Background and career
Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (German: [ˌkaʁlˈhaɪnts ˈkalə ˈʁʊmənɪɡə]; born 25 September 1955) is a German football executive and former professional footballer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, he also served as the Chairman of Executive Board of FC Bayern München AG, a daughter company of German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich.
As a player, Rummenigge achieved significant success with Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, two European Cups, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups. He also won two Ballon d'Or awards, in 1980 and 1981. In 2004, Rummenigge was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
A member of the West Germany national team, Rummenigge won the 1980 European Championship and captained the squad that finished runner-up in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.
Rummenigge is a former chairman of the European Club Association (ECA), serving in that capacity from 2008 until 2017. He also served as representative of the ECA to the UEFA Executive Committee from 2021 to 2024.
