Surprise! Lars Bender signs for FC Bayern | OneFootball

FC Bayern’s planning for the coming season is already in full swing, not only in the first team but also in the youth sector, where the record champions have now made a surprising appointment

As officially confirmed this Friday, FC Bayern’s U17s will be taking on a new head coach in the form of Lars Bender, the former international who played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen for many years

Bender, who made 19 appearances for the DFB, was most recently active as a coach at Wacker Burghausen. In his active career, he played for Bayer Leverkusen from 2009 to 2021, before which he was active in the blue part of Munich for 1860

Bender new U17 coach at FC Bayern

bender made 256 appearances in the Bundesliga. He began his coaching career as assistant coach of the German U15 national team before also working for the DFB U16 and DFB U17 teams and then returning to the U16s. After his time with the DFB, he returned to SpVgg Unterhaching as U17 coach for six months, followed by Burghausen and now FC Bayern

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„I’m delighted that we’ve been able to recruit Lars Bender as a coach for our campus. He has a huge wealth of experience as a player and has already worked as a coach both at youth level and with the men’s team. He’s also a really good guy and we could sense his enthusiasm for the job from the very first conversation with us,“ said Michael Wiesinger, Head of Sport and Youth Development, about the FCB deal

Lars Bender also commented on his new role: „It’s a privilege to take on this role at FC Bayern. The discussions were very positive right from the start. I’m looking forward to this challenge and the opportunity to develop further here.“