Michael Rummenigge
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Michael Rummenigge is a former German
football player.
, captain of FC Bayern Munich and the German national team. Michael joined Bayern Munich in 1981 as a member of the German junior national team at the age of 17, coming from Borussia Lippstadt. His brother, Karl-Heinz, was already an international top star player. Michael became a professional player in Munich in 1982 and a starter in his second season in 1983. He played for Bayern Munich till 1988. By that time his team had won the German championship three times and the German Football Cup two times (in 1984 and 1986).
During his career Michael Rummenigge was capped twice for the German national team and represented Germany on two occasions in 1983 and 1986.
In 1988 he changed team affiliation to Borussia Dortmund. In spite of not being very popular with Borussia’s supporters in the beginning, he won the German Football Cup with Dortmund by the end of his first season – the first title for Borussia Dortmund since the 1960s. Borussia Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen 4–1 in Berlin.
In 1991–92 after the arrival of the new BVB coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld, he was appointed captain of the team. In the same year Borussia Dortmund became the runner-up in the German championship. In 1993 he played in the UEFA Cup final for Borussia Dortmund against Juventus. Dortmund lost 6-1 on aggregate with Rummenigge scoring their only goal.
Michael Rummenigge finished his career in the black and yellow football shirt of Dortmund in 1993. After having played 309 times in the German Football League and having scored 80 goals, he moved on to Japan where a professional football league had just been launched. He played for Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan till 1995. At the beginning of 1996 he had to give up his career because of a severe toe injury.
He is also a partner of "Germany’s best indoor soccer courts" in Münster and launched (together with a different partner) another new business, "Trendsport Rummenigge", which distributes mobile soccer courts, cages and playing fields.
Michael Rummenigge also shows a remarkable social commitment. He works as patron for the initiative "NO DRUGS" – an initiative against drug abuse and also for the association Childrensmile e. V. which supports severely ill and disadvantaged children.
In June 2007 he passed his exam to be a professional football coach with distinction (UEFA Pro licence) at the German sport university in Cologne.
|1982–83||rowspan="6"|Bayern Munich
||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga
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|1983–84||33||11||||||||||33||11
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|1984–85||24||5||||||||||24||5
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|1985–86||31||10||||||||||31||10
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|1986–87||31||8||||||||||31||8
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|1987–88||32||10||||||||||32||10
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|1988–89||rowspan="6"|Borussia Dortmund
||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga
||32||4||||||||||32||4
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|1989–90||29||9||||||||||29||9
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|1990–91||31||8||||||||||31||8
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|1991–92||36||10||||||||||36||10
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|1992–93||26||4||||||||||26||4
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|1993–94||3||1||||||||||3||1
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|1993||rowspan="3"|Urawa Red Diamonds
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||6||1||2||0||3||3||11||4
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|1994||27||11||0||0||2||1||29||12
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|1995||9||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||9||1
309||80||||||||||309||80
42||13||2||0||5||4||49||17
351||93||2||0||5||4||358||97
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|1983||1||0
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|1984||0||0
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|1985||0||0
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|1986||1||0
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!Total||2||0
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football player.
Career
At the beginning of his career Michael Rummenigge did not have it easy as a player with the Bayern Munich star team. He was often compared to his older brother, Karl-Heinz RummeniggeKarl-Heinz Rummenigge
Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge is a German former football player.He had his greatest career success with German club Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, the European Cup, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups.A member of the German national team, Rummenigge won the...
, captain of FC Bayern Munich and the German national team. Michael joined Bayern Munich in 1981 as a member of the German junior national team at the age of 17, coming from Borussia Lippstadt. His brother, Karl-Heinz, was already an international top star player. Michael became a professional player in Munich in 1982 and a starter in his second season in 1983. He played for Bayern Munich till 1988. By that time his team had won the German championship three times and the German Football Cup two times (in 1984 and 1986).
During his career Michael Rummenigge was capped twice for the German national team and represented Germany on two occasions in 1983 and 1986.
In 1988 he changed team affiliation to Borussia Dortmund. In spite of not being very popular with Borussia’s supporters in the beginning, he won the German Football Cup with Dortmund by the end of his first season – the first title for Borussia Dortmund since the 1960s. Borussia Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen 4–1 in Berlin.
In 1991–92 after the arrival of the new BVB coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld, he was appointed captain of the team. In the same year Borussia Dortmund became the runner-up in the German championship. In 1993 he played in the UEFA Cup final for Borussia Dortmund against Juventus. Dortmund lost 6-1 on aggregate with Rummenigge scoring their only goal.
Michael Rummenigge finished his career in the black and yellow football shirt of Dortmund in 1993. After having played 309 times in the German Football League and having scored 80 goals, he moved on to Japan where a professional football league had just been launched. He played for Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan till 1995. At the beginning of 1996 he had to give up his career because of a severe toe injury.
Business
Michael Rummenigge is a trained banker and runs a successful sports marketing agency in Dortmund (Sports & Business) as well as commercial football camps (Fußballschule Michael Rummenigge). In addition he is a partner/shareholder of the Sportnex GmbH in Munich.He is also a partner of "Germany’s best indoor soccer courts" in Münster and launched (together with a different partner) another new business, "Trendsport Rummenigge", which distributes mobile soccer courts, cages and playing fields.
Michael Rummenigge also shows a remarkable social commitment. He works as patron for the initiative "NO DRUGS" – an initiative against drug abuse and also for the association Childrensmile e. V. which supports severely ill and disadvantaged children.
In June 2007 he passed his exam to be a professional football coach with distinction (UEFA Pro licence) at the German sport university in Cologne.
Club career statistics
|-|1982–83||rowspan="6"|Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
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|1983–84||33||11||||||||||33||11
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|1984–85||24||5||||||||||24||5
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|1985–86||31||10||||||||||31||10
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|1986–87||31||8||||||||||31||8
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|1987–88||32||10||||||||||32||10
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|1988–89||rowspan="6"|Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
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|1989–90||29||9||||||||||29||9
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|1990–91||31||8||||||||||31||8
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|1991–92||36||10||||||||||36||10
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|1992–93||26||4||||||||||26||4
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|1993–94||3||1||||||||||3||1
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|1993||rowspan="3"|Urawa Red Diamonds
Urawa Red Diamonds
are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||6||1||2||0||3||3||11||4
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|1994||27||11||0||0||2||1||29||12
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|1995||9||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||9||1
309||80||||||||||309||80
42||13||2||0||5||4||49||17
351||93||2||0||5||4||358||97
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International career statistics
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|1984||0||0
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|1985||0||0
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|1986||1||0
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Honours
- German championFußball-BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 - German CupDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
: 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89 - German Super Cup: 19871987 DFB-SupercupThe 1987 DFB-Supercup was the inaugural DFB-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions....
, 19891989 DFB-SupercupThe 1989 DFB-Supercup was the inaugural DFB-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions.... - European CupUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: Runner-up 1986–87 - UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1992–93