Breaking:

Car repairs in vehicle workshops are becoming increasingly expensive

Former Stasi officer sentenced to ten years in prison for 1974 murder

China launches major military maneuvers that encircle Taiwan

“Joker: Folie à Deux”: A film for no target audience?

Hertha President Kay Bernstein died at just 43 years old

0

Berlin football club
Hertha President Kay Bernstein died at just 43 years old

Kay Bernstein, President of Hertha BSC e. v. — Kay Bernstein, President of Hertha BSC e. v.
© Andreas Gora / DPA

Shock at Hertha BSC Berlin: Club president Kay Bernstein died completely unexpectedly at the age of 43, as the club announced.

president Kay Bernstein from second division soccer team Hertha BSC died unexpectedly at the age of just 43. The club has now announced this. “The entire club, its committees and employees are stunned and deeply dismayed. The Hertha family mourns with Kay’s survivors and is thinking of his family, friends and companions during this difficult time,” it said in a statement. The club also asked that “the family’s privacy be respected after this terrible event.” Nothing was initially known about the circumstances.

Kay Bernstein has been in charge of Hertha BSC since summer 2022

Bernstein was once the lead singer of the club in the Ostkurve and was also socially involved with Hertha. At the general meeting on June 26, 2022, he was surprisingly elected president against the favored CDU politician Frank Steffel and another competitor. He became the successor to Werner Gegenbauer, who had led the club for a long time. His election was also seen as a slap in the face for the Hertha establishment, some of which blatantly wanted to push through their opponent, Frank Steffel.

An ex-Ultra at the helm of a club that was still playing in the Bundesliga at the time was a novelty. Bernstein always addressed problems clearly. He made the club and the office more approachable again. This became clear not only with his omnipresent Hertha training jacket, which he usually wore.

Hertha was shocked by the death. In the 2nd Bundesliga, the capital club is in seventh place after 17 match days. On Sunday, coach Pal Dardai’s team will play the first game of the year against Fortuna Düsseldorf in their Olympic Stadium.

Note: This text has been updated.