| Capital: | € 20 million |
| Age: | 60 |
| Born: | April 13, 1960 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of wealth: | Former soccer player, soccer coach and sports director |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
introduction
Rudi Völler is one of the most famous names in German football. He has said in German football for generations: as a player, as a coach and as sporting director at Bayer 04 Leverkusen. His career has a tidal. Share it determined in the third world title from the German national team in 1990 and the world vice champion champion, who surprised him as a coach in 2002, remained in special memory.
Early life
Rudolf, called »Rudi«, Völler was born on April 13, 1960 in Hanau. Völler comes from the working class family; His father was a trained lathe operator, his mother was a cleaning woman. His father, who then worked as a warehouse manager, was also a young worker at TSV 1816 Hanau. He also played there himself. He took his son to practice for the first time in 1968 and a football career began. It becomes clear that Völler has greater talent. The quality of his presiding quickly cristed and he was found by a talent surveillance at the age of 15 years. So he moved to the Offenbach kickers in 1975, where he remained in the Youth Team until 1977 before he made his debut in his first team from 17.
Career
Völler began his professional career in the second division with Kickers Offenbach and lived there until 1980. In the same year he moved to the first division club TSV 1860 Munich, which was relegated this season. Völller also played in the second division in the second season in 1860, but then moved to Werder Bremen. From 1982 to 1987 he played 137 competitive matches for Werder Bremen and scored 97 extraordinary goals. From 1987-1992 he played as Rome, then moved to Olympique Marseille and finally spent his career night at Bayer 04 Leverkusen from 1994 to 1996. Here he ended a career profile of almost 20 years.
He fell in love with Bayer 04 Leverkusen as sporting director. Until 2000, another chapter in his career was opened: that coached the German national team.
Shortly after the European Championship in 2000, Völler took over the position of the team’s boss. In 2002, the DFB selection was surprisingly reached the World Cup final in South Korea. Great success for Völler as a coach. Two years later, in the European Championship, he could not follow this success: The team was eliminated in the preliminary round, where Völler expressed his resignation. After intermezzo a brief as a coach in AS Roma, he returned to Bayer 04 Leverkusen as sporting director.
Career highlights
As a player
– Vice World Champion: 1986 (German national team)
– World Champion: 1990 (German national team)
– Vice European Champion: 1992 (German national team)
– Coppa Italia: 1990/91 (AS Roma)
– Champions League winner: 1992/93 (Olympique Marseille)
As a trainer
– Vice World Champion: 2002 (German national team)
Amazing facts
– Günther Netzer was Voller’s great idol.
– No Bundesliga player has ever scored more goals in his first 100 games for a club; there were 73 in the first 100 games for Werder Bremen.
– Rudi Völler was one of the last two players of the German national team who still had a mustache. The other was Jürgen Kohler.
– Due to his curly hair, Völler was nicknamed ‘Tante Käthe’ as a player.
