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Kathleen Krüger Appointed Hamburg's Head of Sport
Kathleen Krüger brings 17 years of Bayern Munich experience to the role after Hamburg sought a replacement for Stefan Kuntz, who left amid misconduct allegations.
- On Tuesday, Hamburg appointed Kathleen as the club's new board member responsible for sport, effective July 1, making her the first woman to hold this role permanently at a Bundesliga club.
- Hamburg sought a replacement after Stefan Kuntz departed at the turn of the year amid allegations of serious misconduct, all of which he denies.
- Kathleen brings 17 years of experience from Bayern, where she served as head of organization and infrastructure, and made 33 Bundesliga appearances as a player between 2003 and 2009.
- This appointment marks a significant step toward gender equality in German football; Katja Kraus previously became the first woman on a Bundesliga executive board, serving from 2003 to 2011.
- Other women continue advancing in the sport: Tatjana Haenni chairs the executive board at Leipzig since early 2026, and Marie-Louise Eta won her first match as Union interim coach on Sunday, 3-1 over Mainz.
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Kathleen Krüger will become sporting director at Bundesliga football club Hamburger SV. This makes her the first permanent female sporting director in Bundesliga history. Krüger succeeds Stefan Kuntz.
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HSV has found a successor for former sporting director Stefan Kuntz: Kathleen Krüger will fill the vacant position. Krüger earned an excellent reputation as team manager at FC Bayern Munich.
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The move had already been anticipated: Kathleen Krüger is moving from FC Bayern to Hamburger SV and will succeed Stefan Kuntz there.
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The long-time functionary of FC Bayern Kathleen Krüger becomes new sports supervisor at Hamburger SV. That was reported by the North German club.
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