Ralf Christoph Bernard Zumdick (born 10 May 1958) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After his career (21 2. Bundesliga, 282 Bundesliga games; one goal) Zumdick was assistant coach at VfL Bochum from 1995 until 1999. Zumdick is often cited as the player who pioneered the practice of the penalty-taking-goalkeeper when he scored against Andreas Köpke in 1988.[2] He was most recently manager Thomas Doll's assistant coach at APOEL.

Ralf Zumdick
Zumdick with Thomas Doll in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ralf Christoph Bernard Zumdick[1]
Date of birth (1958-05-10) 10 May 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Münster, West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1976–1980 Preußen Münster
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Preußen Münster 20 (0)
1981–1995 VfL Bochum 283 (1)
International career
1985–1990 West Germany Olympic 3 (0)
1986 West Germany B 1 (0)
Managerial career
1995–1999 VfL Bochum (assistant coach)
1999–2001 VfL Bochum
2002 Asante Kotoko Kumasi
2003 Ghana
2003–2007 Hamburger SV (assistant coach)
2007–2008 Borussia Dortmund (assistant coach)
2009–2010 Gençlerbirliği (assistant coach)
2010–2011 Gençlerbirliği
2011–2012 Persepolis (assistant coach)
2013–2018 Ferencváros (assistant coach)
2019 Hannover 96 (assistant coach)
2019 APOEL (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Preußen Münster 1980–81 2. Bundesliga 20 0 0 0 20 0
VfL Bochum 1981–82 Bundesliga 18 0 4 0 22 0
1982–83 33 0 5 0 38 0
1983–84 31 0 1 0 32 0
1984–85 34 0 2 0 36 0
1985–86 10 0 4 0 14 0
1986–87 34 0 1 0 35 0
1987–88 29 1 6 0 35 1
1988–89 29 0 2 0 31 0
1989–90 17 0 2 0 19 0
1990–91 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991–92 28 0 0 0 28 0
1992–93 19 0 0 0 19 0
1993–94 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
1994–95 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 283 1 27 0 310 1
Career total 303 1 27 0 330 1

References

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  1. ^ "Ralf Christoph Bernard Zumdick". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Spielstatistik VfL Bochum – 1. FC Nürnberg 3:0 (1:0)". fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 6 February 2010.
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