Jürgen Rumor Explained

Jürgen Rumor
Fullname:Jürgen Rumor
Birth Date:19 February 1945
Birth Place:Germany
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:–1964
Youthclubs1:1. FC Köln
Years1:1964–1968
Caps1:56
Goals1:1
Clubs1:1. FC Köln
Years2:1968–1970
Caps2:63
Goals2:3
Clubs2:1. FC Kaiserslautern
Years3:1970–1972
Caps3:28
Goals3:0
Clubs3:Hertha BSC
Years4:1974–1975
Caps4:16
Goals4:6
Clubs4:Tennis Borussia Berlin
Totalcaps:162
Totalgoals:10
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam1:Germany U-23

Jürgen Rumor (born 19 February 1945) is a former professional German footballer.

Rumor started his footballing career at 1. FC Köln, where he made 56 Fußball-Bundesliga appearances before moving to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. After 63 games, Rumor transferred to Hertha BSC. As a Hertha player, Rumor was involved in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal for having taken a bribe to fix a match.[1] On 23 January 1972, Rumor was fined 15,000 Deutsche Mark and given a lifelong ban from football by the German Football Association. However, he was later given an amnesty and played a further 16 Bundesliga games for Tennis Borussia Berlin during the 1974–75 season.

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  1. Web site: Hertha gegen Arminia – einst ein Skandal. Sven. Goldmann. Der Tagesspiegel. 19 March 2006. 7 December 2010. German.