Editing Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (section)

{{Short description|German football executive and former player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
| image = 2015-02-06 Rummenigge 0370 (cropped).JPG
| image_size = 
| caption = Rummenigge in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|9|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lippstadt]], West Germany
| height = 1.82 m
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1963–1974
| youthclubs1 = [[Borussia Lippstadt|SV Lippstadt 08]]
| years1 = 1974–1984
| clubs1 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| caps1 = 310
| goals1 = 162
| years2 = 1984–1987
| clubs2 = [[Inter Milan]]
| caps2 = 64
| goals2 = 24
| years3 = 1987–1989
| clubs3 = [[Servette FC|Servette]]
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 34
| totalcaps = 424
| totalgoals = 220
| nationalyears1 = 1975
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national football B team|West Germany B]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1976–1986
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
| nationalcaps2 = 95
| nationalgoals2 = 45
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|West Germany}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 Italy]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 Spain]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 Mexico]]|}}
}}
'''Karl-Heinz''' "'''Kalle'''" '''Rummenigge''' ({{IPA|de|ˌkaʁlˈhaɪnts ˈkalə ˈʁʊmənɪɡə|lang}}; born 25 September 1955) is a German [[Association football|football]] executive and former professional player. Considered as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest German footballers ever, he was also the longtime Chairman of Executive Board of FC Bayern München AG, a daughter company of German [[Bundesliga]] team [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].

As a player, Rummenigge had his greatest career success with Bayern Munich, where he won the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]], two [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]s, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups. He also won two [[Ballon d'Or]] awards, in [[1980 Ballon d'Or|1980]] and [[1981 Ballon d'Or|1981]]. In 2004, Rummenigge was named by [[Pelé]] in the [[FIFA 100]] list of the world's greatest living players.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2004 |title=Pele's list of the greatest |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |access-date=21 May 2023 |archive-date=3 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303061731/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

A member of the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]], Rummenigge won the [[1980 European Football Championship|1980 European Championship]] and was part of the squad that finished runner-up in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] and at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]].

Rummenigge is a former chairman of the [[European Club Association]] (ECA), serving in that capacity from 2008 until 2017. He also served as representative of the ECA to the [[UEFA Executive Committee]] from 2021 to 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2021/04/karl-heinz-rummenigge-appointed-to-uefa-executive-committee |title=Karl-Heinz Rummenigge appointed to UEFA Executive Committee |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |date=20 April 2021 }}</ref>