Bayern Confirms Kathleen Krüger in Talks to Become HSV Sporting Director
Her possible appointment would put a seasoned organizer in charge of Hamburg’s football decisions.
Overview
- Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund said Krüger informed the club she is in talks with Hamburger SV about the sporting director job.
- Hamburger Abendblatt reported HSV’s supervisory board approved her appointment, with a contract expected to be signed soon.
- Krüger would replace Stefan Kuntz in the top football role that oversees hiring, firing, and transfers for the men’s team.
- She has worked at Bayern since 2012 as team manager handling travel, training camps, and daily logistics, and became head of organization and infrastructure in 2024.
- Freund praised her as highly regarded and very ambitious, and her move would further the recent rise of women in senior roles in German football.