The origins of Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany
After winning the Belgian championship twice in three seasons with Anderlecht, Komani was included in Manchester United and Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in The large Premier League clubs in the country propose.
However, in 2006, he was 21 years old, and he chose to join Hamburg in Germany, when the club record fee was about £7 million.
He endured a tough start in the Bundesliga and was immediately injured when the club competed in a relegation battle. It was during his time in Germany that his mother died and his sister had cancer.
As the podcast explores, Combani’s mother, Jocelyne, served as a unionist, is an influential figure who helped instill him in the city with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham (Andy) Burnham) Cooperate with social awareness values. Solve the homeless.
Kompany used to have explain His tough mantra in Hamburg taught him: “Be modest on the way.”
“That’s maybe the best step he can take. Discipline. At that moment, he needed that. That’s a good thing.”
“That changed him a little bit, maybe he needed to be the change that he became a player.”
During their 11 years at Manchester City between 2008 and 2019, eight spent as club captains, Company won four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and four league cups and is widely regarded as ever One of the best defenders.
“We won the league and went to the local bar, the Hale Railway,” said former city teammate Kyle Walker.
“He had a pint of Guinness and everyone was following us. He stood up and gave a speech. He loved to talk. But to do so, not only bringing the lads together, but also joining the moment with us. Fans, that’s very powerful to me.”