FC Bayern is currently going through a difficult time. Following a death in Joshua Kimmich’s family, the German record champions were hit by another shocking piece of news on Friday. Head coach Vincent Kompany collapsed at the training facility on Säbener Straße and had to be taken to the hospital. These two events have also deeply affected many people outside the club.

Kathleen Krüger appears particularly affected. The current sports director of Hamburger SV worked at FC Bayern for many years and knows both Kimmich and Kompany from her time in Munich.

Before HSV’s second-division match against SC Paderborn, the 41-year-old was asked by Sky reporter Riccardo Basile about the recent events at her former employer. Her response made it clear just how deeply the news from Munich is affecting her.

Krüger: “That’s dramatic, of course.”

“I think the entire week at Bayern Munich was intense—not in terms of sports, but actually on a human level,” Krüger explained to Sky.

The bereavement in Joshua Kimmich’s family, in particular, has deeply affected the former Bayern team manager. “When I think about Joshua Kimmich and his entire family—it’s dramatic, and it really gets to me.”

The Bayern pro is currently going through a difficult personal time. Due to the bereavement, Kimmich already missed the Champions League match against Arsenal and will also be unavailable for the Bundesliga clash with SC Freiburg.

Krüger, who worked with the midfielder for many years at the record-holding champions, clearly expressed her personal sympathy.

Krüger is also deeply affected by Kompany’s breakdown

In addition to Kimmich’s family situation, the 41-year-old is also concerned about Vincent Kompany. “Of course, my thoughts are very, very much with him, with his whole family, and now with Vinnie as well, and I’m naturally keeping my fingers crossed that he’ll feel much, much better very, very soon,” Krüger emphasized.

Kompany collapsed on Friday afternoon on the sidelines of the reserve team’s training session. The 40-year-old was subsequently taken to a Munich hospital.

According to sporting director Max Eberl, the Belgian is now in stable condition. The exact cause of the medical emergency is still under investigation. A return to the sidelines isn’t expected for at least a few weeks.

For Krüger, these events are particularly emotional, given her long history with Bayern. From 2010 to 2026, she worked for the record-holding champions, twelve of those years as team manager of the professional squad.

It was only this past July that she took on the role of sporting director at Hamburger SV.

Despite her move to the north, her connection to her former club remains clearly strong. Her words show that the tragic events surrounding Kimmich and Kompany have caused concern far beyond Munich.

This article was translated into English by AI. You can read the original version here https://fcbinside.de/2026/10/24/das-ist-dramatisch-ex-bayern-managerin-leidet-mit-kimmich-und-kompany/.