Brunnenmayer, Rudolph

Munich 1860

From 1960 to 1968, Brunnmayer played for Munich 1860. Originally from 1960 to 1963 the club was located in the Oberlig South, one of the five top German divisions. In 1963, the club won the league, becoming the champion of Southern Germany and entering the playoffs of the national championship. In addition, the club won a place in the first season of the Bundesliga 1963/64. Speaking in the Oberlig, Brunnenmayer scored an impressive 73 goals in 88 matches.

In the Bundesliga, the team of coach Max Merkel continued to perform successfully, winning the German Cup in 1964. Brunnenmayer scored 19 goals in 29 league games, and besides that, he brought his club the victory in the cup final against Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0.

The following season, Brunnenmeier raised the bar to 24 goals, which made him the top scorer that season. In addition, the club reached the 1965 Cup Winners' Cup final , which was held in front of the 100,000th audience at Wembley Stadium in London . In fact, it was an away match, as the opponent was West Ham United . Hammer goalkeeper Jim Standen made a good save from Brunnenmayer’s strike, and in the end, Alan Seeley’s two goals brought the British victory.

In the years 1964-1965, Brunnenmeier also played five matches for the German national team. He scored three goals in these games.

In 1966, the Sixties won the first and only champion title in their history. Peter Grosser and Hans Rebele were key players in the attack, thanks to which the club became famous. A big role in the team was also played by Yugoslav goalkeeper Petar Radenkovich , one of the first star football players in the Bundesliga. Players such as Luttrop and Reich were the leaders of the defense, among other prominent players were Alfred Hayes, Friedhelm Konicka , Wilfried Kolars and Hans Küppers.

However, Brunnmayer reached its peak earlier. In the championship, he scored only 15 goals, his lowest result during the game in “Munich”. And the club eventually fell in the standings. Brunnenmayer, in turn, began to score less and less: seven goals in the 1966/67 season, and in the last season with the “lions” he limited himself to only one goal in 12 matches.

Brunnenmayer scored 66 goals in 119 matches of the Bundesliga, this result remains a club record, and Rudy is considered one of the greatest forwards in the history of Munich 1860.

Further life

After parting with Munich, he first played for Xamax in the Swiss Championship for four years, then spent one season in Zurich ^[3] .

From 1973 to 1977, he played for the Bregenz in Austria , before spending another three years in the amateur club Balzers from Liechtenstein .

After the end of his playing career, Brunnenmeier experienced problems due to his propensity to abuse alcohol, which ultimately led to impoverishment. Sometimes he found a job and temporarily stopped drinking. Finally, on April 18, 2003, he died from alcohol-related problems.

His funeral was held under great public attention. The league players of 1966 and many fans paid their last tribute to the “Munich 1860” star.

• The best scorer of the championship of Germany: 1965
• Top scorer in Munich 1860 history: 171 goals

• Profile on the site fussballdaten.de (it.)