Heynckes to take a break
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June 5, 2013, Wednesday
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VETERAN coach Jupp Heynckes bid a teary-eyed farewell from Bayern Munich after a historic season yesterday and said he has no plans to take over another team next season.
Heynckes said he needed a break after going to the "limit" in an eventful season in which he led Bayern to an unprecedented treble - the Bundesliga championship, the German Cup and the Champions League.
Heynckes confirmed that he had been approached by clubs outside Germany, including "rich clubs where money plays no role". But the 68-year-old coach said he had no interest in another club at the moment - although he stopped short of saying he was retiring.
"I am telling you, I will first take a vacation," Heynckes said, adding that he did not want to use the word "final" when it comes to his career. He said one of the offers he had received was from a club "above others" but did not name it.
Heynckes had been linked with Real Madrid, a former club he had also led to the Champions League title. He will be replaced by former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola at Bayern. Real coach Jose Mourinho left to return to Chelsea.
Flanked by club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and the embattled president Uli Hoeness, Heynckes said he'd realized that at his age he needed more time to recover.
Rummenigge, who said Bayern was "eternally grateful" to Heynckes, said the outgoing coach had earned his vacation "more than anyone else".
Hoeness also could be forced out of the club after coming under a tax evasion probe and admitting that he held an undeclared Swiss bank account.
Heynckes said he needed a break after going to the "limit" in an eventful season in which he led Bayern to an unprecedented treble - the Bundesliga championship, the German Cup and the Champions League.
Heynckes confirmed that he had been approached by clubs outside Germany, including "rich clubs where money plays no role". But the 68-year-old coach said he had no interest in another club at the moment - although he stopped short of saying he was retiring.
"I am telling you, I will first take a vacation," Heynckes said, adding that he did not want to use the word "final" when it comes to his career. He said one of the offers he had received was from a club "above others" but did not name it.
Heynckes had been linked with Real Madrid, a former club he had also led to the Champions League title. He will be replaced by former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola at Bayern. Real coach Jose Mourinho left to return to Chelsea.
Flanked by club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and the embattled president Uli Hoeness, Heynckes said he'd realized that at his age he needed more time to recover.
Rummenigge, who said Bayern was "eternally grateful" to Heynckes, said the outgoing coach had earned his vacation "more than anyone else".
Hoeness also could be forced out of the club after coming under a tax evasion probe and admitting that he held an undeclared Swiss bank account.
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