Say good-bye
Karlheinz Reinartz
It is with great sadness that we say farewell to the founder, partner and grandfather of the non-profit KOMM MIT society.
The KOMM MIT amily mourns Karlheinz Reinartz.
Mr. Reinartz laid the foundation for KOMM MIT in 1983. In the early years, the focus was on various sports trips for club members.
With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989/90 and the dissolution of the former Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the exclusive focus of KOMM MIT turned to intercultural youth
In the 1990s, the focus here was in particular the exchange between Eastern and Western Europe.
With the start of cooperation with the German Football Association (DFB e.V.) in 1993, the non-profit KOMM MIT underlined its social mission not only to strengthen international understanding, but also to strengthen club life and volunteer work at the grassroots level.
KOMM MIT quickly became the most popular organizer of international youth tournaments across Europe and a reliable partner in the implementation of projects in children's and youth football. The participation was a highlight and an unforgettable experience, especially for the teams from the grassroots level.
Mr. Reinartz's wealth of ideas to strengthen grassroots associations was tremendous, as was his determination to implement projects. For example, he wrote the educational trip for volunteer coaches, club funding, an equal opportunities funding program (ALLtogether - Free Places) and the AllTogether — European Youth Football Festival under the auspices of UEFA , and much more.
Mr. Reinartz had a sense for the moment and the emotion and was able to inspire numerous volunteers from all over Europe for the KOMM MIT idea. For him, it was always important that the focus is on people and that you can meet on equal footing.
His intercultural openness and curiosity not only gave him numerous international friendships and business partners, but also enabled him to travel the world and thus get to know the differences and similarities of the various nations.
It was important to him to set the course for the future of KOMM MIT as he was convinced that the sustainable work of KOMM MIT would continue to be relevant.
With Florian Heuschmid and Markus Egyptien in the 2000s, he gained support in the management and shareholder structure. His son, Philipp Reinartz, who has been supporting the management since 2009, joined the management board in 2014.
Without Karlheinz Reinartz, there would be no KOMM MIT and without KOMM MIT over the past 40 years, over 700,000 children and young people from over 60 different nations would not have found their way to each other through football.
We are all very grateful to him for what he has built up with KOMM MIT and has left behind us all, we will continue his life's work responsibly!
Dear Karlheinz, we will miss you a lot, you will always be a part of KOMM MIT!
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