Rüdiger Kauf is a German former football player currently with Arminia Bielefeld

Arminia Bielefeld

DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...

. After having a short spell at VfB Stuttgart he was sold to Arminia Bielefeld in 2001. He is called "Rübe

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" by the Arminian fans.

Career

The Swabia

Swabia

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n started his career in the youth team of TV Hochdorf in 1982. From 1994 to 1996 he played for SC Geislingen

SC Geislingen

SC Geislingen is a German association football club from the city of Geislingen, Baden-Württemberg established 31 May 1900. The football department became independent on 1 July 1911 and later took on the name Fußballverein 1919 Geislingen...

 and from 1996 to 1998 for VfL Kirchheim/Teck

VfL Kirchheim/Teck

VfL Kirchheim/Teck is a German association football club from the city of Kirchheim, Baden-Württemberg. The football club is part of a larger sports club that has over 4,000 members in 18 departments that include Aikido, athletics, badminton, basketball, bowling, fencing, fistball, gymnastics, hand...

. In 1998, Kauf signed his first professional contract with VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart

Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...

. In the 1999–2000 season, he debuted in the Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

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. In the three years at Stuttgart he was not able to get a permanent place in the first team and so he left for Arminia Bielefeld

Arminia Bielefeld

DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...

 in the 2. Bundesliga

2. Fußball-Bundesliga

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. With Bielefeld he achieved the promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2001–02 season. The club was relegated in the season after but achieved immediate promotion again in the 2003–04 season. Kauf had been an integral part of the team and had also been captain for Arminia Bielefeld

Arminia Bielefeld

DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...

. Following injuries during the 2010–11 season, he retired at the end of that season.

Playing style

In Arminia Kauf was an undisputed regular and the so-called "midfield engine" of Bielefeld due to his tireless running performance and ball-winning ability. He stood out especially for his commitment and readiness for running.

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