Rudolf Finsterer (born 5 May 1951)Rudolf Finsterer profile at totalrugby.de
accessed: 8 March 2010 is a retired

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player and coach, formerly coaching the

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in the

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and, until the 20 March 2010, the

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. Finsterer resigned from his position of coach of Germany at the end of the country's European Nation Cup campaign, after suffering defeat in every match and relegation. He was bitterly disappointed about the relegation, considering his ten years in the position of coach of Germany wasted. He was succeeded by Torsten Schippe as coach of Germany,Torsten Schippe wird Trainer des 15er-Nationalteams
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'', published: 11 July 2010, accessed: 26 July 2010 the very man he himself succeeded in 2001. Finsterer shared his duties as coach of Germany with Bruno Stolorz from the RC Orléans. Stolorz was seconded to the German team by the

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to improve Germany's performance in the sport. On club level, Finsterer coached the RG Heidelberg since 2002, with an interruption in the 2008-09 season. At the end of the 2010-11 season, he retired from coaching and instead stepped into the role of a team manager with RG Heidelberg. Finsterer lives in

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and, while coach of Germany, worked under the ''Bundestrainer'' Peter Ianusevici, who holds a position of director of rugby in Germany.Die Mitarbeiter des DRV
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'', published: 27 November 2007, accessed: 5 March 2010

Coaching honours

Club

* German rugby union championship ** Champions: 2006, 2007 * German rugby union cup ** Winner: 2004 ** Runners up: 2006, 2007, 2008

National team

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- Division 2 ** Champions:

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References

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Rudolf Finsterer
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