Rigobert Gruber (born 14 May 1961) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or libero.[1]

Rigobert Gruber
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-05-14) 14 May 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Worms, Germany[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, libero
Youth career
Blau-Weiß Worms[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 Eintracht Frankfurt 21 (1)
1981–1986 Werder Bremen 89 (12)
Total 110 (13)
International career
1979–1982 West Germany U21 9 (3)
1982 West Germany B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gruber retired from football at the age of 26 after suffering a serious knee injury.[1]

Personal life

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In 2021, Gruber featured in Schwarze Adler [de], a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eintracht Frankfurt 1979–80 Bundesliga 12 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
1980–81 9 1 2 0 1 0 12 1
Total 21 1 3 0 2 0 26 1
Werder Bremen 1981–82 Bundesliga 34 8 5 4 39 12
1982–83 28 3 2 0 5 1 35 4
1983–84 27 1 4 0 4 0 35 1
Total 89 12 11 4 9 1 109 17
Career total 110 13 14 4 11 1 135 18
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Cup

Honours

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Eintracht Frankfurt

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Bock, Andreas (28 December 2011). "Stilleben". 11Freunde (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ Rigobert Gruber, Eintracht-Archive (in German)
  3. ^ Bülau, Maximilian (19 April 2021). "Von Mbom bis Kostedde: Das sind die Protagonisten der Amazon-Dokumentation "Schwarze Adler"". HNA (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Rigobert Gruber » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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