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Rudi Völler
Rudolf "Rudi" Völler is a German professional football manager and former player, who is currently the sporting director of the Germany national team. During his active years as a player he was sometimes nicknamed "Tante Käthe", a name bestowed upon him by Thomas Berthold in reference to his permed hairstyle, and in Italy, he is nicknamed "Il tedesco volante" by supporters of Roma.
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sports · German footballer and manager · association football player · association football coach · sports official · athlete · also Rudi Völler, Rudi Voller, Rudi Voeller, Rudolf Völler, Rudolf Voller, Rudolf Voeller
Born 13 April 1960 · Q44464
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2026· 2 entries
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2014· 1 entry
Won award: AS Roma Hall of Fame (2014).
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2008· 2 entries
Won award: Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (2008).
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Awarded Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (2008).
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2002· 2 entries
Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with Germany (2002).
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Won award: Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande (2002).
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1995· 2 entries
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1994–95).
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Married a local woman from Rome during his stay in Italy, adopting her daughter from a previous relationship and having one more son with her
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1994· 4 entries
Played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1994–1996) — 62 appearances, 26 goals.
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Joined Leverkusen in 1994.
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Where he ended his career as a player in 1996 and started a career in the management of the club
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Was Germany's second highest goalscorer behind Gerd Müller; he is now joint-fourth with Jürgen Klinsmann, having been surpassed by Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski
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1993· 2 entries
Won the UEFA Champions League with Roma (1992-1993).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Marseille (1992–93).
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1992· 4 entries
Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with Germany (1992).
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Joined Marseille in 1992.
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Roma decided to sell Völler to Marseille, where he was intended as replacement for superstar striker Jean-Pierre Papin
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Played for Olympique de Marseille (1992–1994) — 58 appearances, 24 goals.
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1991· 5 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Roma (1990-1991).
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Runner-up: UEFA Cup with Roma (1990–91).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Roma (1990–91).
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Won award: UEFA Cup top goalscorer (1990–91).
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And was the club's top scorer on several occasions
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1990· 2 entries
Won the FIFA World Cup with Germany (1990).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with Germany (1990).
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1987· 3 entries
Played for AS Roma (1987–1992) — 142 appearances, 45 goals.
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Was transferred to Roma, where he became a mainstay of the team and earned the nickname "er tedesco" ("the German") and also "il tedesco volante" ("the flying German")
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Joined Roma in 1987.
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1986· 1 entry
Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with Germany (1986).
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1985· 1 entry
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1984–85).
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1984· 2 entries
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1983–84).
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Won award: UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament (1984).
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1983· 5 entries
Won the German Bundesliga Torjagerkanone with Bayern Munich (1982-1983).
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Won award: Footballer of the Year (Germany) (1983).
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Won award: Bundesliga top goalscorer (1982–83).
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Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1982–83).
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Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1983).
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1982· 7 entries
Won award: UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Golden Player (1982).
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Won award: 2. Bundesliga top goalscorer (1981–82).
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Völler represented West Germany at the 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he was named the tournament's Golden Player
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Played for SV Werder Bremen (1982–1987) — 137 appearances, 97 goals.
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Joined Werder Bremen in 1982.
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Winning his first cap for West Germany that same year
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Played for Germany men's national association football team (1982–1994) — 90 appearances, 47 goals.
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1980· 3 entries
Joined Munich 1860 in 1980.
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Played for TSV 1860 München (1980–1982) — 70 appearances, 46 goals.
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Played for Germany national football B team (1980–1980) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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1979· 1 entry
Played for Germany national under-21 football team (1979–1982) — 19 appearances, 10 goals.
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1978· 1 entry
And Alessandro Altobelli achieved this feat in 1982
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1977· 1 entry
Played for Kickers Offenbach (1977–1980) — 73 appearances, 19 goals.
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1960· 1 entry
Born 1960-04-13.
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