Who's in Bayern Munich's Treble Reunion squad?
Find out more about the 24 Bayern Munich legends that will take on Manchester United in our Treble Reunion match on Sunday (kick-off 15:00 BST).
22 BERND DREHER (GOALKEEPER)
Being back-up to Oliver Kahn
was no easy feat, but Dreher
played the role of understudy
perfectly during a lengthy
Bayern career, stepping up
capably whenever called
upon. He didn’t make any
appearances during their
’98/99 European campaign,
but was an unused substitute
at the Nou Camp when they
faced United in the final.
22 HANS-JORG BUTT (GOALKEEPER)
Signed from Benfica in 2008, the German returned to the Bundesliga
to compete for the no.1 jersey
at Bayern. Butt remained in
Bavaria until retiring at the
end of the 2011/12 season and
later kept goal in the 2015 Legends
match at Old Trafford.
2 MARKUS BABBEL (CENTRE/FULL-BACK)
The centre-back rose through
the Bayern youth system, before leaving to develop his game with Stuttgart for two seasons. But he returned to Munich for a glorious second stint
with his alma mater, and finished his Bayern career having amassed nine major honours. He then moved to England in 2000, where he enjoyed spells for both Liverpool and Blackburn.
3 HANS PFLUGLER (CENTRE/FULL-BACK)
The stalwart left-back was
a fixture in Bayern Munich’s
successful team of the 1980s,
winning five Bundesliga titles
in the space of six seasons,
three German Cups and featuring in the side that finished runners-up in the 1987 European Cup.
Beginning his career in 1979,
he didn’t hang up his boots
until 2005, 26 years later!
4 SAMMY KUFFOUR (CENTRE-BACK)
Kuffour was just 15 when
Serie A’s Torino brought him
to Europe. His potential was
quickly identified by Bayern,
who took him to Germany
just two years later, and the
tough-tackling centre-back
picked up 14 major honours
before returning to Italy
with Roma in 2005.
5 KLAUS AUGENTHALER (CENTRE-BACK)
An outstanding defender
who could read the game
perfectly, FC Bayern Legends’
joint player-manager was a
real leader for club and
country. Nicknamed ‘The Eye’
due to his vision in passing
out from the back, he was a
loyal one-club man who has
been recognised as one of
the greatest players in the
club’s illustrious history.
5 DANIEL VAN BUYTEN (CENTRE-BACK)
The giant Belgian centre-back
is no stranger to Manchester,
having had a short spell on
loan with City in 2004, but he
enjoyed most success with
Bayern. An eight-year career
with the club included four
league-and-cup doubles,
a 2013 Champions League
final win over rivals Borussia
Dortmund at Wembley and
Club World Cup success
later that year.
6 MARTIN DEMICHELIS (CENTRE-BACK)
A rugged central defender
who won 11 major titles
with Bayern, he was
converted from a holding
midfield role by wily coach
Ottmar Hitzfeld. He
earned the reputation as
a hard tackler and fine
organiser, and was part
of a well-drilled unit.
10 LOTHAR MATTHAUS (MIDFIELDER/SWEEPER)
One of German football’s all-time greats, Lothar was a
serial champion in two spells with Bayern, and also enjoyed a glorious
stint with Internazionale in Italy. By the time of the 1999 final,
the 38-year-old midfielder had become a distinguished
sweeper. Post-retirement, he's fulfilled coaching roles in
Austria, Serbia, Brazil and Israel, and also managed the national teams of Bulgaria and Hungary.
6 CHRISTIAN NERLINGER (MIDFIELDER)
A left-footed defensive midfielder with an eye for goal, Nerlinger helped Bayern to two league titles and the UEFA Cup before returning to his hometown club Borussia Dortmund. He was later Bayern’s sporting director between 2009-2012.
7 MICHAEL
STERNKOPF (WINGER)
In 1990, Bayern became the
fifth of six clubs on Sternkopf’s
CV, and although the start of
that decade was a relatively
tough spell for the Bavarians,
the wideman did help them
win the Bundesliga in 1994
– the only title of his career.
8 MARKUS SCHUPP (MIDFIELDER)
Schupp was a midfield regular in the Bayern side that clinched the 1993/94 Bundesliga. That season, they finished just a point ahead of Kaiserslautern, Schupp’s old club. He made his name there in the ’80s, helping them to the title and a German Cup.11 STEFAN EFFENBERG (MIDFIELDER)
Effenberg is widely regarded as
one of the greatest midfielders
and captains in the club’s history.
He re-joined Bayern in 1998 and
established himself as a key figure
in their revival following the 1999
Champions League final loss.
12 ZE ROBERTO (MIDFIELDER)
The versatile Brazilian starred
as a defensively-minded
midfielder at Bayern. Spells
at Bayer Leverkusen and
Hamburg bookended his
two stints in Bavaria.
16 ANDREAS OTTL (MIDFIELDER)
Munich-born Ottl joined
Bayern in 1996, and worked
his way up through the ranks
for almost a decade before
making his first-team bow in
2005. Only 34, the defensive
midfielder’s fitness levels
could prove useful today.
16 MARCEL WITECZEK (MIDFIELDER)
A lively, attacking midfielder,
Witeczek would go on to
spend six years with Borussia
Monchengladbach, but it
was with Bayern where he claimed his only winner’s medals:
two league titles and one
UEFA Cup in the mid-’90s.
17 THORSTEN FINK (MIDFIELDER)
A late substitute against
United in the 1999 final, the
classy playmaker was a
regular at Bayern for five
years prior to his retirement.
Since then, he’s managed
clubs in Germany, Cyprus
and Switzerland.
9 LUCA TONI (FORWARD)
Toni didn’t play top-flight
football until his mid-twenties,
but he’d become a prolific
striker for Palermo and
Fiorentina ahead of his 2007
move to Bayern. At 6ft 4in,
Toni was – and still is! –
a major aerial threat. It's also his 42nd birthday on the day of the Treble Reunion match! Happy birthday, Luca!
9 GIOVANE ELBER (FORWARD)
Top scorer in all but one of his six full seasons at Bayern,
Elber was a predatory forward who scored three times
against United – twice in the 2-2 draw against Bayern
during the sides’ first meeting in the Treble season. His
international career was somewhat limited due to stiff
competition, but he was pivotal to four Bundesliga
successes and Bayern's 2001 Champions League triumph.
10 ROY MAKAAY (FORWARD)
Highly confident in front of
goal with either foot, Makaay’s
stats make some reading: 314
goals in 636 club appearances
for Vitesse, Tenerife, Deportivo,
Bayern and Feyenoord.
11 IVICA OLIC (FOWARD)
Fast and hard working, the
Croatia legend could be a
dangerman today, having
only left the club’s playing
staff in 2012. He was twice a
Champions League runner-up
for Bayern (2010 and 2012).
13 PAULO SERGIO (FORWARD)
He joined Bayern from
Roma soon after the 1999
final, and two years later he
came on as a substitute in
the 2001 final. He was also
a World Cup winner in 1994.
14 CARSTEN LAKIES (FORWARD)
Lethal in front of goal for
Bayern’s second string
following his 1996 switch
from SV Darmstadt 98, Lakies
didn’t get much time to make
an impression for the first
team, so he could be more
determined than anyone to
put on a good show today.
19 CARSTEN JANCKER (FORWARD)
A giant, imposing target man
who could have changed the
course of history with a bit
more luck in front of goal during the 1999 final. He did make
up for it by lifting the cup two
years later, coming on as substitute in the final against Valencia.