Manfred Rummel

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1938|3|22|df=y}}

|birth_place = Essen, Germany

|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|7|27|1938|3|22|df=y}}

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|position = Striker

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = FSV Kettwig

|years1 = 1958–1963

|clubs1 = Schwarz-Weiß Essen

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|years2 = 1963–1964

|clubs2 = Preußen Münster

|caps2 = 27

|goals2 = 8

|years3 = 1965–1967

|clubs3 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|caps3 = 38

|goals3 = 15

|years4 = 1967

|clubs4 = Pittsburgh Phantoms

|caps4 = 19

|goals4 = 14

|years5 = 1968

|clubs5 = Kansas City Spurs

|caps5 = 28

|goals5 = 11

|totalcaps = 112+

|totalgoals = 48+

|manageryears1 = 1975–1976

|managerclubs1 = Bayer 04 Leverkusen

|manageryears2 = 1981–1983

|managerclubs2 = Schwarz-Weiß Essen

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Manfred Rummel (22 March 1938 – 27 July 2017) was a German professional football player and coach.

Career

Born in Essen, Rummel joined Schwarz-Weiß Essen in 1958 from FSV Kettwig. He was part of the Schwarz-Weiß Essen which won the 1959 German Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.waz.de/sport/lokalsport/essen/der-essener-fussball-trauert-um-manni-rummel-id211397725.html|title=Der Essener Fußball trauert um Manni Rummel|date=28 July 2017|accessdate=6 August 2017|language=German|publisher=WAZ}} He spent five years with the club, scoring 51 goals in 87 appearances. He also played for SC Preußen Münster and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} He later played in the United States with the Pittsburgh Phantoms and the Kansas City Spurs.{{cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/R/Rummel.Manfred.htm|title=Profile|accessdate=6 August 2017|publisher=NASL Jersesys}}

After retiring as a player, Rummel initially coached football to people with disabilities, before becoming manager of Schwarz-Weiß Essen in 1981, staying in that role until 1983. He held various other roles with the club, including being their managing director from 2006 to 2011. He also worked as the manager of Bayer Leverkusen, and as a coach at Rot-Weiss Essen.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}