FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich - Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany - January 18, 2019 Oliver Kahn performs media duties before the match REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - German champions Bayern Munich announced a changing of the guard on Friday with former captain Oliver Kahn returning as a board member next year and as CEO in 2022 while longtime president Uli Hoeness confirmed his departure.
Hoeness announced his retirement after almost half a century at the club as a player, general director and president on the same day the Bavarians appointed another successful former player to succeed current CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
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