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Klopp or Klinsmann? Bayern chiefs considered former Dortmund boss for head coach

Bayern Munich considered appointing Jurgen Klopp as manager in the summer of 2008 before eventually turning to Jurgen Klinnsmann, says executive board chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

Former Bayern striker Klinnsmann was the surprise choice to succeed the retiring Ottmar Hitzfeld ahead the 2008-09 campaign.

However, he would last just nine months in the role before being sacked, with Rummenigge describing the appointment as the worst decision of his executive career.

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What did Rummenigge say?

Bayern had ended the 2007-08 season as German league and cup champions but needed to find a new manager following Hitzfeld’s decision to retire.