Rainer Bonhof
Bonhof with the national team of Germany in 1975
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rainer Bonhof | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Emmerich am Rhein, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Borussia M'gladbach (Vice president) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1970 | SuS Emmerich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1978 | Borussia M'gladbach | 231 | (42) |
| 1978–1980 | Valencia | 61 | (10) |
| 1980–1983 | 1. FC Köln | 74 | (14) |
| 1983 | Hertha BSC | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 371 | (67) | |
| National team | |||
| 1971–1973 | West Germany U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| 1972–1981 | West Germany | 53 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1998 | Germany (assistant coach) | ||
| 1998 | Germany U-21 Team | ||
| 1998–1999 | Borussia M'gladbach | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al-Kuwait | ||
| 2002–2005 | Scotland U-21 Team | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rainer Bonhof (born 29 March 1952 in Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former German footballer. He was a defensive midfielder or wing-back.
Bonhof, a midfielder, was part of the highly successful Borussia Mönchengladbach side of the 1970s winning numerous Bundesliga, German Cup and UEFA Cup titles. He was widely recognized for having one of the game's hardest free-kicks as well as long and precise throw-ins. Former Liverpool goalkeeper, Ray Clemence, in 1977 following a European Cup tie between the Reds and Borussia Mönchengladbach, admitted he feared Bonhof's shots and apparently with good reason. During the spring of 1978, Clemence was beaten twice by Bonhof from nearly identical locations at the club and international level respectively. Bonhof was awarded the ARD Goal of the Month on three occasions, twice for free-kicks and once for a 30-metre strike. He scored 14 goals in Europan cup competitions and amassed 57 goals in the West German top-flight.
He won his first of 53 caps in 1972. Bonhof became (at that time) Germany's youngest World Champion on 7 July 1974 following his team's 2–1 win over the Netherlands in Munich's Olympiastadion at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Bonhof assisted Gerd Müller's winning goal. He was a fixture in the West German national team from the World Cup onward. He was one of the best players in the 1976 European Championship, assisting four of the six West German goals in the semi-final and final. He played in every match of the 1978 FIFA World Cup when West Germany was eliminated in the second round following a 2–3 defeat at the hands of their historic rivals Austria. He continued to play an important role in the national team following his transfer to Valencia. His move and that of Uli Stielike prompted the DFB to remove their ban on selecting foreign based players for the national team. He played a role in qualifying for the 1980 European Championships and was selected for the squad but injuries kept him from making an appearance during the West German victory. His last appearance for the national team came in a 1–4 defeat at the hands of Brazil, and in spite of a strong Bundesliga campaign for 1. FC Köln in 1981–82 he was not selected to return to the national team.
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