| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jürgen Rumor | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1964 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1964–1968 | 1. FC Köln | 56 | (1) |
| 1968–1970 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 63 | (3) |
| 1970–1972 | Hertha BSC | 28 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 16 | (6) |
| Total | 162 | (10) | |
| National team | |||
| Germany U-23 | 1 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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 life-long 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.