Rüdiger Schnuphase (born 23 January 1954 in Werningshausen) is a German former football player. Schnuphase played for FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt (1971–1976), FC Carl Zeiss Jena (1976–1984) and again FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt (1984–1986). On the national level he played for East Germany national team (45 matches/6 goals), and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Schnuphase played in two matches in Gelsenkirchen at football's biggest stage. In 1982, he won the award for the GDR Footballer of the Year. References External links Weltfussball 1954 births Living people German footballers East German footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of East Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players East Germany international footballers Olympic medalists in football FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt managers DDR-Oberliga players Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders East German football managers People from Sömmerda (district) Footballers from Thuringia People from Bezirk Erfurt