Rudi Völler

Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler (born April 13 1960 in Hanau) was a German football player. His position was that of a striker. Since 2000, he has been the manager of the German national team.

Völler joined the Bundesliga team Werder Bremen in 1982 and got his first game for the national selection in the same year.

In 1987 he was transferred to A.S. Roma where he won the Italian Cup in 1991.

In 1992 Völler joined Olympique Marseille. He won the Champions League with this team in 1993.

Returning to Germany, he joined Bayer Leverkusen in 1994, where he ended his career as a player in 1996.

Völler played 90 games for the national team, scoring 47 goals. He was a member of the team that won the World Cup 1990.

After a disappointing European Championship 2000 for the national team under manager Erich Ribbeck, the DFB appointed Völler as new manager. He led the team to a surprising second place in the World Cup 2002.