Rainer Bonhof is a German former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder or wing-back. He was known for his occasional bursts upfield and his fierce shot. He was a key player for the 1974 West Germany national team that won the World Cup. Bonhof was one of the stars for his club side, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and won numerous domestic league and cup titles.
Bonhof with Germany in 1975
Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach, or simply Borussia is a professional football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that plays in the Bundesliga, the top flight of German football. Nicknamed Die Fohlen, the club has won five league titles, three DFB-Pokals and two UEFA Cup titles.
Players of FC Borussia in 1900
Promotion game at Holstein Kiel, 19 June 1965
Hennes Weisweiler, 1970
Club crest 1970–1999