Bruno Rahmen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruno Rahmen | ||
Date of birth | 15 October 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
Playing position |
Midfielder Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1966 | FC Riehen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1966 | FC Riehen | ||
1966–1976 | FC Basel | ||
1976–1982 | FC Luzern | ||
1982–1983 | BSC Old Boys | ||
Teams managed | |||
1982–1983 | BSC Old Boys | ||
1983–1985 | FC Luzern | ||
1992 | FC Basel | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Bruno Rahmen (born 15 October 1948) is a former Swiss football player and manager.
Private Life
After his football career Rahmen worked for the Basler chemical industry and advanced to Sales Executive before his retirement. He married Marlis in 1966 and they have two sons Patrick and Micha, both of whom also became professional footballers.[1] From July 2007 until October 2011 Patrick Rahmen was trainer and manager of the FC Basel U-21 squad, presently he is assistant to Thorsten Fink at Hamburger SV in the Fussball-Bundesliga.
Football career
Rahmen started his football with the youth teams of FC Riehen and also played in their amateur 2. Liga first team. In 1966 he signed for FC Basel and played with them for ten years, winning the Swiss League Championship five times, the Swiss Cup twice and the Swiss League Cup once.
In the summer of 1976 Rahmen transferred to FC Luzern (then in the second division) and played for them for five years, winning promotion with his team in the 1978/79 season. Bruno Rahmen finished his playing career as player-manager by BSC Old Boys in the top Swiss Amateur League.
During the period 1983-1985 Bruno Rahmen was manager of FC Luzern. During 1992 he was also caretaker manager of Basel for a short time, together with Karl Odermatt, after Ernst August Künnecke was sacked and before Friedel Rausch took over.
Honours
Basel
- Swiss League champions: 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973
- Swiss Cup winner: 1967, 1975
- Swiss League Cup winner: 1973
- Coppa delle Alpi winner: 1969, 1970
Luzern
- Promotion to Swiss Super League: 1979