He’s already said his goodbyes: departure from FC Bayern confirmed | OneFootball

Trainer Vincent Kompany and FC Bayern must accept a departure during the current season. There has already been a farewell at Säbener Straße.

FC Bayern is losing an important member of Vincent Kompany's coaching staff. Athletic trainer Bram Geers is leaving the record champions and returning to his Belgian homeland.

As RSC Anderlecht officially confirmed on Friday, Geers will work as a "Performance Director" for the traditional club in the future. This marks the return of the 32-year-old to the club where he has previously worked. "I am very pleased that we were able to secure Bram for this new chapter. Bram represents the expertise and personality that meet the high standards of the Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht," explained Anderlecht's boss Tim Borguet on the club's website.

Borguet also emphasized: "Geers will be the leading voice of one of the most important departments of the club. My thanks also go to the sports management of FC Bayern for the constructive cooperation in this process."

There had already been rumors about Geers' move in May. At that time, it became known that he was seeking a return to Belgium for personal reasons and had already held talks with Anderlecht. Now the transfer has been finalized. According to information from BILD, Geers personally said goodbye to the team at Säbener Straße on Thursday.

Departure of Geers painful for Bayern coach Kompany

For Kompany, the departure is a painful loss. Geers was considered a close confidant of the coach and had worked alongside him for several years – initially at Anderlecht, then at FC Burnley, and most recently in Munich. At FC Bayern, he was mainly responsible for the athletic program during the summer and winter preparations and played a significant role in ensuring that players quickly returned to top form after injuries.

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His successor in Munich has already been determined: Markus Murrer, who joined FC Bayern from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer of 2024, will take over Geers' duties. Murrer is also highly regarded in the industry and is expected to ensure continuity in the athletic department.

For Geers, this ends his engagement with the German record champions after just over a year. Kompany thus loses one of his closest associates, who had accompanied him through several stages. In Belgium, Geers now faces a key role in the sports planning of Anderlecht – and for FC Bayern, the departure means having to reorganize a central position in the coaching team.

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