German Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt has mentioned he stop as Bayern Munich group physician in 2015 amid a spat with Pep Guardiola as a result of the Spaniard “knew higher”. “I could not put up with the truth that a younger coach (Guardiola) — who was very profitable and who might be one of many very, very huge names — interfered in medical issues and knew all the things higher than I did,” Mueller-Wohlfahrt informed broadcaster BR24.
The 77-year-old German has a repute as one of many world’s prime sports activities docs, whose record of famous person purchasers included retired sprinter Usain Bolt.
Bolt devoted his 2016 Olympic gold medal after the lads’s 100m last to him for serving to him overcome a calf harm.
Mueller-Wohlfahrt began working with Bayern in 1977, however resigned abruptly 5 years in the past.
On the time, he mentioned it was as a result of then-Bayern coach Guardiola blamed the membership’s medical division for a Champions League defeat at Porto.
Mueller-Wohlfahrt solely returned to Bayern in 2017, after Guardiola had left to hitch current facet Manchester Metropolis, and stepped down once more as membership physician final month.
Nevertheless, he refers to his time at Bayern beneath Guardiola as a “black spot”.
Mueller-Wohlfahrt says the pair have since buried the hatchet.
“We’ve got met since and talked issues over. It is over now,” he added.
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Guardiola gained the Bundesliga title in every of his three seasons at Bayern from 2013-16 and has since lifted the Premier League trophy twice with Man Metropolis.
In addition to Bayern, Mueller-Wohlfahrt additionally labored with the Germany nationwide group from 1995 till after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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