Rigobert Gruber
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 May 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Worms, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, libero | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blau-Weiß Worms[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 21 | (1) |
| 1981–1986 | Werder Bremen | 89 | (12) |
| Total | 110 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1982 | West Germany U21 | 9 | (3) |
| 1982 | West Germany B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rigobert Gruber (born 14 May 1961) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or libero.[1]
Gruber retired from football at the age of 26 after suffering a serious knee injury.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In 2021, Gruber featured in Schwarze Adler, a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1979–80 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980–81 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 1981–82 | Bundesliga | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | 39 | 12 | |
| 1982–83 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 89 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 109 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 135 | 18 | ||
Honours
[edit]Eintracht Frankfurt
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Bock, Andreas (28 December 2011). "Stilleben". 11Freunde (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Rigobert Gruber, Eintracht-Archive (in German)
- ^ Bülau, Maximilian (19 April 2021). "Von Mbom bis Kostedde: Das sind die Protagonisten der Amazon-Dokumentation "Schwarze Adler"". HNA (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Rigobert Gruber » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Rigobert Gruber at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Rigobert Gruber at WorldFootball.net
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- Living people
- 1961 births
- Sportspeople from Worms, Germany
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate
- Men's association football defenders
- UEFA Europa League–winning players
- Bundesliga players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- West German men's footballers
- German people of African-American descent
- German football defender, 1960s birth stubs