Vincent Kompany, the former Burnley manager, has agreed to become the new coach of Bayern Munich. The German club had been looking for a successor to Thomas Tuchel after several other candidates turned down the opportunity. Kompany’s fluency in German due to his two-year stint playing for Hamburg during his career made him an attractive candidate for Bayern.
Kompany has earned a good reputation as a manager during his time at Anderlecht and Burnley. As a player, he won the Premier League title four times with Manchester City before transitioning into coaching. He took on the role of head coach at Anderlecht in 2020 after a period as player-manager, and then moved to Burnley.
Under Kompany’s leadership, Burnley won the Championship title in 2023 but unfortunately were relegated from the Premier League this season. However, his experience as both a player and coach will bring valuable knowledge and expertise to Bayern Munich as they look to build on their successes in the future.
Craig Bellamy, Kompany’s assistant at Burnley, will not be making the move to the Allianz Arena with him. Instead, Floribert Ngalula and Bram Geers will be joining Kompany as part of his backroom staff. Bayern had initially targeted other coaches such as Xabi Alonso of Bayer Leverkusen, former manager Julian Nagelsmann, and Austria coach Ralf Rangnick, all of whom turned down the opportunity to take on the role.
