Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Rummenigge in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-09-25) 25 September 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Lippstadt, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1963–1974	SV Lippstadt 08
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1984	Bayern Munich	310	(162)
1984–1987	Inter Milan	64	(24)
1987–1989	Servette	50	(34)
Total		424	(220)
International career
1975	West Germany B	1	(0)
1976–1986	West Germany	95	(45)
Medal record Representing  West Germany UEFA European Championship Winner 1980 Italy FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1982 Spain Runner-up 1986 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (German: [ˌkaʁlˈhaɪnts ˈkalə ˈʁʊmənɪɡə]; born 25 September 1955) is a German football executive and former professional player. Considered one of the greatest German footballers ever, he was also the longtime Chairman of Executive Board of FC Bayern München AG, a daughter company of German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich.

As a player, Rummenigge had his greatest career success with Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, two European Cups, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups. He also won two Ballon d'Or awards, in 1980 and 1981.

A member of the West Germany national team, Rummenigge won the 1980 European Championship and was part of the squad that finished runner-up in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and at the 1986 World Cup.

Rummenigge is a former chairman of the European Club Association (ECA), serving in that capacity from 2008 until 2017. He also served as representative of the ECA to the UEFA Executive Committee from 2021 to 2024.^[1]