To celebrate Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's 65th birthday, take a look back at his remarkable career in images.
An unforgettable day as Karl-Heinz Rummenigge made his debut for Bayern on 24 August 1974. The start of a remarkable career.
Shortly before his 19th birthday, the Lippstadt native bagged his first Bundesliga goal as Bayern beat Köln 6-3 at the Olympiastadion. The previous week he’d got his first FCB goal in the DFB Cup against VfB Stuttgart.
In 1976, Bayern were crowned European champions for the third straight year. It was a second European Cup for 20-year-old Rummenigge, contributing three goals to the club’s continental hat-trick.
Perhaps the greatest game in Rummenigge’s career came in March 1979 as he bagged a hat-trick of goals AND assists in a 7-1 win over rivals Gladbach. It was one of Bayern’s biggest-ever wins.
Bayern were finally back on top as Rummenigge led them to the 1980 Bundesliga title with a league-best 26 goals. It was the club’s first league honour since 1974.
Rummenigge was on top of the world as a 24-year-old. The Germany international wasn’t just the Bundesliga’s top scorer in 1980 but also received the Ballon d’Or.
Germany were once again European champions in 1980. As one of the driving forces behind the success, Rummenigge was named in the UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament.
Coach Udo Lattek gave his hero a big hug after Rummenigge won his second DFB Cup title in 1984. The striker wasn’t just the captain in the final against Borussia Mönchengladbach but also put away the decisive penalty in the shootout.
There was an emotional farewell for a legend as Kalle said “Auf Wiedersehen” and left Munich for Milan in 1984.
Rummenigge began an equally successful career off the pitch in 1991 as he was named a Bayern vice-president alongside Franz Beckenbauer, seen here with general manager Uli Hoeneß and president Fritz Scherer.
The Bayern legend was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2007 by Bavaria’s Minister-President Edmund Stoiber.
In 2013, Bayern’s dream of the treble came true, all made possible by the hard work of the team and the year-long planning by the club’s officials. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoeneß proudly showed off the fruits of that labour at Marienplatz. The team would repeat the same feat seven years later with Rummenigge still in position as CEO.
