Rudi Assauer

Rudolf "Rudi" Assauer (30 April 1944 – 6 February 2019) was a German football manager and player. His nicknames were "Stumpen-Rudi", or "Cheroot Rudi". 
Life.
He was born in Saarland, Germany.
Assauer played for Borussia Dortmund from 1964 to 1970 and for Werder Bremen from 1970 to 1976. He managed Werder Bremen from 1978 to 1979 and again in 1980. He also managed Schalke 04 in 1981.
In January 2012, aged 67, Assauer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He died from complications of the disease at his home in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia on 6 February 2019 at the age of 74.