Reiner Calmund

Reinhold "Reiner" Calmund is a German retired football executive. He was the managing director of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen from 1976 to 2004 and most recently from 1999 worked as the first managing director of Fußball GmbH, which had previously been spun off from TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Calli, as he is also known, is now active as a football expert, TV presenter and author. His brand, which made him known to the public beyond football, includes his strong Rhineland accent and, before his weight loss in 2020, being obese.