Manfred Rummel

Manfred Rummel
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-03-22)22 March 1938
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Date of death 27 July 2017(2017-07-27) (aged 79)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
FSV Kettwig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1963 Schwarz-Weiß Essen
1963–1964 Preußen Münster 27 (8)
1965–1967 1. FC Kaiserslautern 38 (15)
1967 Pittsburgh Phantoms 19 (14)
1968 Kansas City Spurs 28 (11)
Total 112+ (48+)
Managerial career
1975–1976 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1981–1983 Schwarz-Weiß Essen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manfred Rummel (22 March 1938 – 27 July 2017) was a German professional football player and coach.

Career

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Born in Essen, Rummel joined Schwarz-Weiß Essen in 1958 from FSV Kettwig. He was part of the Schwarz-Weiß Essen which won the 1959 German Cup.[1] He spent five years with the club, scoring 51 goals in 87 appearances.[1] He also played for SC Preußen Münster and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[citation needed] He later played in the United States with the Pittsburgh Phantoms and the Kansas City Spurs.[2]

After retiring as a player, Rummel initially coached football to people with disabilities, before becoming manager of Schwarz-Weiß Essen in 1981, staying in that role until 1983.[1] He held various other roles with the club, including being their managing director from 2006 to 2011.[1] He also worked as the manager of Bayer Leverkusen, and as a coach at Rot-Weiss Essen.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Der Essener Fußball trauert um Manni Rummel" (in German). WAZ. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile". NASL Jersesys. Retrieved 6 August 2017.