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
Men's football
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]

  1. ^ "Karl-Heinz Rummenigge appointed to UEFA Executive Committee". FC Bayern Munich. 20 April 2021.