Rudi Assauer

Rudolf "Rudi" Assauer (30 April 1944 – 6 February 2019) was a German football manager and player.^[1] His nicknames were Stumpen-Rudi, or Cheroot Rudi.

Rudi Assauer

Personal information
Full name	Rudolf Assauer
Date of birth	(1944-04-30)30 April 1944
Place of birth	Sulzbach, Saarland, Germany
Date of death	6 February 2019(2019-02-06) (aged 74)
Place of death	Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1952–1963	SpVgg Herten
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1964	SpVgg Herten	35	(7)
1964–1970	Borussia Dortmund	121	(8)
1970–1976	Werder Bremen	186	(4)
Managerial career
1978–1979	Werder Bremen (joint interim)
1980	Werder Bremen (joint interim)
1981	Schalke 04 (joint interim)
1981	Schalke 04 (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life

He was born in Saarland, Germany.

Assauer played for Borussia Dortmund from 1964 to 1970 and for Werder Bremen from 1970 to 1976. He managed Werder Bremen from 1978 to 1979 and again in 1980. He also managed Schalke 04 in 1981.

In January 2012, aged 67, Assauer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.^[2] He died from complications of the disease at his home in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia on 6 February 2019 at the age of 74.^[3]

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Werder Bremen	20 December 1977[4]	31 December 1977[4]	1	1	0	0	100.00	[4]
Werder Bremen	29 January 1980[4]	20 February 1980[4]	1	0	0	1	000.00	[4]
Schalke 04	26 May 1981[5]	30 June 1981[5]	2	0	1	1	000.00	[5]
Schalke 04	20 January 1983[5]	24 January 1983[5]	1	0	1	0	000.00	[5]
Total			5	1	2	2	020.00	—