Jürgen Rumor (born 19 February 1945) is a former professional German footballer. Rumor started his footballing career at 1. FC Köln, where he made 56 Fußball-Bundesliga appearances before moving to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. After 63 games, Rumor transferred to Hertha BSC. As a Hertha player, Rumor was involved in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal for having taken a bribe to fix a match. On 23 January 1972, Rumor was fined 15,000 Deutsche Mark and given a lifelong ban from football by the German Football Association. However, he was later given an amnesty and played a further 16 Bundesliga games for Tennis Borussia Berlin during the 1974–75 season. See also Bundesliga scandal (1971) References External links 1945 births Living people German footballers Association football defenders Bundesliga players 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Hertha BSC players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Association football controversies