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Schlter Freitag in Hallbergmoos", Freiburger Unternehmer Markus Liebherr gestorben, "Markus Liebherr Of Southampton Football Club", "Markus Liebherr 'made provision for Southampton's future' before death", "Mali Spezialfahrzeugbau ist insolvent: Keine Traktoren mehr aus Schnebeck", Oldknow returns to St Marys (From Daily Echo), Swiss Saints deal completed (From Daily Echo), "Chinesischer Investor von zweifelhaftem Ruf bernimmt den FC Southampton", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Markus_Liebherr&oldid=1117383448. . Keep up to date with ALL the Southampton news, gossip and transfers on our club page. To see staff profiles for other clubs, click here. Arrived in June 2022, having helped FC Copenhagen to their first title in three seasons in 2021/22. Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr has confirmed the Premier League club are interested in potential investment from a Chinese group. Copa del Rey semifinal: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid preview, key players, prediction. 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Rogers said they have planned for every eventuality, including the prospect of playing in the Champions League. Southampton fans, cheered in recent seasons by successive promotions and the pleasing style of football employed by Adkins and Pochettino as they plotted a course to a permanent position among the elite, would be concerned at the prospect of being pitched back into the game of Russian roulette that new ownership hasbecome. Deserved defeat at Villarreal is coming at the wrong time for a tired Real Madrid side. Ankersen and Kraft, who has spent the past 20 years in the technology industry, are expected to be on Southamptons board. VIDEO: Southampton FC owner Katharina Liebherr and chairman Ralph Krueger officially open the Markus Liebherr Pavilion, and pay tribute to its late benefactor - http://youtu.be/lTxDK-mQaww #TheNextChapter youtube.com Owner and chairman pay tribute to Markus Liebherr It reads in part: I am absolutely . Sport Republic are experienced investors, but also experienced within the world of elite professional sports. Lander Holding announced its intention to buy a stake in . ", MALI Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH based in Eberhardzell, Germany, concerns research and design transmission technology.. The Netherlands are the holders, ending a run of six Germany wins in a row. The Saints are enjoying their most successful Premier League season and are on course to secure European football, despite having sold the likes of Adam Lallana, Calum Chambers, Luke Shaw, Rickie Lambert and Dejan Lovren. We are delighted to be able to complete this acquisition as a first step towards execution of our investment strategy. Read as 'Southampton latest club to sell their soul', Totally agree with Shearer's comments about not paying Spurs players more. In 2017, Markus Liebherr's daughter Katharina Liebherr sold an 80 stake in the club for GBP 210 million to Chinese Lander Sports Investment company owned by the Gao family. His last role there was as Director of Performance Solutions. How does the tournament work?The 16 teams are in four groups of four and the top two in each group will progress to the quarter-finals. I am very pleased to be able help the club by stepping up to the CEOs job on an interim basis. Liebherr said the Gao family share Southampton's "values and ambitions", adding: "As a team, we will strive to build upon the strong foundation that is in place towards sustainable long-term success.". PROFESSOR David Sumpter is a pioneer of the application of data science in football and has worked with leading teams including Ajax, Barcelona, Hammarby and England. Her legacy as sole owner is easy to see - two promotions saw her finish what her father started in 2009, the revival of Southampton FC from near extinction. Or are the club afraid to say it out loud? The group's website says: "Our ideology is dealing with the development of leading-edge products oriented at the market that follow technologically new ways and show ecologically a large potential. And yet while Cortese had become used to running the club as if it were his own, totting up the large investment made by the Liebherrs in Southampton since 2009, it is perhaps not unreasonable for Katharina to insist on having more of a say. "Since our early conversations about the deal I made it clear that I would only buy the club if he remained involved following the purchase," said Liebherr, who had an emotional link with Southampton given the presence of cranes bearing the name of his father's company in the harbour. Chinese companies have previously invested in Manchester City and West Brom, and according to Reuters, they are a property company based in China, who have principally engaged in property development and distribution. [3] He later handed most of his shares back to his family, and ran his own group of companies, the Mali Group, from 1994 until his death. From the beginning, Cortese was more than your average club chief executive. PROFESSOR David Sumpter says Ajax are like a 'University of football' and are building an understanding of the game from the foundations up. Joined the club's Academy in February 2019, having previously worked in rugby union. Perhaps Southampton can now really compete instead of being a development centre for Liverpool FC. Henrik Kraft is the Chairman and co-founder of Sport Republic and has spent the last 20 years investing in the Technology, Telecoms and Media industry including as an active early-stage investor in sports technology companies such as Tonsser, Sportlight, Wave.tv, Oura Ring, Sava Health and MastersApp. Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr promises any deal would be in the "best interests of the club." I hope you enjoy what will be a brilliant day for our club and look forward to a successful future together. Joined Saints in January 2018 as Research and Insights Executive. Idea is to bring an analytical and data-driven edge to scouting and recruitment. "Therefore, are we ready for European football? "But also from the perspective that she was here at the Christmas party, we fly over to see her regularly to update her, she comes to games. A few months after buying Southampton he bailed out a struggling printing company in Bern, saving 50 jobs and those of 72 apprentices and becoming known as the "Wifag saviour". On 28 March 2010, Southampton won the Football League Trophy at Wembley Stadium.[16]. "At the same time she saw there was a hole in the cash flow as a result of the decisions taken previously at the club. In 2015, Manchester City also sold a 13% stake of the club worth 265m to a consortium of Chinese investors. This page was last edited on 21 October 2022, at 12:30. "I hope you enjoy what will be a brilliant day for our club and look forward to a successful future together. Are we still in England? The company provides residential community projects, which are located throughout China as well as being involved in distribution and trading of energy, property leasing and catering businesses. The annual results for the year ending 30 June 2014, the season in which Mauricio Pochettino was manager, also show: Rogers also reiterated chairman Ralph Krueger's message that Liebherr was not looking to sell the Premier League club. Meanwhile, fans are just cannon-fodder in the financial merry-go-round. They have purchased the shareholding of the club held by Mr Gao and will work in partnership with Katharina Liebherr who retains her minority shareholding. info@trainingground.guru, About Search instead in Creative? Can Barca overcome on-field fatigue, off-field chaos to beat Real Madrid in Copa del Rey? All the Wednesday 22nd January 2014 news. Owner Katharina Liebherr and the club want 270m for the South Coast club, with the heiress referring to a "potential partnership" in a statement to fans yesterday. 66 Katharina Liebherr Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images EDITORIAL All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 66 katharina liebherr stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Last updated on 28 March 201528 March 2015.From the section Football. Took interim charge in February following sacking of Nathan Jones. Privacy Policy & Cookies, 2023 Training Ground Guru. Liebherr had previously equipped some Schlter tractors with Liebherr engines. Prior to joining KKR, Kraft worked at Apax Partners for nearly seven years having originally started his career as a strategy consultant with Braxton Associates. Saints fan here - lots of jealous comments. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, Southamptons CEO Martin Semmens will continue to run the day-to-day operations of the club, and Sport Republic will be working closely with him and his team to help the club grow. "It is a real privilege and an honour to be confirmed as chief executive officer of Southampton Football Club," said Rogers. Markus had an estimated fortune of 3bn when he died, bequeathing Katharina not only his companies and wealth but a football club to which she has little connection save for the cranes in the harbour that carry her family name. Head Physio at Nottingham Forest from 2017 to 2022 before joining Southampton. Tickets went on general sale in mid-February 2022. Southampton Football Club can today confirm that Sport Republic has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Southampton Football Club. The manager, Mauricio Pochettino, insisted that he was as shocked by Cortese's decision to quit as the players and fans, but it is clear that the Italian's departure had been brewing for months. Industry experts have valued Southampton FC between 160m and 220m and the club's annual turnover is set to hit 105m this season. olak has founded and developed many other companies, his first being the motion picture production and distribution company VANS, which he established in 1990 with a group of friends and movie enthusiasts. ", A third company is the German-based BSG Bodensee Steuergerte its primary business being the research, design, manufacturing and sales of electronic control units for common rail injection and transmissions. Has already worked for 11 clubs in six different countries. 275 Brger. Moved to St Mary's in 2014 from West Brom as Senior Physio. Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr has strengthened her commitment to the club with an additional 20m loan. [17] References [ edit] Everyone within the Southampton community would like to wish Mr Gao and his family well for their future. Lander Sports Development are interested in taking the club off Swiss owner Katharina Liebherr's hands but the sale is not likely to be completed soon, according to The Times. She has led a club in a dignified way without once feeling the need to justify herself publicly, she has led a business that has thrived on bettering players, and she has turned Saints into a consistent top-half Premier League club. 9y PA Sports. Not British. VIDEO: Southampton FC owner Katharina Liebherr and chairman Ralph Krueger officially open the Markus Liebherr Pavilion, and pay tribute to its late. Gao, 64, added: 'I am honoured and humbled to become a partner of Southampton Football Club alongside Katharina Liebherr, who, together with her father, has been such a great steward of the club . 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