January 9 – Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim ‘Aki’ Watzke is stepping down in 2025 when his contract ends.
The Bundesliga club said Monday that the 64-year-old Watzke will not be extending his contract and that he will leave the club’s management structure “in the fall of next year”.
Watzke is also an elected member of the UEFA executive committee, a mandate that is due to expire in the first half of 2025.
Watzke’s tenure at Dortmund includes Bundesliga wins in 2011 and 2012 under coach Jürgen Klopp, German Cup wins in 2012, 2017 and 2021, and a Champions League final appearance in 2013.
He reportedly wanted to step down before but he extended his contract in 2021 to oversee Dortmund through financial strains caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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