"Yes, Bernd Rauch, the vice-president in charge of basketball at the time, really wanted me. But I said that I needed to know whether Uli Hoeneß, as president, was also behind the move. Bernd rang him immediately and put the phone on speaker. But instead of Marko Pešić, Mr Hoeneß understood the name Micky Stevic, who was head of sport at 1860 at the time, and yelled into the phone that Bernd could forget it."
"We were five or six people, all basically doing three jobs at the same time, from marketing to ticketing to communications. The first adidas packages were simply lined up in the corridor of our temporary office: 15 bags that we packed ourselves for the players, who signed for them one by one. The players picked up their bags and trained in a small alternatative hall that no longer exists. It was clear from the start that we would need a solid core of German players."
Marko Pešić was named FC Bayern Basketball's first honorary member by club members and is leaving after 15 years as CEO. He celebrates his 49th birthday and reflects on early days when the basketball department comprised only five or six people handling multiple roles. Initial operations included packing adidas kits by hand and training in a small alternative hall. Pešić emphasizes the need for a solid core of German players and the close interplay with football decision makers such as Herbert Hainer and Uli Hoeneß. He highlights the club's unified response during the coronavirus pandemic and recalls a pivotal moment with Bastian Schweinsteiger.
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