Rudi Völler

Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler (born April 13 1960 in Hanau, Hesse, Germany) is a former German football striker, and a former manager of the German national team.

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April 13 - 1960 - Hanau - Hesse - Germany - Football - Striker - German national team

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Völler joined the Bundesliga team Werder Bremen in 1982 and got his first game for the national selection in the same year. In 1987 he was transferred to A.S. Roma where he won the Italian Cup in 1991.

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Bundesliga - Werder Bremen - A.S. Roma - Italian Cup

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In 1992, Völler joined Olympique Marseille. He won the Champions League with this team in 1993. Returning to Germany, he joined Bayer Leverkusen in 1994, where he ended his career as a player in 1996 and started a career in the management of the club.

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Olympique Marseille - Champions League - Bayer Leverkusen

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Völler played 90 games for the national team, scoring 47 goals, including 8 scored in World Cup appearances. He was a member of the team that won the {{Wc|1990}} and also played in {{Ec|84}}, the {{Wc|1986}}, {{Ec|88}}, {{Ec|92}}, and the {{Wc|1994}}.

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After a disappointing {{Ec2|2000}} for the national team under manager Erich Ribbeck, the DFB appointed Völler as new manager, even though he then did not have a coaching licence. At first only planning to manage the national team for one year, he extended his contract when his planned successor Christoph Daum was involved in a drug scandal. He led the team to a surprising second place in the {{Wc|2002}}. After a first-round exit from {{Ec2|2004}}, he resigned from his post. A late replacement for Cesare Prandelli, Völler briefly coached A.S. Roma in 2004 but resigned after a series of poor results and disagreements with players, notably Antonio Cassano.

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Erich Ribbeck - DFB - Christoph Daum - Cesare Prandelli - 2004 - Antonio Cassano

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On September 16, 2005, Völler was named caretaker manager of Bayer Leverkusen after the club sacked Klaus Augenthaler.

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September 16 - 2005 - Caretaker manager - Klaus Augenthaler

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