German football player and executive (1944–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rudolf "Rudi" Assauer (30 April 1944 – 6 February 2019) was a German football manager and player.[1] His nicknames were Stumpen-Rudi, or Cheroot Rudi.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rudolf Assauer | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Sulzbach, Saarland, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 6 February 2019 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1963 | SpVgg Herten | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | SpVgg Herten | 35 | (7) |
| 1964–1970 | Borussia Dortmund | 121 | (8) |
| 1970–1976 | Werder Bremen | 186 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978–1979 | Werder Bremen (joint interim) | ||
| 1980 | Werder Bremen (joint interim) | ||
| 1981 | Schalke 04 (joint interim) | ||
| 1981 | Schalke 04 (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was born in Saarland, Germany.
Assauer played for Borussia Dortmund from 1964 to 1970 and for Werder Bremen from 1970 to 1976. He managed Werder Bremen from 1978 to 1979 and again in 1980. He also managed Schalke 04 in 1981.
In January 2012, aged 67, Assauer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[2] He died from complications of the disease at his home in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia on 6 February 2019 at the age of 74.[3]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Werder Bremen | 20 December 1977[4] | 31 December 1977[4] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [4] |
| Werder Bremen | 29 January 1980[4] | 20 February 1980[4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | [4] |
| Schalke 04 | 26 May 1981[5] | 30 June 1981[5] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | [5] |
| Schalke 04 | 20 January 1983[5] | 24 January 1983[5] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | [5] |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 | — | ||
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