Dirk Zingler, the Current Manager of FC Union Berlin, openly criticized the German government’s current policy on Corona, labeled the old Federal government as a ‘Catastrophe.’
Dirk Zingler, the German football club Union Berlin president, was furious at the Media Round before the Bundesliga club’s general meeting on December 2, 2021.
The Union-Boss even took a dig at Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder indirectly and complained about the unfair treatment of professional football.
Zingler has remained the president of Union Berlin since the summer of 2004 and led the team to their first Bundesliga and inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.
Dirk Zingler Wikipedia
Dirk Zingler is a German professional football manager and Club president at the Bundesliga football club Union Berlin.
FC Union Berlin is a professional football club based in Köpenick, Berlin. Dirk followed the club as “Unioner” for more than 40 years and took the post of President after his long stint at Union-Fan-Club.
Zingler completed his education as a maintenance technician and started his own construction logistics company as an entrepreneur.
In 2011, it was revealed that he spent three years of his life in the Military service for the East German army at “Feliks Dzierzynski” regiment, which caused quite a stir in the German football community.
However, Zingler stated that he was unaware that the regiment belonged to Stasi, one of the most feared and hated communist institutions in East Germany.
Der Präsident von @fcunion Dirk Zingler mit klaren Worten!https://t.co/DGPCtYQm63
— HimbeerToni (@HimbeerToni71) December 3, 2021
Dirk Zingler Age Details
Dirk Zingler is currently 57 years old as of 2021. On August 23, 1964, he was born in Königs Wusterhausen in Brandenburg, Germany.
The Club President was raised by his family in Eichwalde. He joined the military service and served for the East German army in his early 20s during the Cold War Era.
Zingler started his own business and became a successful entrepreneur at the age of 26. He followed the Union Berlin club for almost 40 years before becoming the president and club manager.
Dirk Zingler Wife: Who Is He Married To?
Dirk Zingler is a happily married man with three children. His wife often accompanies him at Union games in their home stadium of An der Alten Försterei.
The couple made the headlines in May 2019 when the Union-Boss left the stands to go to the bathroom with his wife and missed the historical promotion of Union Berlin in Bundesliga. The fans were outraged due to this incident which was clearly seen in Club’s Social Sites.
Furthermore, Zingler has so far managed to keep his personal life and details hidden.
The information about his wife and children is not available to the press yet. Also, there are no rumors regarding Zingler’s involvement with someone else.
„100 Millionen bis 2025.“ Union-Präsident Dirk Zingler kündigt massive Investitionen in Klub und Infrastruktur an.https://t.co/GsP2MNLz6l
— Sportschau (@sportschau) December 2, 2021
Dirk Zingler Net Worth Revealed
Dirk Zingler has an estimated net worth of $10 Million. Most of his earnings are dependent on Club shares and salary as Club Manager and President.
His Club FC Union Berlin announced their record earnings of 71.25 million euros for the fiscal year 2020/21 at their Annual General Meeting, which took place virtually. Zinger also said that the Club aims at a 100 million euros turnover for 2021/2022.
Lately, the club manager has been unhappy due to the loss of revenue through ticket sales which the government’s Corona Policy caused.
Dirk hopes that the professional football industry in Germany will recover after the change in government itself.