Ronald Worm

{{short description|German footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ronnie Worm

| image = Ronald_Worm.jpg

| caption = Worm in 2006

| fullname = Ronald Worm

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|10|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Duisburg, West Germany

| height = 1.79 m

| currentclub =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1971

| youthclubs1 = MSV Duisburg

| years1 = 1971–1979

| clubs1 = MSV Duisburg

| caps1 = 231

| goals1 = 71

| years2 = 1979–1987

| clubs2 = Eintracht Braunschweig

| caps2 = 244

| goals2 = 92

| totalcaps = 475

| totalgoals = 163

| nationalyears1 = 1969–1970

| nationalteam1 = West Germany U-15

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 1970–1972

| nationalteam2 = West Germany U-18

| nationalcaps2 =

| nationalgoals2 =

| nationalyears3 = 1972

| nationalteam3 = West Germany Olympic

| nationalcaps3 =

| nationalgoals3 =

| nationalyears4 = 1973

| nationalteam4 = West Germany U-23

| nationalcaps4 = 3

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 1974–1981

| nationalteam5 = West Germany B

| nationalcaps5 = 12

| nationalgoals5 = 5

| nationalyears6 = 1975–1978

| nationalteam6 = West Germany

| nationalcaps6 = 7

| nationalgoals6 = 5

| manageryears1 = 1993–1994

| managerclubs1 = Hertha BSC (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 1996–1997

| managerclubs2 = FC Sachsen Leipzig (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2000–2001

| managerclubs3 = TSV Havelse

| manageryears4 = 2015–

| managerclubs4 = Eintracht Braunschweig (women)

| medaltemplates =

{{medalTeam|MSV Duisburg}}

{{medalRU|DFB-Pokal|1975}}

{{medalTeam|{{fb|West Germany}}}}

{{medalRU|European Championship|1976}}

}}

Ronald Worm (born 7 October 1953) is a German former international footballer who played as a striker.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/ronald-worm/spieler/2-bundesliga/1986-87/eintracht-braunschweig| title = Worm, Ronald | language = de | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 31 January 2013}}

Club career

Worm began his career at his hometown club MSV Duisburg, for which he made 231 appearances in the Bundesliga between 1971 and 1979, scoring 71 goals.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/wormdata.html | title = Ronald Worm - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 21 January 2016 | access-date = 3 February 2016 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} In 1979, he was signed by Eintracht Braunschweig for a transfer fee of 1 million Deutsche Mark to replace Harald Nickel, who had just left the club for Borussia Mönchengladbach.{{cite book | first1 = Horst | last1 = Bläsig | first2 = Alex | last2 = Leppert | title = Ein Roter Löwe auf der Brust - Die Geschichte von Eintracht Braunschweig | year = 2010 | language = de | publisher = Die Werkstatt | page = 393}} He went on to play for Braunschweig until he retired from the game in 1987 after not receiving an offer for a new contract from the club.{{cite web | url = http://www.wirsindeintracht.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221:was-geht-ronald-worm&catid=41:was-geht-eintracht-braunschweig&Itemid=79 | title = Interview with Ronald Worm | language = de | publisher = wir-sind-eintracht.de | access-date = 31 January 2013}}

International career

Worm was capped seven times for the West Germany national team between 1975 and 1978, scoring five goals.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/worm-intlg.html | title = Ronald Worm - Goals in International Matches | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 21 January 2016 | access-date = 3 February 2016 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} He was part of the West German squads for the 1976 Euro and 1978 World Cup, but did not play in either tournament.

Worm also competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Ronald Worm Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/ronald-worm-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224025203/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/search/athlete_search.cgi?search=ronald+worm+|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2020|access-date=28 October 2009}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Worm goal.{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23046|title=Ronnie Worm |publisher=eu-football.info|access-date= 31 January 2013}} Germany's goal tally first:''

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Ronald Worm

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1rowspan="2"|20 December 1975rowspan="2"|BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkeyrowspan="2"|{{fb|TUR}}align="center"|3–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0rowspan="2"|Friendly
align="center"|2align="center"|4–0
align="center"|3rowspan="2"|28 February 1976rowspan="2"|Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, West Germanyrowspan="2"|{{fb|MLT}}align="center"|1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|8–0rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
align="center"|4align="center"|2–0
align="center"|522 February 1978Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany{{fb|ENG}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|2–1Friendly

Coaching career

Since 2015, Worm manages Eintracht Braunschweig's women's team.{{cite web | url = http://fussball-woche.de/artikel/das-ist-manchmal-mehr-wert-als-elf-stars/ | title = Das ist manchmal mehr wert als elf Stars | work = Fußball-Woche | language = de | publisher = fussball-woche.de | date = 27 September 2015 | access-date = 29 August 2016 | author1 = Fußball-Woche }}

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