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Rudi Völler

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Rudolf "Rudi" Völler (pronounced [ˈfœlɐ]; born 13 April 1960) is a German professional football manager and former player, who is currently the director of the Germany national team. In Germany, he is nicknamed "Tante Käthe" ("Aunt Kathy"), a name bestowed upon him by Thomas Berthold, and in Italy, he is nicknamed "Il tedesco volante" ("The flying German") by supporters of Roma. A forward, Völler began his professional career at Kickers Offenbach, before joining 1860 Munich, and he was top scorer of the 2. Bundesliga in the 1981–82 season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudi Völler is the 107th most popular soccer player (down from 82nd in 2019), the 696th most popular biography from Germany (down from 541st in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Soccer Player.

Rudi Völler is most famous for being a German football player who played for West Germany in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rudi Völler ranks 107 out of 21,273. Before him are Roberto Mancini, Neymar, Luka Modrić, Cha Bum-kun, Andriy Shevchenko, and Nándor Hidegkuti. After him are Cafu, Gordon Banks, Bebeto, Miguel Muñoz, Kaká, and Zito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Rudi Völler ranks 28. Before him are Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Samia Suluhu Hassan, Colin Firth, Roland Ratzenberger, Franco Baresi, and Isaac Herzog. After him are Kenneth Branagh, Stanley Tucci, James Comey, Ebrahim Raisi, Ivan Lendl, and Andreas Brehme.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudi Völler ranks 696 out of 7,253. Before him are Arno Breker (1900), Hans Holbein the Elder (1465), Otto Günsche (1917), Widukind (755), George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), and Curd Jürgens (1915). After him are Gerhard Herzberg (1904), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), Erich Mielke (1907), Johannes Peter Müller (1801), Robert Huber (1937), and Walter Hallstein (1901).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Rudi Völler ranks 9. Before him are Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), Lothar Matthäus (1961), Oliver Kahn (1969), Uwe Seeler (1936), Fritz Walter (1920), and Paul Breitner (1951). After him are Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Berti Vogts (1946), Andreas Brehme (1960), Helmut Schön (1915), Helmut Rahn (1929), and Wolfgang Overath (1943).

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