VS. VFL BOCHUM
BAYERN LIFE February 2025
FINAL RESULT
3:1
THE COMMENTATOR AT THE TIME:“ A Rastelli-like feat. You really have to be able to play football to do that.“
I WAS ON
MY OWN – AND HAD TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL
KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE – 18 OCTOBER 1980( AND 23 SEPTEMBER 1981 FOR GERMANY)
“ I can clearly remember both of my‘ Goals of the Year‘: In 1980, the opener against VfL Bochum on three minutes was the only goal of the game – and born out of necessity, if I‘ m honest. I had my back to the goal, surrounded by Bochum players, the only one of us anywhere near the goal. So I had to juggle the ball three times until I said to myself: now you have to have a shot. It looped over the keeper and was a technically demanding strike – but wasn‘ t planned that way. I had to do something special to actually even get a shot off. Almost exactly 12 months later, I scored three goals in a 7-1 win against Finland with Germany and the one to make it 2-1 was voted‘ Goal of the Year‘. The most spectacular part of that goal was actually the assist when Paul Breitner nodded the ball onto me; it was his most unusual assist as heading wasn‘ t one of his strengths. 1980, 1981 was the heyday of the‘ Breitnigge‘ duo and that fits in with this goal. We had the best World Cup qualifying campaign in the history of German football: 16 points, 33 goals for and three against. My grandson Dante likes to have a look at the medals for the Goals of the Year or Month from time to time. We then get them out and watch the films of those times on YouTube. He‘ s really interested in football and it‘ s nice to be able to bring those old memories back to life in that way.“
1980
KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE
1:0
The ball comes to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in the Bochum box, he takes three touches, juggling the ball ever higher and then puts it away with a horizontal scissor kick.
VS. VFL BOCHUM
The goal came in the 3rd minute of the game. Rummenigge scored a total of 162 BUNDESLIGA GOALS for FC Bayern.
Watch the goal 80 FC Bayern Magazin