Helmut Rahner

Helmut Rahner
Personal information
Date of birth	29 March 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Weingarts, Kunreuth, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1991	Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
1991–1996	Bayer 05 Uerdingen
1997	Kilmarnock
1997–1999	1. FC Nürnberg
1999	Reggiana
1999–2000	Preußen Münster
2000–2002	Rot-Weiss Essen
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Helmut Rahner (born 29 March 1971) is a German former professional football who played as a defender.^[1] In his career, he played for Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin, Bayer Uerdingen, 1. FC Nürnberg and Rot-Weiss Essen.

Career

Born in Weingarts (Kunreuth municipality), Rahner played youth football for 1. FC Nürnberg. He began playing senior football for Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin.

Rahner spent most of his career with Bayer 05 Uerdingen (later renamed KFC Uerdingen 05) playing in the Bundesliga. He also had brief spells in Scotland with Kilmarnock and Italy with A.C. Reggiana 1919.^[2]

^ "Rahner, Helmut" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ Müller, Daniel (23 June 2009). "Helmut Rahner blickt zurück: »Ich war wie Obama«" [Helmut Rahner looks back: "I was like Obama"] (in German). 11 Freunde. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011.