The president of Hertha Berlin, Kay Bernsteindied this Tuesday at the age of 43, the German club reported.
“The entire club, its organizations and its workers, are dismayed. The entire club family Hertha is grieving and accompanying Kay’s relatives in these difficult moments,” says a statement from the capital club, currently in the second Bundesliga.
Bernsteinwho came from the world of ultra bars of the Herthahad been in charge of the club since the summer of 2023.
In 1998 he had founded the bar Harlekins Berlin and on three occasions he was temporarily prohibited from entering the stadium.
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His arrival to the presidency occurred after the resignation of Werner Gegenbauer after the 2021/2022 season Hertha will avoid relegation to second at the last moment.
At the assembly on June 26, 2022, Bernstein was imposed by surprise Frank Steffelformer candidate for mayor of Berlin by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) by 1,670 votes against 1,280, becoming the first ultra to become president of a German club.
In 2023, with Bernstein as president, the Hertha They were bottom and could not avoid relegation to the second Bundesliga.
The head of Sports of the city state of Berlin, Iris Sprangerexpressed his condolences for the death of Bernstein.
“I am shocked by the death of the president of the Hertha, Kay Bernstein. “My thoughts are now with his family and his friends to whom I want to express my sincere condolences,” she said.
Other clubs, such asl Eintracht Frankfurt, Hamburg and HoffenheimThey have also expressed their condolences.
2024-01-16 15:26:14
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