Off the PitchMirror FootballUnverified source· 20 Sept 2026
Kovac Told of Friend Hermann's Death Live on Air
A post-match interview turned sombre as Niko Kovac learned live on TV that his friend and former colleague Peter Hermann had died.
N. Kovač
coach
Who
Peter Hermann
Age
74
Illness
ALS
Told
Live on Sky Sports
When
Saturday
What happened. Peter Hermann, Niko Kovac's former assistant at Bayern Munich, died on Saturday aged 74 after a battle with neurodegenerative illness ALS. Kovac was informed of his friend's death during a live post-match interview on Sky Sports after Borussia Dortmund's win over Stuttgart.
- Presenter Sebastian Hellmann broke the news during the interview
- Pundits Lothar Matthaus and Julia Simic were also informed
- Dortmund had beaten Stuttgart thanks to Maximillian Beier's goal
“It leaves me a little short of breath.”
— Niko Kovac
Kovac, who worked with Hermann at Bayern Munich, was left visibly upset as the news broke on air.
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