# Rainer Rauffmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rainer_Rauffmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rainer_Rauffmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Rauffmann > Source revision: 1324820009 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Cypriot footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rainer Rauffmann | image = | fullname = Markos Rainer Rauffmann | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Kleve](/source/Kleve), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) | height = 1.89 m | position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1972–1983 | youthclubs1 = Siemens Amberg | youthyears2 = 1983–1984 | youthclubs2 = [FC Amberg](/source/FC_Amberg) | years1 = 1987–1991 | clubs1 = [FC Amberg](/source/FC_Amberg) | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1991–1992 | clubs2 = [Blau-Weiß Berlin](/source/SpVgg_Blau-Wei%C3%9F_1890_Berlin) | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 1992–1995 | clubs3 = [SV Meppen](/source/SV_Meppen) | caps3 = 105 | goals3 = 37 | years4 = 1995–1996 | clubs4 = [Eintracht Frankfurt](/source/Eintracht_Frankfurt) | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 1996–1997 | clubs5 = [Arminia Bielefeld](/source/Arminia_Bielefeld) | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1996–1997 | clubs6 = → [LASK](/source/LASK_Linz) (loan) | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 1997–2004 | clubs7 = [Omonia](/source/AC_Omonia) | caps7 = 153 | goals7 = 192 | totalcaps = 322 | totalgoals = 242 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2003 | nationalteam1 = [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | manageryears1 = 2005 | managerclubs1 = [Olympiakos Nicosia](/source/Olympiakos_Nicosia) }} '''Markos Rainer Rauffmann''' (born 26 February 1967) is a former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [forward](/source/forward_(association_football)).{{cite web | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe46502/rainer-rauffmann/ | title = Rainer Rauffmann | publisher = Worldfootball | access-date = 20 January 2013}} After having played mainly for modest clubs in his country of birth, Germany, he revived his career in Cyprus where he played with success for [Omonia](/source/AC_Omonia), eventually representing the [Cyprus national team](/source/Cyprus_national_football_team) despite having already reached his 30s.{{cite web | url = http://www.sportal.de/fussball/bilder/fussball-deutsche-die-fuer-andere-nationalteams-spielen/rainer-rauffmann-wurde-nationalspieler-fuer-zypern,14459,4 | title = In Deutschland Geborene, die für andere Nationalteams spielen | trans-title = Born in Germany, playing for other national teams | publisher = Sportal | language = de | date = 19 March 2013 | accessdate = 3 July 2014}} ==Club career== ===Germany=== Born in [Kleve](/source/Kleve), [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), Rauffmann moved at the age of 16 to [FC Amberg](/source/FC_Amberg), a local team playing in the [Oberliga](/source/Oberliga_(football)), but only managed to stay a season there before moving to the seventh level. After five years in the amateur leagues he returned to the club, now as a semi-professional. In 1991, Rauffmann signed for [SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin](/source/SpVgg_Blau-Wei%C3%9F_1890_Berlin) which at the time was playing in the [second division](/source/2._Bundesliga). He spent most of his first professional spell as a [right back](/source/Defender_(association_football)), still managing to score six goals although the side eventually [suffered relegation](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_2._Bundesliga). Rauffmann continued to play in that tier in the next three years, now for [SV Meppen](/source/SV_Meppen) where he made the transition to forward. In 1995, he joined [Eintracht Frankfurt](/source/Eintracht_Frankfurt) in the [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga), making his debut in the competition on 12 August in [the season](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Bundesliga)'s opener against [Karlsruher SC](/source/Karlsruher_SC) and netting in a 2–2 home draw; he was fairly used during the course of the campaign, but again dropped down a level. In the ensuing summer, Rauffmann signed with [Arminia Bielefeld](/source/Arminia_Bielefeld), but only lasted a few months, finishing the season on loan to Austria's [LASK Linz](/source/LASK_Linz). ===Cyprus=== In the summer of 1997, at age 30, Rauffmann moved to [AC Omonia](/source/AC_Omonia) in [Nicosia](/source/Nicosia), which had been unsuccessful in winning a [Cypriot First Division](/source/Cypriot_First_Division) title for four years. He made an immediate impact in his new team, scoring twice on his debut and 42 times in the league in [his debut campaign](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_Cypriot_First_Division) (47 in total), a record in European domestic leagues in the year, but failed to win the [European Golden Shoe](/source/European_Golden_Shoe) because of the punctuation system of the trophy. Rauffmann forged a strong attacking partnership with the team's [captain](/source/Captain_(association_football)), [Costas Malekkos](/source/Costas_Malekkos). A [penalty kick](/source/Penalty_kick_(association_football)) miss in the 25th round against [Anorthosis Famagusta FC](/source/Anorthosis_Famagusta_FC), however, eventually cost the team the title, lost to precisely that opponent. Rauffmann against posted great individual numbers [the next season](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Cypriot_First_Division), but his 42 successful strikes – 35 in league – were not enough to win Omonia any title, the league again being lost to Anorthosis, now on [goal difference](/source/goal_difference); his first club accolade arrived in 2000 with the conquest of the [domestic cup](/source/Cypriot_Cup), 4–2 against [APOEL FC](/source/APOEL_FC). In [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Cypriot_First_Division) Rauffmann, now captain after Malekkos' departure, led Omonia to its first league title in eight years, in spite of a poor start, netting 30 goals as the national championship was conquered in the last matchday. In [the following season](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Cypriot_First_Division) the player, who had won four consecutive top scorer trophies, had his worst scoring record of his six-year spell at the [Makario Stadium](/source/Makario_Stadium), scoring 16 times. Rauffmann won his second championship with Omonia at the end of [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Cypriot_First_Division), at the age of 36, scoring a total of 41 goals in 40 official matches and also reaching the [Cyprus national team](/source/Cyprus_national_football_team), playing five matches in one year. At the beginning of [the following campaign](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Cypriot_First_Division), however, he injured his knee against [Doxa Katokopias FC](/source/Doxa_Katokopias_F.C.), and retired before the end of 2003 with a total of 286 goals in 378 competitive matches. After the end of his playing career, Rauffmann had a brief spell as manager at [Olympiakos Nicosia](/source/Olympiakos_Nicosia) without much success. He returned to Omonia shortly after, working mainly with the club's scouting staff.{{cite web | url = http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/themenwoche/auslandsjournal/Artikel/rainer-rauffmann-markos-koenig-superstar-auf-zypern-frankfurt-bielefeld-omonia-nikosia.html | title = Der König von Zypern | trans-title = The king of Cyprus | publisher = Spox | language = de | date = 14 November 2009 | accessdate = 3 July 2014}}{{cite web | url = http://www.11freunde.de/artikel/als-rainer-rauffmann-fussballgott-auf-zypern-wurde | title = Ein Blinder wie er | trans-title = A blind guy like him | publisher = 11 Freunde | language = de | date = 20 October 2011 | accessdate = 3 July 2014}} ==Personal life== After having baptised himself a [Greek Orthodox](/source/Greek_Orthodox_Church), Rauffmann married Cypriot Maria, and the couple later welcomed daughter Mikaella. ==Honours== '''Omonia''' *[Cypriot First Division](/source/Cypriot_First_Division): [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Cypriot_First_Division), [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Cypriot_First_Division) *[Cypriot Cup](/source/Cypriot_Cup): 1999–2000 *[Cypriot Super Cup](/source/Cypriot_Super_Cup): 2001, 2003; runner-up 2000 '''Individual''' *[Cypriot First Division](/source/Cypriot_First_Division): top scorer 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 '''Records''' *Second-highest scorer for Omonia in all competitions *Top scorer for Omonia in UEFA competitions ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Fussballdaten|id=rauffmannrainer}} *{{NFT player|13762}} *{{Eu-Football.info|17447}} {{Cypriot First Division top scorers}} {{Olympiakos Nicosia managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rauffmann, Rainer}} Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:People from Kleve Category:Footballers from Düsseldorf (region) Category:Cypriot men's footballers Category:Cyprus men's international footballers Category:German men's footballers Category:German emigrants to Cyprus Category:Cypriot people of German descent Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Bundesliga players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin players Category:SV Meppen players Category:Eintracht Frankfurt players Category:Arminia Bielefeld players Category:LASK players Category:AC Omonia players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Category:Cypriot football managers Category:Olympiakos Nicosia managers Category:Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy Category:Naturalized citizens of Cyprus Category:German expatriate men's footballers Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:20th-century Cypriot sportsmen Category:20th-century German sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rainer Rauffmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Rauffmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Rauffmann?action=history)). 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