | date = 12 November 2009 | access-date = 18 November 2019}}</ref> Along with his younger brother [[Dieter Hoeneß|Dieter]], who also later became a professional footballer and manager, he began playing football in the youth department of VfB Ulm. He later transferred to TSG Ulm 1846 (now [[SSV Ulm 1846]]). At the age of 15, he became captain of the [[German Football Association|DFB]]'s school selection team. During training camps of the South German A-Youth team at the Schöneck sports school in Baden, he shared a room with [[Paul Breitner]] for the first time. A close friendship developed between the player from the Baden-Württemberg youth selection and the player from the Bavaria selection. Later, they moved into their first shared apartment in the Munich district of Trudering. In 1971, Hoeneß graduated from the Schubart-Gymnasium in Ulm. He was exempted from military service because wearing a combat helmet caused him head and knee pain.

Hoeneß graduated with an average grade of 2.4. Initially, he intended to study [[business administration]] in the winter semester of 1971–72. At the time, to be admitted to this program at [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich]], applicants needed an average grade of at least 3.0. However, non-Bavarian applicants were penalized with a one-grade reduction. As a result, Hoeneß was unable to study this subject there (though he could elsewhere). He decided to study English and history for teaching instead but dropped out after two semesters.

==Club career==
In 1970, he played as a left-sided forward with amateur club [[SSV Ulm 1846|TSG Ulm 1846]] and was recruited by [[Udo Lattek]], then manager of [[Bundesliga]] club [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]. Hoeneß immediately made an impact, scoring six times in 31 matches as the [[Bavaria]]ns [[1970–71 Bundesliga|finished in second position]] behind [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], and [[1970–71 DFB-Pokal|adding]] the [[DFB-Pokal|domestic cup]].

During his eight-and-a-half-year stint with Bayern, Hoeneß enjoyed great success, winning a total of eight major titles, including three league titles and as many [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]]. In the [[1973–74 European Cup|1973–74 edition]] of the latter competition, [[1974 European Cup Final|the final]] replay against [[Atlético Madrid]], he produced one of his most outstanding performances, scoring two goals in the 4–0 victory. However, in [[1975 European Cup Final|the final]] of [[1974–75 European Cup|the following year's European Cup]] against [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], he was brutally fouled by [[Frank Gray]] and suffered an injury to his right knee from which he never fully recovered.

In late 1978, Hoeneß was loaned to Bayern's neighbors [[1. FC Nürnberg]], where it was hoped he could get more match practice. His recovery failed, however, and he was forced to hang up his boots at the age of just 27. He had appeared in 250 matches in Germany's top division, netting 86 times.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/uhoenessdata.html | title = Ulrich 'Uli' Hoeneß – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 30 April 2015 | access-date = 12 May 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>

==International career==
[[file:Uli hoeness.jpg|thumb|upright|Hoeneß with the Germany national team, 1974]]
Hoeneß played 35 times for [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]. His debut came on 29 March 1972; he scored the final goal in a 2–0 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] win in [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uhoeness-intl.html | title = Ulrich 'Uli' Hoeneß – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 30 April 2015 | access-date = 12 May 2015 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>

As one of six Bayern players in the German squad, Hoeneß won both [[UEFA Euro 1972]] and the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]]. In [[1974 FIFA World Cup Final|the final]] of the latter, against [[Netherlands national football team|Holland]], he committed a foul on [[Johan Cruyff]] in the opening minute that led to a goal from the subsequent [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]], but West Germany came from behind to win 2–1. He also played with the national side in [[UEFA Euro 1976|Euro 1976]] in [[Yugoslavia]], where he missed the decisive West German shot in the [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] loss against [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]], skying it over the crossbar.

Hoeneß had retained his [[amateur]] status until 1972, allowing him to take part in [[1972 Summer Olympics|that year's]] [[Summer Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title = Uli Hoeneß |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/uli-hoeness-1.html |access-date = 12 May 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161203082938/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/uli-hoeness-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 3 December 2016}}</ref> There, he played alongside future Bayern coach [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] as West Germany [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|failed to qualify for the semifinals]] of the tournament, losing 3–2 to [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]], a match in which Hoeneß scored his only goal of the tournament. This historic match was also the first between West Germany and East Germany.

==Bayern Munich management==
[[file:Uli Hoeneß 2503.jpg|thumb|upright|Hoeneß in 2013]]
Immediately after retiring as a player in May 1979, Hoeneß was appointed commercial/[[general manager]] of Bayern Munich. On 27 November 2009, after 30 years as general manager, Hoeneß was elected president of the club. During his tenure, the club experienced strong growth in revenue and stature. Between 2002 and 2005, Bayern also built a state-of-the-art stadium, the [[Allianz Arena]], at a cost of €340 million. Hoeneß was one of the catalysts for the building of the stadium.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

In August 2016, Hoeneß announced that he would seek re-election to the post of president of Bayern Munich.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/uli-hoeness-kandidiert-als-praesident-des-fc-bayern-muenchen-a-1106643.html | title = FC Bayern München: Uli Hoeneß wird wieder Präsi... äh stellt sich zur Wahl | newspaper = Der Spiegel | language = de | date = 8 August 2016 | access-date = 26 November 2016}}</ref> He was re-elected in November 2016 with more than 97% of the votes, as there were no other candidates for the position.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/uli-hoeness-rueckkehr-als-fc-bayern-praesident-perfekt-a-1123191.html | title = Uli Hoeneß ist wieder Bayern-Präsident | newspaper = Der Spiegel | language = de | date = 25 November 2016 | access-date = 26 November 2016}}</ref>

On 1 May 2019, Hoeneß celebrated 40 years of working for Bayern's management. When he started on 1 May 1979, Bayern had twelve employees, 12 million [[Deutschmark]]s in revenue, and 8 million marks of debt.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2019/05/uli-hoeness-40-years-service-to-fc-bayern | title = Uli Hoeneß: Devoted to FC Bayern for 40 years | publisher = fcbayern.com | access-date = 14 June 2019}}</ref> In November 2018, Bayern had over 1,000 employees<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2018/12/news-in-brief-031218 | title = New office building opened at Säbener Straße | publisher = fcbayern.com | access-date = 14 June 2019}}</ref> and their revenue had risen to €657.4 million.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2018/11/agm-financial-results-overview-2017-18 | title = FC Bayern rests on "very solid foundations" | publisher = fcbayern.com | access-date = 14 June 2019}}</ref>

On 15 November 2019, Hoeneß retired as Bayern's president and was succeeded by [[Herbert Hainer]]. Hoeneß spent 49 years at Bayern, both as a player and in management of the club.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2019/11/hoeness-it-was-a-wonderful-time | title = Hoeneß: It was a wonderful time. That's it! | website = FC Bayern Munich | date = 15 November 2019 | access-date = 17 November 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hoeneß and his wife Susanne have two children, Sabine and Florian, and have been married for over 40 years. Hoeneß is the son of a [[Meister#Professional degree|master]] butcher and now co-owns HoWe Wurstwaren KG, a [[Nuremberg]]-based [[bratwurst]] factory.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dw.com/en/bayern-munich-president-uli-hoeness-four-decades-in-charge/g-48548254 | title = Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness: Four decades in charge | publisher = dw.com | access-date = 15 June 2019}}</ref> Hoeneß's younger brother [[Dieter Hoeneß|Dieter]] also had a very successful career as a player in the Bundesliga and for the West Germany national team.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/hertha-bsc/dieter-mit-uli-im-steinbruch/1490114.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120912010757/http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/hertha-bsc/dieter-mit-uli-im-steinbruch/1490114.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 September 2012 | title = Dieter mit Uli im Steinbruch | trans-title = Dieter and Uli in a quarry | publisher = [[Der Tagesspiegel]] | language = de | date = 6 April 2009 | access-date = 13 December 2011 }}</ref>

On 17 February 1982, Hoeneß was the sole survivor of the crash of a light aircraft in which three others died. He was on his way to a West Germany national team friendly. Sleeping in the rear of the plane, he sustained only minor injuries.

Hoeneß has provided financial assistance, either personally or through organizing benefit games, to other German league teams such as [[FC St. Pauli]], [[Hertha BSC]], [[Borussia Dortmund]], [[TSV 1860 München|1860 München]] and [[F.C. Hansa Rostock|Hansa Rostock]].<ref>{{cite book | first = Ulrich | last = Hesse-Lichtenberger | author-link = Ulrich Hesse-Lichtenberger | title = Tor!: The Story of German Football | isbn = 978-0954013455 | year = 2003| publisher = WSC Books Limited }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.merkur-online.de/sport/fc-bayern/hoeness-koenig-pauli-154650.html | title = Uli Hoeneß – der König von St. Pauli | language = de | publisher = merkur-online.de | date = 13 July 2003 | access-date = 29 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/millionen-leihgabe-aus-muenchen-hoeness-als-bvb-retter-a-813539.html | title = Millionen-Leihgabe aus München: Hoeneß als BVB-Retter | newspaper = Der Spiegel | language = de | publisher = Spiegel Online | date = 6 February 2012 | access-date = 29 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tz-online.de/sport/fussball/fc-bayern/uli-hoeness-warum-der-fc-bayern-den-loewen-hilft-fcb-tz-1181548.html | title = Hoeneß: Warum der FC Bayern den Löwen hilft | language = de | publisher = tz-online.de | date = 30 March 2011 | access-date = 29 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ftd.de/sport/fussball/2bundesliga/news/:bayern-muenchen-will-rostock-mit-benefiz-spiel-helfen/70033957.html | title = Bayern München will Rostock mit Benefiz-Spiel helfen | language = de | work = Financial Times Deutschland | date = 8 May 2012 | access-date = 29 January 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130121145532/http://www.ftd.de/sport/fussball/2bundesliga/news/:bayern-muenchen-will-rostock-mit-benefiz-spiel-helfen/70033957.html | archive-date = 21 January 2013 }}</ref>

Hoeneß has helped former Bayern players such as [[Sebastian Deisler]] (depression), [[Breno Borges|Breno]] (depression), and [[Gerd Müller]] (alcoholism) in times of need.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

===Tax evasion and imprisonment===

In April 2013, it was reported that Hoeneß was being investigated for tax evasion.<ref>{{cite news|title=Steuerermittlungen gegen Hoeneß nach Selbstanzeige|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-bayern-muenchen/article115453171/Steuerermittlungen-gegen-Hoeness-nach-Selbstanzeige.html|access-date=20 April 2013|newspaper=Die Welt|date=20 April 2013|language=de}}</ref> He was reported to have held a Swiss bank account for the purpose of evading taxes due on investment income and to owe between €3.2 million and €7 million in taxes to the German state.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/verdacht-auf-steuerhinterziehung-richter-erliess-haftbefehl-gegen-hoeness-1.1657058 | title = Richter erließ Haftbefehl gegen Hoeneß | language = de | publisher = sueddeutsche.de | date = 23 April 2013 | access-date = 26 May 2013}}</ref> The reports came after journalists "gained access to a document meant only for internal use by tax officials."<ref name="Prosecutors raid tax offices in Hoeness affair">{{cite news|title=Prosecutors raid tax offices in Hoeness affair|url=http://www.dw.de/prosecutors-raid-tax-offices-in-hoeness-affair/a-17382894|access-date=17 February 2014|newspaper=Deutsche Welle|date=23 January 2014}}</ref> Prosecutors from [[Munich]] carried out raids in offices of two Bavarian tax offices after Hoeneß filed a complaint.<ref name="Prosecutors raid tax offices in Hoeness affair"/> Despite increasing public criticism, Hoeneß remained in his position as president and chairman of the supervisory board of Bayern Munich.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/steueraffaere-hoeness-bleibt-aufsichtsratsboss-bei-bayern-muenchen-a-898438.html | title = Fall Hoeneß: Titeljagd hat Vorrang | newspaper = Der Spiegel | language = de | publisher = spiegel.de | date = 6 May 2013 | access-date = 26 May 2013| last1 = Leischwitz | first1 = Christoph }}</ref>

Hoeneß was accused of [[tax evasion]],<ref name=trialinfo>{{cite news|title=Im März 2014 wird Uli Hoeneß der Prozess gemacht|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-bayern-muenchen/article121512634/Im-Maerz-2014-wird-Uli-Hoeness-der-Prozess-gemacht.html|access-date=4 November 2013|newspaper=Die Welt|date=4 November 2013|language=de}}</ref> and his trial began on 10 March 2014.<ref name=trialinfo/> The Bayern München AG supervisory board had a "unanimous opinion" that Hoeneß should continue in his role despite being sent to trial.<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Bayern München AG Supervisory Board statement|url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/news/2013/press-release-041113-supervisory-board-statement.php|access-date=4 November 2013|newspaper=Bayern Munich|date=4 November 2013}}</ref> During the trial, he admitted to evading 28.5 million euros in taxes.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dw.de/bayern-munich-boss-uli-hoeness-quits-faces-up-to-jail-term/a-17496519 | title = Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeness quits, faces up to jail term | publisher = DW| date = 14 March 2014 | access-date = 15 March 2014}}</ref> He was subsequently found guilty of seven serious counts of tax evasion and sentenced to three and a half years in prison on 13 March 2014.<ref name="Uli Hoeness resigns as Bayern Munich president after court case">{{cite news|title=Uli Hoeness resigns as Bayern Munich president after court case|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26574681|access-date=14 March 2014|publisher=BBC Sports|date=14 March 2014}}</ref> The following day, he resigned from his roles as President of Bayern Munich e.V. and chairman of the board of Bayern Munich AG and announced that he would not be appealing his sentence.<ref name="Uli Hoeness resigns as Bayern Munich president after court case"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Keine Revision: Hoeneß legt alle Ämter nieder|url=https://www.kicker.de/keine-revision_hoeness-legt-alle-aemter-nieder-601051/artikel|access-date=15 March 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=14 March 2014|language=de}}</ref>

Hoeneß was to serve his sentence at [[Landsberg Prison]].<ref name="Former Bayern Munich prez sent to 'Mein Kampf' jail for tax evasion crackdown">{{cite news|last=Hack|first=Jens|title=Former Bayern Munich prez sent to 'Mein Kampf' jail for tax evasion crackdown|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/03/31/former-bayern-munich-prez-jailed-in-tax-evasion-crackdown|access-date=31 March 2014|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=31 March 2014|agency=Reuters}}</ref> Hoeneß submitted a request to be confined to a different prison,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ramelsberger|first=Annette|title=Warum Hoeneß nicht nach Landsberg will|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/vor-dem-haftantritt-warum-hoeness-nicht-nach-landsberg-will-1.1959416|access-date=12 May 2014|newspaper=Süddeutsche Zeitung|date=12 May 2014|language=de}}</ref> however, he reported to Landsberg on 2 June 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hoeneß trat heute Haftstrafe an|url=http://sport.oe24.at/fussball/Hoeness-trat-heute-Haftstrafe-an/145584617|access-date=2 June 2014|publisher=Österreich|date=2 June 2014|language=de}}</ref> During the first two weeks of his sentence, Hoeneß was housed in a larger cell with a cellmate "for medical reasons" and to help adjust to life behind bars.<ref name="Former Bayern Munich prez sent to 'Mein Kampf' jail for tax evasion crackdown"/> After the initial two weeks, he was moved into a single cell.<ref name="Former Bayern Munich prez sent to 'Mein Kampf' jail for tax evasion crackdown"/> On 2 January 2015, Hoeneß was granted day release.<ref name="Ex-Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness granted day release">{{cite news|title=Ex-Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness granted day release|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30657439|access-date=2 January 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=2 January 2015}}</ref> He had to return to prison at 6 p.m. every night.<ref name="Ex-Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness granted day release"/>

There was an alleged attempt to extort €200,000 from Hoeneß under the threat of violence to him and his family. A man was arrested in connection with the scheme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Police arrest man in Hoeneß blackmail sting|url=http://www.thelocal.de/20140513/bayern-munichs-uli-hoeness-blackmailed|access-date=13 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Local]]|date=13 May 2014}}</ref> His imprisonment ended on 29 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/29/bayern-munich-uli-hoeness-tax-evasion | title = Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness released from prison | website = The Guardian| date = 29 February 2016 | access-date = 11 June 2016}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

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!Goals
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!Goals
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| rowspan="11"| [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| [[1969–70 FC Bayern Munich season|1969–70]]
| [[Bundesliga]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| rowspan="7" colspan="2"| —
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| <ref name="Spiele als Spieler 1970/1971">{{cite web|title=Ulrich Hoeneß|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoenessulrich/1971/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[1970–71 FC Bayern Munich season|1970–71]]
|Bundesliga
| 31
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 1
| '''44'''
| '''7'''
| <ref name="Spiele als Spieler 1970/1971"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Hoeneß, Uli|url=https://www.kicker.de/uli-hoeness/spieler/bundesliga/1970-71/fc-bayern-muenchen|publisher=kicker|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[1971–72 FC Bayern Munich season|1971–72]]
|Bundesliga
| 34
| 13
| 5
| 3
| 8
| 1
| '''47'''
| '''17'''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Hoeneß, Uli|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1971-72/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128001556/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1971-72/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ulrich Hoeneß|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoenessulrich/1972/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[1972–73 FC Bayern Munich season|1972–73]]
|Bundesliga
| 34
| 17
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 2
| '''46'''
| '''22'''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Hoeneß, Uli|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1972-73/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128063106/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1972-73/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ulrich Hoeneß|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoenessulrich/1973/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[1973–74 FC Bayern Munich season|1973–74]]
|Bundesliga
| 34
| 18
| 4
| 2
| 10
| 6
| '''48'''
| '''26'''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Hoeneß, Uli|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1973-74/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203082304/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1973-74/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref name="Spiele als Spieler 1973/1974">{{cite web|title=Ulrich Hoeneß|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoenessulrich/1974/|publisher=Fussballdaten/de|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[1974–75 FC Bayern Munich season|1974–75]]
|Bundesliga
| 28
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 3
| '''38'''
| '''12'''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Hoeneß, Uli|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1974-75/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128003640/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1974-75/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=15 March 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ulrich Hoeneß|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoenessulrich/1975/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[1975–76 FC Bayern Munich season|1975–76]]
|Bundesliga
| 17
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 1
| '''27'''
| '''6'''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Hoeneß, Uli|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1975-76/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203063418/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1975-76/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ulrich Hoeneß|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoenessulrich/1976/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[1976–77 FC Bayern Munich season|1976–77]]
|Bundesliga
| 27
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| '''41'''
| '''13'''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Hoeneß, Uli|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1976-77/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203063422/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1976-77/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ulrich Hoeneß|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoenessulrich/1977/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ross|first=James M.|title=European Competitions 1975–76|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197576.html|access-date=16 March 2014|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
|-
| [[1977–78 FC Bayern Munich season|1977–78]]
|Bundesliga
| 30
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 1
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"| —
| '''38'''
| '''12'''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Hoeneß, Uli|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1977-78/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128063133/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1977-78/11195/vereinsspieler_uli-hoeness.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ulrich Hoeneß|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoenessulrich/1978/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[1978–79 FC Bayern Munich season|1978–79]]
|Bundesliga
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| colspan="2"| —
| '''6'''
| '''0'''
| <ref name="Spiele als Spieler 1978/1979">{{cite web|title=Ulrich Hoeneß|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoenessulrich/1979/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=16 March 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2"| Totals
! 239
! 86
! 38
! 14
! 57
! 15
! 2
! 0
! 336
! 115
! —
|-
| [[1. FC Nürnberg]] (loan)
| [[1978–79 1. FC Nürnberg season|1978–79]]
| Bundesliga
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| colspan="4"| —
| '''12'''
| '''0'''
| <ref name="Spiele als Spieler 1978/1979"/>
|-
! colspan="3"| Career totals
! 250
! 86
! 39
! 14
! 57
! 15
! 2
! 0
! 348
! 115
! —
|}

==Honours==
'''Bayern Munich'''
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[1971–72 Bundesliga|1971–72]], [[1972–73 Bundesliga|1972–73]], [[1973–74 Bundesliga|1973–74]]
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[1970–71 DFB-Pokal|1970–71]]
* [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1973–74 European Cup|1973–74]], [[1974–75 European Cup|1974–75]], [[1975–76 European Cup|1975–76]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1976 Intercontinental Cup|1976]]

'''West Germany'''
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
* [[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]; runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]]

'''Individual'''
* [[UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament|UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: 1972<ref>{{cite news |title=1972 team of the tournament |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0253-0d7bd0da58f2-d557c23f55fa-1000--euro-1972-team-of-the-tournament/ |work=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref>
* ''[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]'' [[Bundesliga]] Team of the Season: 1973–74<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/197374/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212241/http://www.kicker.de/news/fus|archive-date=18 October 2012 |title=NotFound - kicker online }}</ref>

== Political positions and activism ==
In his country, Hoeneß publicly opposed the [[Right-wing populism|right-wing populist]] and [[Far-right politics|extremist]] political party [[Alternative for Germany|AfD]] in 2024, emphasizing his rejection of [[Political movement|political movements]] that could tend towards [[National Socialism]]. In an interview with the '[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|FAZ]],' he expressed concern about the popularity of the AfD and strongly emphasized that a return to such [[ideological]] tendencies as during the [[Nazi era]] should never be tolerated. Hoeneß underscored the importance of [[political activism]], even in areas like [[Sport|sports]], and called for action against extremist tendencies. He mentioned that he regularly watches [[n-tv]] and is particularly moved by documentaries about the Nazi era, including the [[Concentration Camps in Nazi Germany (book)|concentration and extermination camps]]. These experiences evidently shape his political stance and his commitment to [[Liberal democracy|democratic]] values.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=ntv-Programm wühlt Uli Hoeneß schmerzhaft auf |url=https://www.n-tv.de/sport/fussball/ntv-Programm-wuehlt-Uli-Hoeness-schmerzhaft-auf-article24725950.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209182456/https://www.n-tv.de/sport/fussball/ntv-Programm-wuehlt-Uli-Hoeness-schmerzhaft-auf-article24725950.html |archive-date=2024-02-09 |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=ntv.de |language=DE}}</ref>

==Literature==
* Juan Moreno: ''Uli Hoeneß: Ein Mann sieht Rot''. Piper Verlag, München 2014, {{ISBN|978-3-492-05660-1}}.
* Patrick Strasser: ''Hier ist Hoeneß!'' Riva, München 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-86883-048-4}}.
* Peter Bizer: ''Uli Hoeneß. Nachspiel. Mensch, Macher, Mythos''. Ellert & Richter Verlag, Hamburg 2014, {{ISBN|978-3-8319-0565-2}}.
* Christoph Bausenwein: ''Das Prinzip Uli Hoeneß. Ein Leben in Widersprüchen''. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2014, {{ISBN|978-3-7307-0123-2}}.
* Petja Posor: ''Der Fall Hoeneß als Skandal in den Medien. Anschlusskommunikation, Authentisierung und Systemstabilisierung.'' Universitätsverlag Konstanz, Konstanz 2015, {{ISBN|978-3-86764-594-2}}.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Uli Hoeneß}}
* {{WorldFootball.net}}
* {{Fussballdaten}}
* {{NFT player}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|ulrich-ulli-hoeness}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy74.html 1976 European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1974] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/euro-uefatot.html European Championships – UEFA Teams of Tournament] at RSSSF

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