Apparently he nearly signed for Munich 1860 as a kid but they roughed him up when he tried out for them so he thought “sod this lot” and signed for the upstarts of Bayern instead. The two clubs were competing on fairly level terms in those days; due in no small part to his contribution that is...
Jeez. That’s a bit of a shock. Yes a bit dodgy but still the only man ever to win the World Cup as a player and a nanager, then also to organise a World Cup. Huge figure. Wish I’d seen more of him as a player.