Rolf Geiger (16 October 1934 – 29 November 2023) was a German professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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. He spent four seasons in the
Bundesliga
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with
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...
. He represented
Germany
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in eight friendlies. He also played for the
United Team of Germany at the
1956 Olympics 1956 Olympics refers to both:
*The 1956 Winter Olympics, which were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
*The 1956 Summer Olympics
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.
Geiger died on 29 November 2023, at the age of 89.
Honours
VfB Stuttgart
*
DFB-Pokal:
1957–58
References
External links
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1934 births
2023 deaths
People from Marbach am Neckar
Footballers from Stuttgart (region)
German men's footballers
West German men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Germany men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for the United Team of Germany
Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Serie A players
Bundesliga players
Stuttgarter Kickers players
VfB Stuttgart players
Mantova 1911 players
West German expatriate men's footballers
West German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
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