Erich Rutemöller (born 8 February 1945) is a German retired

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manager and player.

Coaching career

Rutemöller has headed

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

and

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during his coaching career. He was an assistant coach for the Germany national from 1994 to 2004 and served as interim coach from 1996 to 97. He served as a

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and football coach trainer for aspiring managers attempting to receive their coaching license from the

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. In 2008, he became assistant coach to head coach

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at the

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. On 28 March 2009, Rutemöller was appointed temporary head coach of the Iran national team, after Daei's dismissal. After

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became the Iranian National Team head coach, Rutemöller's coaching days for

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finished. On 27 May 2009, Rutemöller voided his contract with the

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and joined

Esteghlal FC Esteghlal Football Club (استقلال), commonly known as Esteghlal (meaning 'The Independence'), is the oldest Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1945 as 'T ...

as first assistant to work with the newly appointed head coach

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on a one-year contract. In 2011, the

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appointed Rutemöller as advisor to the U23 national team. His position involved him overseeing the training and formation of the squad as they prepared for the 2011

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in Indonesia. On 26 March 2014, Rutemöller became manager of Afghanistan national team, signing a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Coach

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rutemoller, Erich 1945 births Living people People from Steinfurt (district) Footballers from Münster (region) German men's footballers 1. FC Köln players German football managers 1. FC Köln managers FC Hansa Rostock managers Bundesliga managers Bonner SC managers German expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Iran Iran national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Afghanistan Afghanistan national football team managers Men's association football players not categorized by position German expatriate sportspeople in Iran German expatriate sportspeople in Afghanistan FC Eintracht Rheine players West German football managers West German men's footballers