Uli Hoeness - who recently served half of a 3 1/2-year prison sentence for tax evasion - was re-elected president of Bayern Munich after receiving a majority vote from the club's members Friday.
The 64-year-old, who remains on parole following his release in February, was the only candidate running for the position. He held the presidency until March 2014, when he was convicted of evading €28.5 million in taxes.
"I'm standing here today thanks to two families: mine and Bayern," he told a general assembly in Munich. "I want to be a link, a guide for employees and players."
His criminal dealings aside, Hoeness is considered the architect of the Bavarians' rise to European dominance. He oversaw the team that won the domestic treble in 2012-13, and successfully wooed Pep Guardiola to take the Bayern job for the following three seasons.
Between 1974-1976, he won three consecutive European Cups and the World Cup with West Germany.
His playing days were cut short due to injury, but that didn't stop Hoeness from becoming one of the club's biggest influences. He served as Bayern's sporting director for more than three decades, raising the global appeal of the team as well as increasing membership numbers.
"It makes me very happy that Uli returns," Guardiola told newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung, as reported by DW Sports. "Especially because in my time in Munich I learned that there's one essence and one soul of Bayern: Uli."