Erich Rutemöller (born 8 February 1945) is a German retired

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manager and player.

Coaching career

Rutemöller has headed 1. FC Köln,

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and

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during his coaching career. He was an assistant coach for the Germany national from 1994 to 2004 and served as interim coach from 1996 to 97. He served as a

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and football coach trainer for aspiring managers attempting to receive their coaching license from the

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. In 2008, he became assistant coach to head coach

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at the

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. On 28 March 2009, Rutemöller was appointed temporary head coach of the Iran national team, after Daei's dismissal. After

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became the Iranian National Team head coach, Rutemöller's coaching days for

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finished. On 27 May 2009, Rutemöller voided his contract with the

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and joined

Esteghlal FC Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran t ...

as first assistant to work with the newly appointed head coach

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on a one-year contract. In 2011, the

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appointed Rutemöller as advisor to the U23 national team. His position involved him overseeing the training and formation of the squad as they prepared for the 2011

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in Indonesia. On 26 March 2014, Rutemöller became manager of Afghanistan national team, signing a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Coach

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rutemoller, Erich 1945 births Living people People from Steinfurt (district) Sportspeople from Münster (region) German footballers 1. FC Köln players German football managers 1. FC Köln managers FC Hansa Rostock managers Bundesliga managers Bonner SC managers German expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Iran Iran national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Afghanistan Afghanistan national football team managers Association footballers not categorized by position Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia German expatriate sportspeople in Iran German expatriate sportspeople in Afghanistan