Ronald Worm (born 7 October 1953) is a German former international footballer who played as a striker.[1]
 Worm in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ronald Worm | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1953 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Duisburg, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1971 | MSV Duisburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1979 | MSV Duisburg | 231 | (71) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1987 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 244 | (92) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 475 | (163) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | West Germany U-15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | West Germany U-18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | West Germany Olympic | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | West Germany U-23 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1981 | West Germany B | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | West Germany | 7 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Hertha BSC (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | FC Sachsen Leipzig (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | TSV Havelse | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Eintracht Braunschweig (women) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
International career edit
Worm was capped seven times for the West Germany national team between 1975 and 1978, scoring five goals.[5] 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.[6]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Worm goal.[7] Germany's goal tally first:
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 December 1975 | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey |
3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||
| 3 | 28 February 1976 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, West Germany |  Malta |
1–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 5 | 22 February 1978 | Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany |  England |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Coaching career edit
Since 2015, Worm manages Eintracht Braunschweig's women's team.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Worm, Ronald" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (21 January 2016). "Ronald Worm - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Bläsig, Horst; Leppert, Alex (2010). Ein Roter Löwe auf der Brust - Die Geschichte von Eintracht Braunschweig (in German). Die Werkstatt. p. 393.
- ^ "Interview with Ronald Worm" (in German). wir-sind-eintracht.de. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (21 January 2016). "Ronald Worm - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Ronald Worm Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ "Ronnie Worm". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Das ist manchmal mehr wert als elf Stars" (in German). fussball-woche.de. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
External links edit
- Ronald Worm at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Ronald Worm at WorldFootball.net
- Ronald Worm at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ronald Worm at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)