Football. ua talks about the life principles of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and recalls the vivid statements of the legendary Bavarian.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is one of the brightest examples of those who are talented in everything. Coming to Bayern as a 19-year-old boy, a year later he became one of the main strikers of the club that dominated Europe in those years, together with the incredible and inimitable Gerd Muller and Uli Hoeness.
Having received an invitation to take an administrative position at the club in 1991, 11 years later, Rummenigge was already chairman of its board.. And from 2008 to 2017 he headed the European Association of Clubs.
What was his secret? Probably, in the case of Rummenigge, it makes no sense to talk about some kind of " Generously gifted by nature (speed, dribbling, ability to choose a position), he was considered almost a model striker of his time. But at the same time, he combined it with amazing efficiency and dedication..
We not only dreamed of success, we strove for it We always had people in the club who moved it forward. Franz Beckenbauer, Uli Hoeness, maybe me too. We didn't just dream of success, we strived for it.
Some 20 years ago, Bayern was just one of the titled clubs. But now we are a family, and visiting fans at Christmas or Oktoberfest is not some kind of press event, this is the essence of Bavaria.
It is difficult to judge how true this is, but they say that it was the energy and determination of the young Rummenigge that made even the "
However, Karl-Heinz himself modestly believes that this is a clear exaggeration.
In Bavaria there was a clear hierarchy, and I - at its very bottom In Bavaria there was a clear hierarchy: at the very top - Franz Beckenbauer, followed by Paul Breitner, Sepp Meyer, Gerd Muller and Uli Hoeness, then all the others, and at the very bottom of this.
In my time, young people were very nervous, getting into teams of professionals. Now young people are more assertive and very self-confident..
The biggest influence on me was my mentor in Bavaria, Dietmar Grammer, although I hated him for his habit of calling home in the middle of the night to make sure I didn't go out..
In addition to the outstanding data of the forward, Rummenigge was also distinguished by considerable intellect, both football and, as it turned out later, business.
Naturally, he managed to easily find a common language on the field with the same clever girls like him: Paul Breitner (in the early 80s, Bayern was even called FC Breitnigge) and Pierre Littbarski (with the star of Cologne Rummenigge made an excellent pair in the national team).
It is also no coincidence that in the management of Bavaria at Rummenigge (in cooperation with Beckenbauer, then with Hoeness) everything turns out very well, and it was under him that the club became one big family.
Perhaps, not everything always goes well with the coaches, but the reason for this is Karl-Heinz's irrepressible desire not to stop at what has been achieved, but to strive for ever greater success..
The only surprise is that Rummenigge, despite the propaganda of "
A relative failure of Rummenigge can only be called a three-year stay at Inter, and even then not because Karl-Heinz failed, but because of the lack of trophies (however, in the 1984/85 season, the Nerazzurri were very close to the Scudetto). Despite injuries, Rummenigge, speaking in Italy, scored 42 goals in 107 matches - a pretty decent figure.
During his 15-year career as a professional player, Rummenigge played for Bayern (422 matches in all tournaments, 217 goals), Inter (107, 42) and Servette (64, 34), and also defended the colors of the FRG national team (95, 45) for 10 years.
Karl-Heinz twice became the owner of the Ballon d'Or (1980, 1981), won Euro 1980, the Champions Cup (1975, 1976), the Intercontinental Cup (1976), the championship (1980, 1981) and the German Cup (1982, 1984), as well as.
Why would I jump into a time machine? I had a successful career Now is a great time for footballers. The game has never attracted such interest or income before. But why would I jump into a time machine? I had a successful career.
I achieved more than I dreamed: I won trophies with the national team and Bayern, was the captain, became the best footballer in Europe.
I will never forget three moments in my career: the victorious European Championship for the FRG national team in Italy-80, the European Cup final in 1976 and two goals of the England national team at Wembley.
The best match of my career was the World Cup semi-final in Spain-82 against France. I shouldn't have played at all due to injury, and was able to enter the field only thanks to the goalkeeper's glove filled with ice and attached to my leg.
If I could change something, I would be better prepared for the 82 Champions Cup finals against Aston Villa and the 1982 and 1986 World Championships.
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