5 Top forwards from the 1980's

#2 Rudolf "Rudi" Völler

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Rudolf "Rudi" Völler was Germany’s number one forwards in the 80s and went on to become the national team’s manager. He was born in 1960, in Hanau, West Germany.

He won his first cap in the year 1982, where he played for the Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. Known as the “Master of the Penalty Area”, Völler was awarded the Player of the Year in 1983. He played the Euro 1984 and the Mexican World Cup in 1986, before being transferred to Roma in 1987, where he won the Coppa Italia in 1991.

In his very first season at Marseille, which he joined in ‘92, Völler led the team to win the UEFA Champions League (which was later renounced due to a bribery scandal). He scored 47 goals in the 90 matches he played for the Germany national team, including eight in World Cup final rounds.

Rudi later moved to Bayer Leverkusen in 1994, before retiring in ’96.