Bayern coach Kompany collapses at U23 training and is hospitalised

Vincent Kompany, head coach of Bayern Munich, collapsed on 23 October 2026 while watching an U23 (reserve team) training session at the club's Säbener Straße training ground in Munich. He was taken to hospital.

Doctors diagnosed meningeal irritation, an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Heart problems were ruled out. Kompany had reportedly been struggling with a viral infection and a hip problem in the days before the collapse, and club figures later described the cause as a severe, neglected flu.

The incident shocked the club and the Bundesliga, coming in the middle of the season. Sporting director Max Eberl said on 28 October that Kompany had been discharged from hospital and was doing well given the circumstances. The episode raised the question of when the Belgian would return to the touchline, and it led to the later reports of his first visit back to the training ground.