Rüdiger Schnuphase

Rüdiger Schnuphase (born 23 January 1954 in Werningshausen) is a German former football player.

Rüdiger Schnuphase

Schnuphase in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-01-23) 23 January 1954 (age 71)
Place of birth	Werningshausen, East Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1977	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	99	(24)
1977–1984	Carl Zeiss Jena	196	(94)
1984–1986	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	31	(6)
Total		326	(124)
International career
1973–1983	East Germany	45	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Representing  East Germany
	1980 Moscow	Team competition

Schnuphase played for FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt (1971–1976), FC Carl Zeiss Jena (1976–1984) and again FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt (1984–1986).^[1]

On the national level he played for East Germany national team (45 matches/6 goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Schnuphase played in two matches in Gelsenkirchen at football's biggest stage.^[2]

In 1982, he won the award for the GDR Footballer of the Year.