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1.08.2021Bayer 04

‘Rudi recounts…’: Vollborn on Bayer 04 August highlights

Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for nearly 40 years, he has the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Cup (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. From February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month...
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Vollborn looks back at goals, matches, personalities and stories away from the pitch from the Bayer 04 club history. For the month of August, the Leverkusen legend includes highly interesting TV highlights of the convincing home win against Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 1986/87 season that put the Werkself top of the Bundesliga for the first time in the club’s history.

Also for the month of August: Interesting information on the first game at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium in 1958, TV highlights of two outstanding Werkself displays plus impressive and important goals from the Bayer 04 archives. Click HERE for the articles.

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