Bayern coach Vincent Kompany hospitalised after collapsing at training

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany has been taken to hospital after collapsing during a training session, with the club saying his health is its immediate priority and that he will remain under medical care. The 40-year-old Belgian was observing the club’s reserve team when the incident occurred, according to Bayern’s statement reported by ABC News Australia. The club said Kompany would undergo comprehensive examinations and that his coaching staff would manage training and match-related activities in the meantime.

Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl said Kompany would be given “all the time he needs” to recover. The club did not provide a diagnosis or say how long the manager would remain in hospital, leaving the cause and expected duration of his absence unclear. Kompany had been dealing with a viral infection since the previous week.

His assistant Aaron Danks said on Tuesday that the illness had affected the coach’s legs. Kompany had also missed a training session and a pre-match news conference, with Danks saying he needed to rest at home. The manager returned to the dugout for Bayern’s Champions League match against Arsenal on Wednesday, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

After that game, Kompany acknowledged that he had tried to push through the illness and had not heeded signals from his body, according to the report. His health problems had already been visible on the touchline during Bayern’s 6-1 victory over Leipzig the previous week. ABC News Australia reported that the normally animated Kompany remained seated throughout that match.

The supplied reports do not say whether medical examinations have identified a specific condition. Bayern were preparing to play Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The club said its coaching staff would oversee preparations and match-related matters during Kompany’s medical absence, but the reports do not identify which assistant or staff member will take charge on match day.

Kompany joined Bayern in 2024 after managing Burnley. Since then, he has won the German league twice, and Bayern also reached the Champions League semifinals and won the German Cup last season, according to ABC News Australia. The current campaign is described as an attempt to secure a third consecutive Bundesliga title.

Messages of support came from Manchester City, where Kompany was a long-time captain and won four Premier League titles. City called him a former captain and club legend and wished him a speedy recovery. The Guardian, Sky Sports and Sky News also reported the hospitalisation, while the Daily Mirror additionally referred to an air ambulance at Bayern’s training ground; the supplied material does not establish whether that detail was connected to the hospital transfer.