The death of the former Schalke Manager Rudi Assauer is calling for Fans and companions of great compassion. Many celebrate him as the personification of his club.

A small trick against arch-rivals Schalke could not resist the BVB to death Rudi Assauers. Because so much of the 74-Year-old, who died on Wednesday after a long illness, is also a face of FC Schalke 04: Borussia, he remains the “European Cup-Hero” of 1966. At the time, Assauer players from the Borussia and won the trophy of the Europa League’s predecessor, for the first time to Germany.