Rudolf "Rudi" Bommer (born 19 August 1957) is a German former footballer, who played as a midfielder, and current football manager.
 Bommer in 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1957 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aschaffenburg, West Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1971 | TV 1860 Aschaffenburg | |||||||||||||
| 1971–1973 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | |||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Kickers Offenbach | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1976–1985 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 264 | (38) | |||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Bayer Uerdingen | 83 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | |||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 84 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 1998 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1984 | West Germany | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Eintracht Frankfurt (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Eintracht Frankfurt (caretaker) | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Eintracht Frankfurt (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | VfR Mannheim | |||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Wacker Burghausen | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 1860 München | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | MSV Duisburg | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Wacker Burghausen | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Energie Cottbus | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Hessen Dreieich | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Playing career
editBorn in Aschaffenburg, Bommer played 417 games between 1976 and 1996 for Fortuna Düsseldorf, Bayer Uerdingen and Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. Bommer scored 54 goals in the German top flight.[1]
He played for West Germany at the Euro 84 in France.[2]
Coaching career
editBommer started his coaching career with the reserve team of Eintracht Frankfurt between July 1994 and August 1995.[3] After stops at VfR Mannheim where he was head coach between July 1997 and April 1998.[4] Bommer then moved on to Viktoria Aschaffenburg where he was head coach from July 1998 to June 2000.[5] Bommer became head coach Wacker Burghausen in October 2000[3] and won his debut 4–3 against his former club VfR Mannheim.[6] Bommer left and became head coach of 1860 München in July 2004.[3] His tenure ended in December 2004; winning five of his 15 league matches in charge.[3] Bommer's next job was as head coach of 1. FC Saarbrücken.[3] He was there between August 2005 and May 2006.[3] Bommer then went to MSV Duisburg between July 2006 and November 2008; finishing with a league record of 28 wins, 21 draws, and 31 losses.[3] Bommer returned to Wacker Burghausen in July 2011 and was there until December 2011.[3] He then joined Energie Cottbus the next month and was there until November 2013.[3]
In October 2015 he became the new coach of Regionalliga Bayern club Viktoria Aschaffenburg, replacing the sacked Slobodan Komljenović.[7]
Coaching record
edit- As of 21 October 2015
| Team | From | To | Record[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| VfR Mannheim | 1 July 1997[4] | 30 April 1998[4] | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23.33 | |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg | July 1998[5] | June 2000[5] | 62 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 41.94 | |
| Wacker Burghausen | 26 October 2000[3] | 30 June 2004[3] | 68 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 32.35 | — |
| 1860 München | 1 July 2004[3] | 4 December 2004[3] | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 35.29 | [8] |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 31 August 2005[3] | 3 May 2006[3] | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33.33 | [9] |
| MSV Duisburg | 1 July 2006[3] | 9 November 2008[3] | 87 | 32 | 22 | 33 | 36.78 | [10] |
| Wacker Burghausen | 1 July 2011[3] | 31 December 2011[3] | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 28.57 | — |
| Energie Cottbus | 1 January 2012[3] | 5 November 2013[3] | 65 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27.69 | [11] |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 19 October 2015[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Total | 380 | 127 | 121 | 132 | 33.42 | — | ||
References
edit- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (19 February 2015). "Rudolf Bommer – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (19 February 2015). "Rudolf Bommer – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Rudolf Bommer" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "VfR Mannheim » Trainerhistorie". World Football. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Rudi Bommer". World Football. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ Schulz, Michael (30 October 2000). "Bommer mit tollem Debüt". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Bommer übernimmt in Aschaffenburg". kicker.de (in German). 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "1860 München". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "1. FC Saarbrücken". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "MSV Duisburg". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Energie Cottbus". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
External links
edit- Rudi Bommer at eintracht-archiv.de (in German)
- Rudi Bommer at WorldFootball.net
- Rudi Bommer at fussballdaten.de (in German)