Franz "Bulle" Roth (born 27 April 1946 in
Memmingen
Memmingen (; Swabian: ''Memmenge'') is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is the economic, educational and administrative centre of the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the river that marks the Baden-WÃ ...
) is a former
German footballer. He earned four caps for the
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team (german: link=no, Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association (''Deuts ...
and was nicknamed "the Bull" due to his physical playing style.
Career
Roth was a big game player and had a knack of scoring important goals in massive games for
Bayern Munich. He scored the only goal of the
1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Bayern Munich of West Germany and Rangers of Scotland. The match took place at the Städtisches Stadion in Nuremberg, West Germany on 31 May 1967 in front of a crowd ...
against
Rangers in
extra time, which was enough to give Bayern victory, and their first triumph in European competition. He opened the scoring in the
1975 European Cup Final win over
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...
, a game in which Roth won the midfield battle against
Billy Bremner. Roth scored for the third time in the final of a European competition, with his 57th-minute strike against
AS Saint-Étienne 1976 European Cup Final
The 1976 European Cup Final was a football match held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 12 May 1976, that saw Bayern Munich of West Germany defeat Saint-Étienne of France 1–0. This was the third consecutive European Cup title for Bayern Munich, b ...
enough to give Bayern a 1–0 victory, and retain the
European Cup for the third straight season.
On the domestic scene he scored 72 goals in 322
West German top-flight matches. With Roth
FC Bayern won 4 Bundesliga titles.
Roth is one of the most decorated players in Bayern's history and has been voted into their Hall of Fame.
Honours
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Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
:
1968–69,
1971–72,
1972–73,
1973–74
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DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered ...
:
1965–66,
1966–67,
1968–69,
1970–71
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European Cup:
1973–74,
1974–75,
1975–76
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
1966–67
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Intercontinental Cup:
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
References
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1946 births
Living people
German footballers
Germany international footballers
Germany under-21 international footballers
FC Bayern Munich footballers
Bundesliga players
People from Memmingen
Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria)
Association football midfielders
Footballers from Bavaria
UEFA Champions League winning players
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