That’s what the public prosecutor says
Ex-HSV boss Stefan Kuntz withdraws the complaint
01/16/2026 – 11:57 amReading time: 1 min.
The previous HSV sports director Stefan Kuntz is confronted with allegations that he rejects. He himself files a complaint and withdraws it. The public prosecutor says what happens next.
Stefan Kuntz has withdrawn his complaint against unknown persons. The Hamburg public prosecutor’s office confirmed this at the request of the German Press Agency. The “Hamburger Morgenpost” first reported on it. The previous sports director of the Bundesliga club Hamburger SV According to the public prosecutor’s office, the complaint was filed on December 12th “due to allegations of stalking.”
“The withdrawal of the complaint has no consequences for the proceedings,” said a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor’s office to the dpa. Since it is a so-called official crime, the investigations are carried out ex officio.
Most recently, there were allegations against the 63-year-old Kuntz for alleged misconduct in connection with his unexpected departure from the HSV became known at the end of the year. The former national player contradicted the allegations. “First of all, I would like to say that the allegations hit me hard. One thing is clear: I firmly reject these allegations!” it said in a statement on the ex-professional’s official Instagram profile.
Why he has now withdrawn the complaint is unknown. Kuntz was contacted for a statement through his lawyers.
