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His first spell in Germany did not last long. The then completely unknown striker played one game for Darmstadt 98 in December 1978 before returning to South Korea to do his national service. After ending military service, Bummi returned to the Bundesliga. He signed for Eintracht Frankfurt where he won the UEFA Cup with the club in 1980 and the DFB Cup a year later.
Bayer 04 stepped in when the Hessen club was forced to sell players due to financial problems. Leverkusen's coach Dettmar Cramer convinced the exceptional striker to move under the Bayer Cross and the Werkself thereby had their first world-class player in 1983. In the next six years, Bum-kun Cha made 185 Bundesliga appearances for Bayer 04 and he scored 52 goals. The South Korean formed a dangerous strike partnership with Herbert Waas, Leverkusen's first international player, and he also scored seven goals in 15 DFB Cup ties. Bummi netted his most important goal for the Black and Reds on the European stage. On 18 May 1988, playing in the second leg of the UEFA Cup final against Espanyol, he rose into the Leverkusen night air to head home a free kick from Andrzej Buncol to make it 3-0 – extra time, penalties. The first title for Bayer 04.
In his final season at Leverkusen, in 1988/89, Bum-kun Cha, gained his coaching badge and in the 1990s he coached several South Korean teams and he was also the national coach for a year in 1997. The ‘South Korean Beckenbauer’, as Cha was known due to his popularity at home, was voted Asian player of the 20th century by the Asian Football Association. He was the first South Korean player to move to Europe and he paved the way for many of his fellow countrymen. Bum-kun Cha is still a legend in Asia today. Current players like Heung-min Son show him great respect. Bum-kun Cha was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2019.
The very religious father of three today lives with his wife Un-mi in Seoul. His son Du-ri also played in the Bundesliga including for Eintracht Frankfurt, SC Freiburg and Mainz 05.
Dear Bummi, many happy returns on your 70th birthday. Have a good one and stay healthy.
Willi Korth was born in Essen on 12 April 1955. He was a youth player at TuS Essen 81. After coming to the attention of Schwarz Weiss Essen, he signed for them in the Bundesliga 2 North for the 1977/78 season. He made 24 appearances and scored one goal. The Black and Whites from Essen were relegated at the end of the season.
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Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Völler was born in Hanau on 13 April 1960. His father took the young Rudi as an eight-year-old to training at TSV 1860 Hanau. In the sedate Hessen town on the Main he came to the attention of Offenbach Kickers. But Rudi completed his secondary school and started training to become an office administrator.
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Jean Pierre de Keyser was born in Cologne on 13 April 1965 as the son of a Belgian NATO soldier stationed in Spich and a German mother. His childhood dream of becoming a vet was resolutely followed at school initially. But football threw a spanner in the works.
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The third last matchday in the 1954/55 season brings a big showdown at the Stadion Am Stadtpark – the Werkself entertain second-placed SV Sodingen. A win for Bayer 04 would take them above Sodingen and qualify for the finals of the German championship if the last two games of the season in the Oberliga West 1 are also won.
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In this video you can watch impressive and important goals in the history of Bayer 04 in the month of April. It is not always about the beauty of the goals but also about remembering special games and players.
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