Rudi Völler

Rudolf "Rudi" Völler (pronounced [ˈfœlɐ]; born 13 April 1960), nicknamed "Tante Käthe" ("Aunt Käthe"), is a German former professional football player and manager who serves as the sporting director for Bayer Leverkusen.

Rudi Völler

Völler in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Rudolf Völler
Date of birth	(1960-04-13) 13 April 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth	Hanau, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Bayer Leverkusen (sporting director)
Youth career
1966–1975	TSV Hanau
1975–1977	Kickers Offenbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1980	Kickers Offenbach	73	(19)
1980–1982	1860 Munich	70	(46)
1982–1987	Werder Bremen	137	(97)
1987–1992	Roma	142	(45)
1992–1994	Olympique Marseille	58	(24)
1994–1996	Bayer Leverkusen	62	(26)
Total		542	(257)
International career
1979–1982	West Germany U21	19	(10)
1980	West Germany B	3	(0)
1982–1994	Germany	90	(47)
Managerial career
1996–2000	Bayer Leverkusen (sporting director)
2000	Bayer Leverkusen
2000–2004	Germany
2004	Roma
2005	Bayer Leverkusen
2005–	Bayer Leverkusen (sporting director)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany (as player) UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 1982 FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1986 Winner 1990 UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1992 Representing  Germany (as manager) FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2002
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Völler in 2009

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kickers Offenbach	1977–78	2. Bundesliga	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
	1978–79	2. Bundesliga	29	11	1	2	—		—		30	13
	1979–80	2. Bundesliga	38	7	5	2	—		—		43	9
	Total		73	19	6	4	—		—		79	23
1860 Munich	1980–81	Bundesliga	33	9	2	1	—		—		35	10
	1981–82	2. Bundesliga	37	37	2	2	—		—		39	39
	Total		70	46	4	3	—		—		74	49
Werder Bremen	1982–83	Bundesliga	31	23	1	2	8	11	—		40	36
	1983–84	Bundesliga	31	18	4	1	9	2	—		44	21
	1984–85	Bundesliga	32	25	4	1	2	0	—		38	26
	1985–86	Bundesliga	13	9	1	1	6	4	—		20	14
	1986–87	Bundesliga	30	22	1	0	1	0	—		32	22
	Total		137	97	11	5	26	17	—		174	119
Roma	1987–88	Serie A	21	3	7	2	—		—		28	5
	1988–89	Serie A	29	10	7	3	6	2	1	0	43	15
	1989–90	Serie A	32	14	6	2	—		—		38	16
	1990–91	Serie A	30	11	10	4	12	10	—		52	25
	1991–92	Serie A	30	7	2	0	3	0	1	0	36	7
	Total		142	45	32	11	22	12	2	0	198	68
Marseille	1992–93	Ligue 1	33	18	3	2	8	2	—		44	22
	1993–94	Ligue 1	25	6	4	0	—		—		29	6
	Total		58	24	7	2	8	2	—		73	28
Bayer Leverkusen	1994–95	Bundesliga	30	16	1	0	3	0	—		34	16
	1995–96	Bundesliga	32	10	5	2	—		4	3	41	15
	Total		62	26	6	2	3	0	4	3	75	31
Career total			542	257	66	27	59	31	6	3	673	318

1. Includes 1988–89 Serie A UEFA Cup qualification, 1991 Supercoppa Italiana, 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	1982	1	0
	1983	10	7
	1984	10	4
	1985	8	4
	1986	10	7
	1987	6	3
	1988	10	4
	1989	5	3
	1990	13	8
	1991	6	2
	1992	6	2
	1993	0	0
	1994	5	3
Total		90	47

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Völler goal.

List of international goals scored by Rudi Völler

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 March 1983	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
2	7 September 1983	Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–1	1–1	Friendly
3	5 October 1983	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Austria	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
4				3–0
5	26 October 1983	Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	Turkey	1–0	5–1	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
6				3–0
7	15 February 1984	Spartak Stadium, Varna, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	2–0	3–2	Friendly
8	29 February 1984	Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–0	1–0	Friendly
9	28 March 1984	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany	Soviet Union	1–1	2–1	Friendly
10	17 June 1984	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, France	Romania	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 1984
11				2–1
12	24 February 1985	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	2–0	2–1	FIFA World Cup 1986 qualifying
13	17 April 1985	Rosenaustadion, Augsburg, Germany	Bulgaria	1–0	4–1	Friendly
14				4–1
15	25 September 1985	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–0	2–2	FIFA World Cup 1986 qualifying
16	11 May 1986	Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany	Yugoslavia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
17	14 May 1986	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	Netherlands	1–0	3–1	Friendly
18				2–0
19	8 June 1986	Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico	Scotland	1–1	2–1	FIFA World Cup 1986
20	25 June 1986	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	France	2–0	2–0	FIFA World Cup 1986
21	29 June 1986	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Argentina	2–2	2–3	FIFA World Cup 1986
22	29 October 1986	Prater Stadium, Vienna, Austria	Austria	1–1	1–4	Friendly
23	12 August 1987	Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	France	1–0	2–1	Friendly
24				2–0
25	23 September 1987	Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany	Denmark	1–0	1–0	Friendly
26	17 June 1988	Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany	Spain	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1988
27				2–0
28	31 August 1988	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–0	4–0	FIFA World Cup 1990 qualifying
29				2–0
30	22 March 1989	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	1–1	2–1	Friendly
31	4 October 1989	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany	Finland	4–0	6–1	FIFA World Cup 1990 qualifying
32	15 November 1989	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, Germany	Wales	1–1	2–1	FIFA World Cup 1990 qualifying
33	25 April 1990	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Uruguay	2–1	3–3	Friendly
34	30 May 1990	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Denmark	1–0	1–0	Friendly
35	10 June 1990	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy	Yugoslavia	4–1	4–1	FIFA World Cup 1990
36	15 June 1990	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy	United Arab Emirates	1–0	5–1	FIFA World Cup 1990
37				5–1
38	10 October 1990	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	2–0	3–1	Friendly
39	31 October 1990	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	3–0	3–2	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
40	19 December 1990	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Switzerland	1–0	4–0	Friendly
41	16 October 1991	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	Wales	2–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
42	20 November 1991	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
43	30 May 1992	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Turkey	1–0	1–0	Friendly
44	14 October 1992	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden, Germany	Mexico	1–0	1–1	Friendly
45	8 June 1994	Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada	Canada	2–0	2–0	Friendly
46	2 July 1994	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Belgium	1–0	3–2	FIFA World Cup 1994
47				3–1	3–2

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Germany	2 July 2000	24 June 2004	53	29	11	13	054.72	[2]
Bayer Leverkusen	21 October 2000[3]	11 November 2000[3]	7	5	2	0	071.43	[3]
Roma	31 August 2004	27 September 2004	6	1	1	4	016.67	[4]
Bayer Leverkusen	16 September 2005[3]	9 October 2005[3]	5	2	1	2	040.00	[3]
Total			71	37	15	19	052.11	—

Honours

Player

Werder Bremen

• Bundesliga: runner-up: 1984–85, 1985–86

Roma

• Coppa Italia: 1990–91
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1990–91

Marseille

• UEFA Champions League: 1992–93

Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 1990; runner-up: 1986
• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1992

Individual

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Golden Player: 1982
• 2. Bundesliga Top Goalscorer: 1981–82
• Bundesliga Top Goalscorer: 1982–83
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1994–95^[5][6][7][8]
• Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1983
• UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1984
• UEFA Cup Top Goalscorer: 1990–91^[9]
• A.S. Roma Hall of Fame^{[broken anchor]}: 2014^[10][11]

Manager

Germany

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002