Rudi Völler
German footballer and manager
Rudolf "Rudi" Völler (pronounced [ˈfœlɐ]; born 13 April 1960), nicknamed "Tante Käthe" ("Aunt Käthe"), is a German former professional football player and manager who serves as the sporting director for Bayer Leverkusen.
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Full name | Rudolf Völler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 April 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hanau, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen (sporting director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1975 | TSV Hanau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975–1977 | Kickers Offenbach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1980 | Kickers Offenbach | 73 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1982 | 1860 Munich | 70 | (46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1987 | Werder Bremen | 137 | (97) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1992 | Roma | 142 | (45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Olympique Marseille | 58 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Bayer Leverkusen | 62 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 542 | (257) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1982 | West Germany U21 | 19 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980 | West Germany B | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1994 | Germany | 90 | (47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2000 | Bayer Leverkusen (sporting director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005– | Bayer Leverkusen (sporting director) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
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changeClub | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kickers Offenbach | 1977–78 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
1978–79 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 13 | |||
1979–80 | 2. Bundesliga | 38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 9 | |||
Total | 73 | 19 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 79 | 23 | ||||
1860 Munich | 1980–81 | Bundesliga | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 10 | ||
1981–82 | 2. Bundesliga | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 39 | |||
Total | 70 | 46 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 74 | 49 | ||||
Werder Bremen | 1982–83 | Bundesliga | 31 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | — | 40 | 36 | |
1983–84 | Bundesliga | 31 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 44 | 21 | ||
1984–85 | Bundesliga | 32 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 26 | ||
1985–86 | Bundesliga | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 20 | 14 | ||
1986–87 | Bundesliga | 30 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 22 | ||
Total | 137 | 97 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 17 | — | 174 | 119 | |||
Roma | 1987–88 | Serie A | 21 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||
1988–89 | Serie A | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 15 | |
1989–90 | Serie A | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 16 | |||
1990–91 | Serie A | 30 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 10 | — | 52 | 25 | ||
1991–92 | Serie A | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
Total | 142 | 45 | 32 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 68 | ||
Marseille | 1992–93 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 44 | 22 | |
1993–94 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
Total | 58 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 73 | 28 | |||
Bayer Leverkusen | 1994–95 | Bundesliga | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 16 | |
1995–96 | Bundesliga | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 41 | 15 | ||
Total | 62 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 31 | ||
Career total | 542 | 257 | 66 | 27 | 59 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 673 | 318 |
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | 1982 | 1 | 0 |
1983 | 10 | 7 | |
1984 | 10 | 4 | |
1985 | 8 | 4 | |
1986 | 10 | 7 | |
1987 | 6 | 3 | |
1988 | 10 | 4 | |
1989 | 5 | 3 | |
1990 | 13 | 8 | |
1991 | 6 | 2 | |
1992 | 6 | 2 | |
1993 | 0 | 0 | |
1994 | 5 | 3 | |
Total | 90 | 47 |
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Völler goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 30 March 1983 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Albania | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying |
2 | 7 September 1983 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
3 | 5 October 1983 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Austria | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying |
4 | 3–0 | |||||
5 | 26 October 1983 | Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany | Turkey | 1–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying |
6 | 3–0 | |||||
7 | 15 February 1984 | Spartak Stadium, Varna, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8 | 29 February 1984 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
9 | 28 March 1984 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
10 | 17 June 1984 | Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France | Romania | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1984 |
11 | 2–1 | |||||
12 | 24 February 1985 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 2–0 | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 1986 qualifying |
13 | 17 April 1985 | Rosenaustadion, Augsburg, Germany | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
14 | 4–1 | |||||
15 | 25 September 1985 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–2 | FIFA World Cup 1986 qualifying |
16 | 11 May 1986 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
17 | 14 May 1986 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany | Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
18 | 2–0 | |||||
19 | 8 June 1986 | Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico | Scotland | 1–1 | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 1986 |
20 | 25 June 1986 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | France | 2–0 | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 1986 |
21 | 29 June 1986 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Argentina | 2–2 | 2–3 | FIFA World Cup 1986 |
22 | 29 October 1986 | Prater Stadium, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–1 | 1–4 | Friendly |
23 | 12 August 1987 | Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany | France | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
24 | 2–0 | |||||
25 | 23 September 1987 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
26 | 17 June 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany | Spain | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 |
27 | 2–0 | |||||
28 | 31 August 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup 1990 qualifying |
29 | 2–0 | |||||
30 | 22 March 1989 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
31 | 4 October 1989 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany | Finland | 4–0 | 6–1 | FIFA World Cup 1990 qualifying |
32 | 15 November 1989 | Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, Germany | Wales | 1–1 | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 1990 qualifying |
33 | 25 April 1990 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany | Uruguay | 2–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
34 | 30 May 1990 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
35 | 10 June 1990 | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy | Yugoslavia | 4–1 | 4–1 | FIFA World Cup 1990 |
36 | 15 June 1990 | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 5–1 | FIFA World Cup 1990 |
37 | 5–1 | |||||
38 | 10 October 1990 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
39 | 31 October 1990 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |
40 | 19 December 1990 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany | Switzerland | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
41 | 16 October 1991 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany | Wales | 2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |
42 | 20 November 1991 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |
43 | 30 May 1992 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Turkey | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
44 | 14 October 1992 | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden, Germany | Mexico | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
45 | 8 June 1994 | Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada | Canada | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
46 | 2 July 1994 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Belgium | 1–0 | 3–2 | FIFA World Cup 1994 |
47 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
Managerial statistics
changeTeam | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
Germany | 2 July 2000 | 24 June 2004 | 53 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 54.72 | [2] |
Bayer Leverkusen | 21 October 2000[3] | 11 November 2000[3] | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 | [3] |
Roma | 31 August 2004 | 27 September 2004 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16.67 | [4] |
Bayer Leverkusen | 16 September 2005[3] | 9 October 2005[3] | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | [3] |
Total | 71 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 52.11 | — |
Honours
changePlayer
changeWerder Bremen
- Bundesliga: runner-up: 1984–85, 1985–86
Roma
- Coppa Italia: 1990–91
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 1990–91
Marseille
Germany
- FIFA World Cup: 1990; runner-up: 1986
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1992
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Golden Player: 1982
- 2. Bundesliga Top Goalscorer: 1981–82
- Bundesliga Top Goalscorer: 1982–83
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1994–95[5][6][7][8]
- Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1983
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1984
- UEFA Cup Top Goalscorer: 1990–91[9]
- A.S. Roma Hall of Fame[broken anchor]: 2014[10][11]
Manager
changeGermany
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002
References
change- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (2 November 2002). "Rudolf "Rudi" Völler – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ "Nationaltrainer" (in German). DFB. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Bayer 04 Leverkusen" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "AS Roma » Dates & results 2004/2005". World Football. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1982/83" (in German). kicker.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1983/84" (in German). kicker.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1984/85" (in German). kicker.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1994/95" (in German). kicker.
- ↑ "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ "A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2013". A.S. Roma. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame" (in Italian). A.S. Roma. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Rudi Völler.
- Rudi Völler at leverkusen.com
- Legends – Rudi Völler Archived 2013-06-13 at the Wayback Machine German Documentary
- Rudi Völler at DFB (also available in German)
- Rudi Völler at fussballdaten.de (in German)