Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
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, he was also the longtime Chairman of Executive Board of FC Bayern München AG, a daughter company of German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich.
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Rummenigge in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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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, serving in that capacity from 2008 until 2017. He also served as representative of the European Club Association (ECA) to the UEFA Executive Committee from 2021 to 2024.