Uwe Rahn (born 21 May 1962) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
Career
Rahn played 318 Bundesliga matches in his professional career, scoring the majority of his 107 Bundesliga goals in his eight years at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Rahn scored 24 goals in the 1986-87 season of the Bundesliga, fourteen in the course of the final nine weeks of the season. He also scored six and four goals in the DFB-Pokal and UEFA Cup, helping the club reach the semi-finals of both competitions. Subsequent to this achievement, Rahn was awarded Footballer of the Year (Germany) in 1987, but only received Kicker's cannon trophy in 2019, which was mistakenly given to fellow Mannheim native Fritz Walter), who had scored 23 goals for Waldhof Mannheim. Potential transfers to PSV Eindhoven and Bayern Munich failed due to transfer fees. After a decent 1987-88 season where he scored 14 goals in 29 games overall, Rahn's form dipped, and he'd be transferred to clubs like 1. FC Köln, Hertha BSC, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Eintracht Frankfurt. With Franz Beckenbauer's help, he was transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds, where he ended his career.
Rahn appeared in a total of 14 matches for West Germany in between 1984 and 1987. In those games he scored five goals, the most important of them seconds after coming on as a second-half substitute for Felix Magath on his debut against Sweden in a World Cup qualifier on 17 October 1984. Hampered by injury, he was part of the 1986 FIFA World Cup squad of his nation but did not come to action in the tournament. Rahn also competed for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Rahn is not related to Helmut Rahn, the 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning goalscorer of West Germany, although he was often approached by people to get an autograph from Helmut, believing he was Uwe's father.
Style of play
Originally a playmaker, Rahn eventually became an attacking midfielder-striker hybrid known for his finishing and aerial abilities.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBorussia Mönchengladbach1980–81Bundesliga1431431981–823023021982–832432431983–84311431141984–85341434141985–862892891986–87312431241987–88251225121988–89100100Total22781227811. FC Köln1988–89Bundesliga2072071989–90236236Total43134313Hertha BSC1990–91Bundesliga215215Fortuna Düsseldorf1991–92Bundesliga155155Eintracht Frankfurt1992–93Bundesliga123123Urawa Reds1993J1 League712040131199400000000Total712040131Career total3251082040331108
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsWest Germany198421198573198621198730Total145
Honours Borussia Mönchengladbach DFB-Pokal runner-up: 1983–84
1. FC Köln Bundesliga runner-up: 1988–89, 1989–90
West Germany FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1986
Individual Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1987 Bundesliga top scorer: 1986–87 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1986–87
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