Erich Rutemöller is a German football

Football (soccer)

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 coach and retired footballer.

Coaching career

Rutemöller has headed 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....

, Hansa Rostock and Bonner SC

Bonner SC

Bonner SC is a German association football club based in Bonn. The club was formed in 1965 through the merger of Bonner FV and Tura Bonn.-History:...

 during his coaching career. He was the assistant coach for the German National Team throughout from 1994–2004 and served as interim coach from 96-97. He recently served as a motivational speaker

Motivational speaker

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 and football coach trainer for aspiring mangers attempting to receive their coaching license from the German Football Association

German Football Association

The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...

. In 2008, he became Assistant coach to Head Coach Ali Daei's Iranian National Team.

On March 29, 2009 Rutemöller was appointed temporary head coach of the Iranian National Team, after Ali Daei's dismissal.
After Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi is an Iranian-American football coach and current head coach of the Japanese side Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League.-Early life:Though his family were from Shiraz, Mr. Afshin Ghotbi was born in the country's capital Tehran...

 became the Iranian National Team head coach, Rutemöller's coaching days for Team Melli finished.

On May 27, 2009 Rutemöller voided his contract with the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran and joined Esteghlal FC

Esteghlal FC

Esteghlal Cultural and Athletic Club is an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tehran. It was founded as Taj , meaning 'Crown' in Persian and renamed after the Islamic Revoloution in 1979...

 as first assistant to work with the newly appointed head coach Samad Marfavi

Samad Marfavi

Abdolsamad Marfavi is an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player.-Club career:He played his whole player career for IPL giants Esteghlal.-International career:...

 on a one year contract.

In 2011, the Philippine Football Federation appointed him as advisor to the Philippine U23 national team. His position in the Philippines involves overseeing the training and formation of the team for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games

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 in Indonesia.

Coaching career statistics

Nat	Team	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	+/-
	Iran	29 March 2009	5 April 2009	1	0	1	0	0%	1	1	0
Total				1	0	1	0	0%	1	1	0