Official: Krüger joins HSV as sporting director! | OneFootball

What had been becoming apparent over the past two weeks is now official: Kathleen Krüger is taking over as HSV’s board member for sport!

The Rothosen announced this officially on Tuesday afternoon. Krüger will take up the position, which has been vacant since the turn of the year, on July 1 and is expected to play a key role in shaping the Bundesliga club’s strategic direction. According to the Hamburger Abendblatt and Bild, she will sign a four-year contract.

The 40-year-old joins from FC Bayern, where she most recently held a permanent contract. However, the Munich club were accommodating in the negotiations and allowed Krüger to leave without a transfer fee. Over the past 23 years at Säbener Straße, she held a wide variety of positions, and between 2003 and 2009 she also laced up her boots herself.

Krüger then moved into the front office and became assistant to sporting director Christian Nerlinger. This was followed by roles as team manager and “Senior Leading Expert Sport Strategy & Development.” The former midfielder has held this position since 2024.

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HSV sign “a distinguished figure”

Krüger is now heading to HSV, where she will from now on take a place in the front row. Supervisory board chairman Michael Papenfuß has complete confidence in her ability to do so. “With Kathleen Krüger, HSV is gaining a distinguished figure who has worked at the highest international level for many years at FC Bayern Munich. Over the course of 17 years, she has gained experience in the at times emotional environment of a top club, helped shape processes, and demonstrated exceptional organizational and leadership skills. She combines sporting expertise, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills, and will in future bear overall responsibility for HSV’s sporting department,” said Papenfuß.

Nur die Raute – by HSV fans for HSV fans

Krüger herself said of her move to the Hanseatic city: “I’m מאוד pleased by the trust placed in me. It is a true privilege to be able to help decisively shape Hamburger SV, one of the biggest names in German football, from a sporting perspective in the future. I have followed the club’s positive development in recent years very closely and with great appreciation for what has most recently been achieved. I’m all the more looking forward to continuing along this path together with Eric Huwer, everyone responsible, the staff, and the teams in men’s and women’s football as well as youth development, and to actively helping shape the club’s future.”

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