| Rigobert Gruber | |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Worms, Germany |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Centre-back, libero |
| Youthclubs1: | Blau-Weiß Worms[1] |
| Years1: | 1979–1981 |
| Clubs1: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1981–1986 |
| Clubs2: | Werder Bremen |
| Caps2: | 89 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Totalcaps: | 110 |
| Totalgoals: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1979–1982 |
| Nationalteam1: | West Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1982 |
| Nationalteam2: | West Germany B |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Rigobert Gruber (born 14 May 1961) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or libero.[2]
Gruber retired from football at the age of 26 after suffering a serious knee injury.[2]
In 2021, Gruber featured in , a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | 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 | |||
Eintracht Frankfurt