Ronald Worm (born 7 October 1953) is a German former international

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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

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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

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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

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, 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.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Worm, Ronald 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