With his success at Bayer Leverkusen, Fernando Carro has become one of the most powerful Bundesliga managers. He is convinced that professional clubs need to think more like companies.
The luxury hotel Öschberghof in Donaueschingen on the edge of the Black Forest is a well-known address in professional football. The European champions from Spain set up their base camp in the five-star hotel during the European Championships, and at the end of July the German champions and cup winners Bayer Leverkusen will be preparing for the new season here. Club boss Fernando Carro de Prada greets us for the interview in an unusual outfit: a tracksuit jacket and shorts, as if he himself had just come off the pitch.
Mr. Carro, we met you at the training camp where the Spanish team also had their European Championship camp. Did you have a hand in that?
No, that’s a coincidence. But maybe that’s not a bad omen for the season.
Source: Stern
