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Nur fünf Stunden nach dem EM-Desaster trat Rudi Völler (44) zurück.
Der Hammer im Portugal.

Für Rudi Völler war das Vorrunden-Aus mit der 1:2-Peite gegen Tschechien zuviel. Unmittelbar nach der Rückkehr ins Mannschafts-Hotel „Valle do Lobo“ gab es in Almancil die entscheidende Krisensitzung in Portugal.

Zwei Stunden sprach Völler mit DFB-Präsident Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder („Wir müssen die Situation in Ruhe analysieren“). Dann stand fest: Nach vier Jahren und 13 Länderspiel-Niederlagen macht Völler Schluss.

Bild erfuhr: Morgens um 3.30 Uhr trat Rudi zurück. Aus, Schluss, vorbei!

Bereits nach dem Aus hatte Völler gesagt: „Ich klebe nicht an meinem Stuhl. Ich kenne die Mechanismen in diesem Geschäft"

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Op donderdag 24 juni 2004 10:05 schreef _Administr8or_ het volgende:
dat was te verwachten.

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Völler contemplates resignation

Germany coach Rudi Völler admitted he will consider offering his resignation to the German Football Association (DFB) following the defeat by the Czech Republic that saw his team eliminated from UEFA EURO 2004™.

Below-strength team
With the Netherlands beating Latvia 3-0 in the evening's other Group D game in Braga, only a victory would have been good enough for Germany to qualify for the quarter-finals. That seemed on the cards when Michael Ballack opened the scoring with a stunning volley in the 21st minute, but the Czech Republic, fielding a below-strength team, came back to seal victory with goals from Marek Heinz and Milan Baro¨.

'Public debate'
A disappointed Völler said: "I have a contract until 2006, but I am realistic and I know that after such an elimination a public debate will inevitably follow. I have prepared for a possible resignation. I will meet the DFB president and the general secretary to analyse what happened, but all options are possible."

'Catching up'
Germany squandered a series of chances to re-take the lead in the second half before they were pegged back by Baro¨'s breakaway strike 13 minutes from time, and Völler said: "We had the great chance to win and to go through, but it didn't work because we were too profligate in front of goal. The team have given their best - they were excellent in qualifying and in the finals. We just had too much catching up to do in the last two years."

'Good football'
Ballack was also left ruing Germany's missed chances. "The problem is there for all to see," he said. "We are simply not scoring. We're playing some good football but then not hitting the target." The FC Bayern München playmaker was nonetheless keen to put a positive slant on the evening, saying: "We have to look forward and work even harder. I don't think anyone can criticise us because we have given our best. I'm sure that we have had worse games in the past couple of years."

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Rudi Völler is niet langer bondscoach
van Duitsland.In een persconferentie,
een dag na 1-2 nederlaag tegen Tsjechië
waardoor uitschakeling een feit werd,
maakte Völler zijn ontslag openbaar.

In een eerste verklaring na afloop van
het echec tegen Tsjechië zei Völler nog
zijn contract (tot en met het WK 2006)
uit te willen dienen,"maar ik zit niet
aan mijn stoel vastgeplakt."

Völler volgde in 2000 Erich Ribbeck op
als trainer van die Nationalmannschaft
na diens roemloze aftocht op het EK.Op
het WK in Japan en Zuid-Korea in 2002
beleefde hij zijn grootste succes.Met
Duitsland bereikte Völler de finale die
met 0-2 verloren werd van Brazilië.

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Op donderdag 24 juni 2004 11:08 schreef ByteMe het volgende:
Sláinte!

vindt dat veeel mooier klinken als Proost

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Cheers!

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"Rudi Völler weg als bondscoach"

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Op donderdag 24 juni 2004 10:25 schreef HeatWave het volgende:
Sja, dat hoort erbij. Was bij Nederland ook gebeurd.