Rudi Seliger

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRudolf "Rudi"•Seliger
Used nameRudi•Seliger
Born20 September 1951 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements180 cm / 76 kg
AffiliationsMSV Duisburg, Duisburg (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Forward Rudi Seliger was a member of the West German football squad beaten 3-2 by East Germany in their deciding second group stage game at the 1972 München home Olympics.

Seliger won 25 West German amateur caps, and scored 10 goals, between 1971-76. Domestically he played 288 Bundesliga matches with MSV Duisburg from 1971-82, scoring 65 goals. He played 13 more matches in the 2. Bundesliga, scoring just one more goal. Seliger then moved to amateur clubs Olympia Bocholt und SSVg Velbert. He later owned two sports goods shops in Duisburg, a restaurant, and an indoor tennis court.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Football (Football) FRG Rudi Seliger
Football, Men (Olympic) West Germany =5