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12.12.2022Bayer 04

Kickers mourn for Hermann Nuber – Völler: ‘Offenbach’s greatest legend’

Hermann Nuber passed away today Monday 12 December at the age of 87. The former player was the greatest ever legend at Kickers Offenbach, who have had a close fan friendship with Bayer 04 for over four decades. Nuber also coached Rudi Völler, member of the Bayer 04 shareholders committee, on his time as a U19 player at OFC.
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Rudi Völler, a Kickers Offenbach player from 1975 to 1980, spoke about the passing of Hermann Nuber: “The biggest club legend of all time at Offenbach has parted from us today. OFC and me too have a lot to thank Hermann Nuber for. Hermann was my U19 coach at Kickers and he played a big part in my career. His worker’s mentality and his incredible determination made him a father figure for the whole club. Here too in Leverkusen we are mourning because of the fan friendship between Bayer 04 and OFC.”

Hermann Nuber, born in Offenbach in 1935, played for OFC in the 1950s and 1960s. ‘Iron Hermann’, Nuber’s nickname, only played for Offenbach as a professional footballer. The former striker was runner-up to Franz Beckenbauer in the 1968 vote for Germany’s Player of the Year. After hanging up his boots Nuber was named an honorary captain at Kickers Offenbach. This summer, OFC renamed the main stand at the ‘am Bieberer Berg stadium’ to the Hermann Nuber Stand’.

 

Photo: Rudi Völler, Herman Nuber and OFC president Dieter Müller (l. to r..) at the friendly between Kickers Offenbach and Bayer 04 in July 2012.

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