Ronald Worm (born 7 October 1953) is a German former international
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Club career
Worm began his career at his hometown club
MSV Duisburg
Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...
, for which he made 231 appearances in the
Bundesliga
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between 1971 and 1979, scoring 71 goals. In 1979, he was signed by
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
for a transfer fee of 1 million
Deutsche Mark
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to replace
Harald Nickel
Harald Nickel (21 July 1953 – 4 August 2019) was a German association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward.
Club career
Nickel spent four seasons in the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Br ...
, who had just left the club for
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...
. He went on to play for Braunschweig until he retired from the game in 1987 after not receiving an offer for a new contract from the club.
International career
Worm was capped seven times for the
West Germany national team between 1975 and 1978, scoring five goals. He was part of the West German squads for the
1976 Euro and
1978 World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The Cup was won by ...
, but did not play in either tournament.
Worm also competed for West Germany at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
.
International goals
:''Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Worm goal.''
Germany's goal tally first:''
Coaching career
Since 2015, Worm manages Eintracht Braunschweig's women's team.
References
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1953 births
Living people
Footballers from Duisburg
Association football forwards
German footballers
German football managers
Germany international footballers
Germany under-21 international footballers
Germany youth international footballers
Germany B international footballers
MSV Duisburg players
Eintracht Braunschweig players
UEFA Euro 1976 players
1978 FIFA World Cup players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Olympic footballers of West Germany
Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
TSV Havelse managers