Leverkusen, Germany  - Former Germany striker and coach Rudi Voeller has renewed his contract as Bayer Leverkusen sports director until 2012, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday.

Voeller, 49, held the job 1996-2000 and returned in 2005. he was recently mentioned as a possible candidate for the Bayern Munich general manager job as Uli Hoeness is set to quit later this year after 30 years. (dpa)