Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt

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Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt in May 2019

Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt (born August 12, 1942 as Hans-Wilhelm Müller in Leerhafe , today a district of Wittmund ) is a German orthopedist and sports medicine specialist . He was best known as a long-time team doctor for FC Bayern Munich (1977–2015, 2017–2020) and the German national football team (1995–2018). He is also active as an author and is the namesake and main shareholder of formula Müller-Wohlfahrt Health & Fitness AG, which sells over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements .

Life

Müller-Wohlfahrt comes from a pastor's family. The former athlete studied medicine at Mariengymnasium Jever from 1963 after graduating from high school . At the Rudolf Virchow Hospital in Berlin , Müller-Wohlfahrt was trained as a specialist in orthopedics at the Orthopedic Clinic under Fritz Hofmeister and received his doctorate in 1971 .

He is married and lives with his wife Karin in the Lehel district of Munich. Since the wedding he has had the double name Müller-Wohlfahrt. His daughter Maren Müller-Wohlfahrt became known between 1999 and 2001 through her liaison with Lothar Matthäus . His son Kilian Müller-Wohlfahrt, also a doctor, also worked for FC Bayern Munich from January to April 2015 and became known to a wider public through his relationship with model Lena Gercke .

Career

Between 1975 and 1977, Müller-Wohlfahrt was the doctor in charge of the Bundesliga club Hertha BSC . He has been practicing in Munich since April 1977 and became the club doctor of FC Bayern Munich. In 1995 he also took over the supervision of the German national soccer team , in July 2018 he announced his resignation as national team doctor. Until 1996, he was a regular team doctor at the Munich games, before Wolfgang Peter took over. From then on, Müller-Wohlfahrt only accompanied the team for a few games and was mainly active as the "head of the medical department" at FC Bayern Munich. In November 2008 he was released from his duties. After the dismissal of the coach Jürgen Klinsmann in April 2009, Müller-Wohlfahrt was back on the Bayern bench, supported by Lutz Hänsel and Peter Ueblacker. On April 16, 2015, Müller-Wohlfahrt's team of doctors ended their collaboration with FC Bayern Munich. Müller-Wohlfahrt justified the step with a damaged relationship of trust. This was preceded by repeated tensions with the then Bayern coach Pep Guardiola .

In 1998, Müller-Wohlfahrt and a business partner founded the [formula] Müller-Wohlfahrt Health & Fitness AG, based in Munich. The company sells over-the-counter pharmaceuticals under the brand name PROFELAN and food supplements under the brand name OXANO.

In May 2008, the orthopedist opened a 1,600 square meter practice in the Alter Hof in Munich city center. This was financed by Dietmar Hopp , the patron of the Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim .

Müller-Wohlfahrt is known for his unorthodox and controversial treatment methods, such as the intramuscular injection of Actovegin, a hemodialysate made from calf blood and Myo-Melcain (pain reliever procaine in honey solution). His views on dietary supplements are also partly controversial among colleagues. Despite frequent criticism of his alternative medicine and homeopathic methods, he is an internationally recognized expert on sports injuries, especially knee problems and tendon injuries.

His patients include not only athletes, but also (international) musicians and other cultural workers. Not only have Franz Beckenbauer and Boris Becker been among his patients for decades, but also a. also Bono , Herbert Grönemeyer and Eric Clapton .

He treated athlete Usain Bolt prior to his participation in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics . Bolt, who travels to the practice in Munich for regular examinations, thanked the German orthopedic surgeon after his respective victories in the 100-meter final by dedicating his gold medal to Müller-Wohlfahrt.

From the end of November 2017, after Volker Braun had resigned shortly before, he was again working as a team doctor for FC Bayern Munich with his entire team at the time. In the summer of 2020 he will be leaving FC Bayern Munich.

Books

Web links

Commons : Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Mull's wounds. Spiegel Online , September 4, 2016, accessed February 5, 2017.
  2. a b Müller-Wohlfahrt stops at FC Bayern in the summer, kicker.de, June 12, 2020
  3. a b BR.de: Müller-Wohlfahrt stops as a DFB doctor. ( Memento of July 21, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) of July 20, 2018
  4. Son of Bayern-Doc strengthens the medical team. Evening newspaper , January 8, 2015, accessed January 13, 2017.
  5. Dispute between Guardiola and Müller-Wohlfahrt: Tugged until the doctor leaves. Spiegel Online , April 17, 2015, accessed January 13, 2017.
  6. Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt. dfb.de
  7. Müller-Wohlfahrt quits as a Bavarian doctor. t-online.de, April 16, 2015.
  8. Pulled until the doctor leaves. spiegel.de, April 17, 2015
  9. ^ End of a power struggle with Guardiola. sueddeutsche.de, April 16, 2015
  10. ^ Formula Müller-Wohlfahrt Health & Fitness AG
  11. Animally good. In: nzz.ch. February 1, 2001, accessed January 13, 2017 .
  12. Daniel Drepper: Müller-Wohlfahrt: The doctor who the football stars trust - rightly? ( Memento of August 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), archive.is: Rechercheblog, Der Westen , May 23, 2013, accessed on January 13, 2017.
  13. ^ The doctor they call 'Healing Hans'. espn.go.com, December 15, 2011 (English)
  14. Peter Ahrens: Celebrity doctor Müller Wohlfahrt: The miracle doctor. In: Spiegel Online . April 17, 2015, accessed April 17, 2015 .
  15. Katrin Wilkens: The doctor, his skin and the pill . In: The time . No. 2 , 2003 ( zeit.de [accessed April 17, 2015]).
  16. Dr. (Almost) everyone trusts Müller-Wohlfahrt. ndr.de, April 17, 2015
  17. ^ Neil Cameron: St Johnstone star Peter MacDonald gets goat blood injections to cure hamstring problem. dailyrecord.co.uk, September 2, 2009
  18. https://www.profil.at/gesellschaft/mueller-wohlfahrt-interview-9622333
  19. Triumph over 100 meters: Bolt thanks Bayern doctor Müller-Wohlfahrt. In: Spiegel Online . August 5, 2012, accessed January 13, 2017 .
  20. Usain Bolt dedicates his gold medal to Dr. Müller welfare. In: Sport 1 . August 15, 2016, accessed January 5, 2017 .
  21. abendzeitung-muenchen.de: Müller-Wohlfahrt returns on Wednesday as team doctor on the bench of Bayern back - two and a half years after the dispute with Pep Guardiola.