His team won the 1976 Lower Bavarian championship – but eventually realised he was not good enough to win a professional career. Home life though had taught him something about the business world. His parents ran a butcher’s. He and his brothers would help in shop. Business experience came in useful during his last year at university. He had noticed English style pubs were becoming popular in Munich and borrowed from his parents to open one with a friend in Lower Bavaria. It was here that he met his wife, Angelica. In less than a year he had sold the pub for a profit.