Promotion coach Manfred Rummel is expected to give up his main profession as a teacher with civil service status at the special school in Mülheim to become the full-time coach at Bayer 04. However, the very popular coach feels unable to meet the demands of the club. In spite of a 2-0 win in the home game against SpVgg Erkenschwick, Manfred Rummel is sent on gardening leave by "mutual agreement."
The Yugoslav Radoslav Momirski Is appointed as his successor with a contract to the end of the season. He starts in Berlin with a 1-0 defeat against bottom club Spandauer SV. The situation at Bayer 04 does not improve by the end of March – Momirski is sacked after three defeats in succession.
A new man takes over the helm under the Bayer Cross on 5 April 1976: Willibert Kremer. He makes a winning start with a 2-1 home win against Westfalia Herne. The rest is history.
Peter Zanter was born on 11 November 1965 in Wermelskirchen in the Rhineland. His passion for football was evident from an early age: As a child, he played enthusiastically for the youth teams at SV Dabringhausen and SV Wermelskirchen. His ability and discipline did not go undetected for long - and he joined the youth section at Bayer 04 at a young age.
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Boris Zivkovic was born on 15 November 1975 in the Bosnian town of Zivinice, which is now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played for FK Sarajevo at a young age. However, his youth was characterised by the turmoil of the wars in the former Yugoslavia. At the age of just 17, he was also called up and took part in the fighting - a fate shared by many young men of his generation.
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For once, this is going to be about me. About my path into football, my years as a goalkeeper at Bayer 04 and my ‘career after my career’ at this great club. So, come with me on a little journey through time...
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It is 1 November 1985, a Friday evening, floodlights on. The leaders Werder Bremen with their coach Otto Rehhagel come to the Ulrich Haberland Stadium. 15,000 spectators want to watch this top match, as the Werkself, with their new coach Erich Ribbeck, are in fourth place in the table, just five points behind the leaders.
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In the video you can see impressive and important goals in Bayer 04 history from the month of November. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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