Personae Non Gratae
Emir Spahic produced one of the wildest meltdowns
Emir Spahic produced one of the wildest meltdowns in club history.
in club history. Very few players in over forty years at the works club have been dismissed with immediate effect, but Spahic managed it after an astonishing off-field outburst.
Rinus Michels, the distant general: hiring the reigning
Rinus Michels, the distant general: hiring the reigning European champion coach of 1988 looked like a coup for Leverkusen, but the relationship did not work at all.
European champion coach of 1988 looked like a coup for Leverkusen, but the relationship did not work at all. The myth of the great coach collided with the reality of the club.
Roger Schmidt, banished to the stands: for a
Roger Schmidt, banished to the stands: for a time the Sauerland coach was regarded as one of the hot high-flyers of the German coaching guild, but in ...
time the Sauerland coach was regarded as one of the hot high-flyers of the German coaching guild, but in Leverkusen he repeatedly collided with referees and the football establishment and became a highly controversial figure.
B04 — Financial Stability Score
Double-Saison und Wirtz-Transfer haben die Bilanz auf den stärksten Stand der Clubgeschichte gebracht. Aber: Das Geschäftsmodell steht und fällt mit Bayer AG. Wenn der Konzern — in der tiefsten Krise seit Bestehen — das Fußball-Engagement hinterfragt, hat Leverkusen keine alternative Erlösbasis. Die Bilanz zeigt einen Top-4-Club; die Konzernabhängigkeit zeigt eine Werkself.
Personae Non Gratae — Update 2020–2026
Peter Bosz failed as coach after a promising start.
Peter Bosz failed as coach after a promising
Peter Bosz failed as coach after a promising start.
start. Under him, Leverkusen lost the 2020 Europa League final against Inter Milan.