Legends tour with Rüdiger Vollborn
Bayer 04 legend Rüdiger Vollborn is leading a tour of the hallowed BayArena on Saturday 16 December at 11.00 CET along with guide Kevin Bormacher.
Join in to hear lots of interesting and exciting stories from the Bayer 04 record holder. In addition to an in-depth BayArena tour packed with anecdotes, there will be an entertaining round-table discussion and the items exhibited in the Schwadbud to enjoy with the stories bound to arouse great interest. After all the questions have been answered, Rüdiger Vollborn will be happy to sign autographs and pose for photos.
There are a limited number of places and a minimum age of 15. The tour costs €15 per person. Please apply for the next legend's tour on Saturday 16 December at 11.00 CET by e-mailing info@bayer04.de.
Rüdiger Vollborn made 401 Bundesliga appearances in goal for Bayer 04 Leverkusen from 1983 to 1999. He won the UEFA Cup with Bayer 04 in 1988. Vollborn produced an outstanding performance and played a big part in winning the title. Vollborn was also in goal in 1993 when Bayer 04 lofted the DFB Cup. He holds the record number of appearances for Bayer 04. Rudi now works at Bayer 04 in fan liaison.
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