The manager was taken to hospital for assessment and the club has not yet provided an update on his status
Oct 23, 2026
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Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany collapsed in hospital on Friday. The Belgian coach collapsed following a training session and required an emergency report. According to BILD, a rescue helicopter landed on the ground the day before. Kompany will need to go to hospital on Friday afternoon, the club announced.
“Vincent Kompany had to seek medical attention on Friday after he fell in training with FC Bayern’s second team,” he said. “Redaria was watching the first team of the second session of the team. Kompany will undergo an investigation in the hospital and will remain under medical care. At some point, his staff will manage the training and activities of the team.”
Kompany also missed sessions on Monday and Tuesday ahead of the club’s Champions League fixture against Arsenal, which was attended by coach Aaron Danks. The 40-year-old contracted a viral infection last week and after the meetings achieved after Bayern’s 6-1 victory over RB Leipzig, he still managed the match from the sidelines. Danks confirmed in a pre-match interview that the virus had affected Kompany’s legs, with the manager feeling pain in them. It is not known if this virus is related to Friday’s crash.
It is not the first medical emergency that Bayern have had as a midfielder this season Jamal Musiala also collapsed due to microseizures to neurological dysfunction. In the preseason, he went down with the ball when he wanted to take medicine five minutes before the game.
Then he went up to face Bayern Munich Freiburg at the Bundesliga on Sunday. Unbeaten to start the season, they are level at the top of the league table with Borussia Dortmund, while sitting 14th in the Champions League standings.