Rudi Assauer
Encyclopedia
Rudolf "Rudi" Assauer is a former German
football manager and former player. Due to his habit of smoking a great number of cigars, he has been given the nickname "Stumpen-Rudi", or "Cheroot Rudi".
Born in Saarland
, Assauer played in 307 matches for Borussia Dortmund
and Werder Bremen
between 1964 and 1976. From 1976 to 1981 he was the general manager of Werder Bremen, before leaving to work as a general manager for Schalke 04
for the first time between 1981 and 1986 (he was the head coach in 1981). This first tenure ended with his dismissal, and Assauer spent four years out of football and went into real estate
. He re-entered management in 1990, and in 1993 he once again became the general manager (not a coaching position) at Schalke.
Since taking over for the second time, Schalke have seen much success, including a 1997 UEFA Cup win, and victory in the German Cup in 2001 and 2002. Assauer has also overseen the development of a brand new stadium for the club. Schalke are however experiencing considerable financial problems at present. In May 2006 Assauer was suspected of betraying secret information concerning the financial problems of Schalke, and the club and Assauer have parted company. As of February 2009, he is a player agent. His agency Assauer Sportmanagement AG represents, among others, Marc-André Kruska
, Stefan Wächter
, Sun Xiang and Pekka Lagerblom
.
Assauer lived until January 2009 with the actress Simone Thomalla
, and has been described by Michael Meier, former manager of Borussia Dortmund, as a "Kashmir Hooligan".
In 2010, he was quoted as saying there was no place in football for gays.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football manager and former player. Due to his habit of smoking a great number of cigars, he has been given the nickname "Stumpen-Rudi", or "Cheroot Rudi".
Born in Saarland
Saarland
Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...
, Assauer played in 307 matches for Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
and Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
between 1964 and 1976. From 1976 to 1981 he was the general manager of Werder Bremen, before leaving to work as a general manager for Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
for the first time between 1981 and 1986 (he was the head coach in 1981). This first tenure ended with his dismissal, and Assauer spent four years out of football and went into real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
. He re-entered management in 1990, and in 1993 he once again became the general manager (not a coaching position) at Schalke.
Since taking over for the second time, Schalke have seen much success, including a 1997 UEFA Cup win, and victory in the German Cup in 2001 and 2002. Assauer has also overseen the development of a brand new stadium for the club. Schalke are however experiencing considerable financial problems at present. In May 2006 Assauer was suspected of betraying secret information concerning the financial problems of Schalke, and the club and Assauer have parted company. As of February 2009, he is a player agent. His agency Assauer Sportmanagement AG represents, among others, Marc-André Kruska
Marc-André Kruska
Marc-André Kruska is a German footballer who plays for FC Energie Cottbus.-Career:...
, Stefan Wächter
Stefan Wächter
Stefan Wächter is a German football goalkeeper who currently is a free agent. He lost his starting job at Hamburg to ex-Schalke 04 keeper Frank Rost, and after the season it was announced he had joined Rostock as their starting keeper, to accompany them in the Bundesliga.- References :*...
, Sun Xiang and Pekka Lagerblom
Pekka Lagerblom
Pekka Lagerblom is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for RB Leipzig.- Career :Lagerblom is a versatile midfielder who started his career at home-town club FC Lahti in Finland's Veikkausliiga. In January 2004 he moved to Werder Bremen, and won the Bundesliga and German Cup double with the...
.
Assauer lived until January 2009 with the actress Simone Thomalla
Simone Thomalla
- Life :Thomalla is the daughter of the architect Alfred Thomalla. She grew up in Potsdam in East Germany. As a child she wanted to be a musician, but instead she attended the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch" acting school in Berlin. She gave her debut in the movie "Abgefunden". In 1989...
, and has been described by Michael Meier, former manager of Borussia Dortmund, as a "Kashmir Hooligan".
In 2010, he was quoted as saying there was no place in football for gays.
Honours as a player
- UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
winner: 1965–66 - BundesligaFußball-BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
runner-up: 1965–66 - DFB-PokalDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
winner: 1964–65