Straub started his career in 1968 as Head of Department at the German Football Association.
He then worked for ten years as DFB director for League Marketing Economy/Finance.
With the end of the Bundesliga season 2004/05, Straub withdrew from the operative business and became consultant for the DFL.
[4] In his last year as CEO of DFL, Straub participated in the negotiations with ProSiebenSat.1 Media for the allocation of television rights.
He voiced a definite No to a Club World Cup and advocated another term for Werner Hackmann as league chief.