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Roland Wohlfarth
'Mr Consistency'



Bayern bought Roland Wohlfahrt as a fall-back option, but the striker eventually left with a reputation as one of the club's most prolific goalscorers.

Bayern really only bought Roland Wohlfahrt as an emergency fall-back option should one of the regular strikers pick up an injury. But the new front man seized his chance and swiftly made his mark on the club.

He arrived in Bavaria in the summer of 1984 from second-division MSV Duisburg after scoring 30 goals in 35 matches the previous season. His run of form continued at the illustrious Munich club: he lies third in Bayern's all-time Bundesliga goalscoring roll of honour, behind only Gerd Müller and Karl Heinz Rummenigge on 119 goals in 254 appearances, twice finishing as the league's leading scorer (17 goals in 1988-9 and 21 in 1990-91).

However, the season 1988-89 represented the high point in the player's career. The 31st matchday took place on a sunny Thursday in mid-May, and all eyes were on the Müngersdorfer stadium in Cologne where the home side entertained Bayern in a duel between second and first, a true showdown for the championship title.

But to the dismay of most of a 60,000 crowd Bayern won 3-1 thanks to a Wohlfahrt hat-trick on 25, 85 and 89 minutes. He scored another three against Bochum on the last day to seal the leading scorer accolade for himself and the title for his club.

Curiously, Wohlfahrt never achieved or indeed aspired to superstar status, despite defending his regular place in the team against all-comers for a full nine seasons and winning the championship with Munich five times (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990), the 1986 German Cup and a 1987 European Champions Cup runners-up medal. He appeared twice for Germany.

Wohlfahrt left Munich in 1993 and finished his playing career with VfL Bochum in 1998.

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Klaus Augenthaler
The 'Record-breaker'



No-one has yet to match Klaus Augenthaler's record, with its seven championship and three German Cup triumphs at Bayern and a 1990 World Cup winners' medal.

Klaus Augenthaler pursued and harvested honours like no other player, making him the most successful individual in Bundesliga history. At Bayern, 'Auge' won the championship seven times (1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990), the DFB German Cup three times (1982, 1984, 1986), and was twice a European Champions Cup losing finalist (1982, 1987).

However, the year 1990 was to prove the most glorious in an already illustrious playing career. Augenthaler added spine to the Germany side which doggedly stuck to the task and sealed a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup Final in Rome, just a few weeks after he had hoisted the Bundesliga shield into the Bavarian sky for a record seventh time. "I do admit to a certain pride at being the player with the most championship medals," he confesses nowadays.

'Auge' made 404 appearances for Bayern and 27 for Germany, scoring 52 top flight goals. Easily the most famous of these came on 19 August 1989 when he fired Munich's winner in a 1-0 away victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. The player, captain from 1984 to 1991 and filling the libero position at the time, beat Frankfurt keeper Uli Stein with a shot from the halfway line, earning the "Goal of the Season" and "Goal of the Decade" accolades.

His nickname 'Auge', derived from his surname but meaning "the eye" in German, merely hinted at his ability to read the action and control a match from the back, initially as a centre-half and later in his career as a classic libero.

Augenthaler hung up his boots in 1991 and became assistant coach in Munich, winning the Uefa Cup and finishing Bundesliga runner-up in 1996. From 1991-1997 he worked as assistant to Jupp Heynckes, Sören Lerby, Erich Ribbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Giovanni Trapattoni and Otto Rehhagel.

When Ottmar Hitzfeld arrived on 1 July 1998 he brought Michael Henke with him and the Bayern board persuaded Augenthaler to take up a head coach position elsewhere. But parting was still a wrench: "Bayern has always been everything to me, I even think in red-and-white," the Record-breaker admitted.

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Dieter Hoeneß
'Mr Europe'



Dieter Hoeneß' massive frame was just one reason why the battling, never-say-die forward came to be regarded as one of Bayern's 'big' players.

In eight seasons as Bayern centre-forward from 1979 to 1987, Dieter Hoeneß never gave anything less than 100 percent and was unflinchingly prepared to do battle until he dropped. "My aim was always to do a good, honest job," he recalls.

Hoeneß stepped up to the professional ranks with VfB Stuttgart in 1975 before switching to Bayern four years later for a fixed fee of 175,000 DM. The transfer was arranged by Dieter's elder brother and Bayern general manager Uli Hoeneß.

The 1.88 metre tall aerial powerhouse went through a tough settling-in period as he found himself eclipsed by superstars Paul Breitner and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and became the target for hefty criticism from the fans. "They turned me into an anti-star, because there wasn't room for a third star alongside Rummenigge and Breitner," the striker reflected later.

However, once Breitner and Rummenigge had moved on, Hoeneß took over as the key personality in the Bayern side of the mid-Eighties, and despite a playing style short on elegance, he emerged as one of the most feared strikers in German football.

He scored 102 goals in 224 games for Bayern, firing 21 in 33 appearances in his best season, 1981-2. While at Bayern he won five championships (1980, 1981, 1985, 1986 and 1987) and three German Cups (1982, 1984 and 1986), and he scored four times in six appearances for his country.

Frustratingly, Hoeneß was to see one of his greatest dreams never come to fruition. Despite 28 goals in 58 European appearances, earning himself the nickname 'Mr Europe', he never claimed a winners' medal on the European stage, ending up a losing Champions Cup finalist in both 1982 and 1987. The 1987 final against Porto should have been the crowning glory of his career, but Bayern's unlucky 2-1 defeat instead counts as the player's greatest sporting disappointment.

Hoeneß had intended to end his Bundesliga career in 1985 but was persuaded to continue playing, celebrating a sensational comeback for Germany the following year with his World Cup finals debut in Mexico at the age of 33 and winning a runners-up medal.

His final match for Bayern was his farewell game in June 1987 against Liverpool.

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Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
The 'Kaiser's Bodyguard'



Every successful side needs unsung heroes like Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, an ultra-loyal servant who put in years of tireless effort on Bayern's behalf.

Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck was that rarity among footballers, a loyalist who spent his entire career at one club. The player appeared for Bayern between 1966 and 1982, an unsung hero usually found in the long shadow thrown by his "boss" Franz Beckenbauer.

The tactics of the era called for a midfield ball-winner, and Schwarzenbeck was a shining example of the craft. The "Kaiser's Bodyguard" harried, tackled and hoofed clear whatever the opposition sent in the direction of the goal he was defending, a role never likely to earn stardom but which he carried out with tireless efficiency.

Schwarzenbeck made his Bayern debut in the 1967 German Cup final against Hamburg. "It went well for me, but I honestly can't remember any of the details, I'm afraid I've just played too many finals," he said later. Bayern won 4-0 that day.

He made 416 Bundesliga appearances, 70 in Europe and earned 44 Germany caps. He scored a total of 21 goals as a professional. Schwarzenbeck collected six German championships (1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981), a European Cup Winners' Cup medal in 1967, and the Champions' Cup three times in succession from 1974 to 1976. With Germany, he was European Champion in 1972, World Champion in 1974 and European Championship runner-up in 1976.

The most spectacular triumph was the duel with Atletico Madrid in the 1974 Champions' Cup final in Brussels. The game ended goalless after 90 minutes, and little happened in extra time until the 114th minute, when Schwarzenbeck upended his opponent on the edge of the box. Luis blasted an unstoppable free-kick past Sepp Maier for what looked like the deciding goal.

But Schwarzenbeck was determined to make good his error, blasting an equaliser from 25 metres in the proverbial last seconds to set up the first and only reply in the history of European finals. "Even Pele wouldn't have scored that one," he rejoiced afterwards. Munich powered to a 4-0 victory in the replay two days later, earning rave notices from the global sports press as they heralded the arrival of a side which would dominate European club football for the next two seasons.

Pride of place in Schwarzenbeck's impressive medal collection goes to his 1972 European Championship honour and 1974 World Cup winners' medal. If there was an accolade for combining success with unassuming modesty, the former Bayern defender would be first in line.

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Franz Roth
'The Bull'



Franz Roth (born 27 April 1946 in Memmingen) is a former German footballer who played for Bayern Munich and was part of their European Cup victories in 1974, 1975 and 1976. He earned 4 caps for the Germany national football team and was nicknamed "the Bull" due to his physical playing style.

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Wolfgang Dremmler



Wolfgang Dremmler (born July 12, 1954 in Salzgitter) is a former German football player.

A trained metalworker, Dremmler was part of the West Germany team that reached the 1982 FIFA World Cup final against Italy at Santiago Bernabeu. Altogether he played in 310 Bundesliga matches (15 goals) for Eintracht Braunschweig and FC Bayern München, the club he joined in 1979 at the recommendation of Paul Breitner to win four Bundesliga and three German Cup trophies until his retirement due to a knee-injury in 1986. For West Germany he debuted on January 7, 1981 in a game against Brazil. In total he won 27 cap's (3 goals) for his country.

Nowadays Wolfgang Dremmler is employed a scouting capacity at FC Bayern München after testing his skills as manager in lower leagues and as a representative of sports goods before.

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Raimond Aumann
'Balu'



Raimond Aumann (born October 12, 1963 in Augsburg (District Oberhausen), West Germany) was a German footballer. His nickname is Balu (germanized version of Baloo the bear in the Jungle Book).

He was a goalkeeper in the Bundesliga between 1982 and 1994. The first two years he was only reserve keeper of FC Bayern Munich (first choice was Jean-Marie Pfaff). In 1984 he became number 1 for the first time until his injury in November 1985. When Jean-Marie Pfaff left Bayern Munich in 1988, Raimond Aumann finally became number 1. He was considered one of the best german goalkeepers at that time.

With FC Bayern Munich he won six titles (in 1985, '86, '87, '89, '90 and '94). He also won the German Cup twice, before he transferred in 1994 to Beşiktaş J.K., where he was to help them to a 1995 league victory. He retired from football in November 1995.

He played four times internationally in 1989 and 1990, and played in the 1990 World Cup.

Currently he is supporters and fan club contact person for FC Bayern Munich.

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Hans Pflügler



Johannes Christian "Hansi" Pflügler (born March 27, 1960) is a former German soccer player. He was born in Freising.

He played as a defender or defensive midfielder in the German Bundesliga. He played in 277 games for Bayern Munich scoring 36 times. During that time he won the German championship five times (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 und 1990) and German Cup three times (1982, 1984, 1986).

He played for the German national soccer team in 11 games from 1987 to 1990 winning the Football World Cup 1990 in Italy.

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Michael Ballack



Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, East Germany) is a German football player.

Ballack was approached by Spanish giants Real Madrid, but decided to sign with Bayern Munich in a €12.9 m deal in 2002. Ballack was deployed in a more defensive role, but still managed ten goals as Bayern stormed to the Bundesliga title. He also scored twice in the 3-1 German Cup final win against Kaiserslautern.

After a trying second season with the Bavarian giants, Ballack enjoyed more success in the 2004/05 season as Bayern Munich completed another double. New coach Felix Magath stated he was the only automatic starter in their midfield. In four seasons at Bayern, Ballack won three Bundesliga and German Cup doubles and scored 47 goals in 135 matches. Between 1998 and 2005, Ballack had notched up 61 goals in his domestic league.