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1.05.2026Bayer 04

Rudi recounts…: Vollborn’s May highlights

Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds 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 Pokal (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. Since 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…
Rudi Vollborn

Vollborn looks back at goals, matches, personalities and stories away from the pitch from the Bayer 04 club history. For May, the Leverkusen legend talks about the 1950/51 season, a last-minute rescue from 30 years ago plus the legend Carsten Ramelow.

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