*1956 DE, Gelsenkirchen
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Rüdiger Abramczik (born 18 February 1956 in Gelsenkirchen-Erle) is a former German football player and coach, best known for his ability to cross the ball ("Flankengott").Abramczik, whose younger brother Volker later became also a professional footballer for FC Schalke 04, joined the ranks of the city's biggest club, Schalke 04, from native SV Erle 08 at the age of ten after former German international Bernhard Klodt spotted him. Schalke's former Bundesliga player Friedel Rausch was partly coaching him in the youth of Schalke then, getting impressed by his unique mobility and pace. It was Rausch who warmly recommended young Abi to Schalke's manager Ivica Horvath, feeling the schoolboy international (23 caps) could already do a job on the highest level.
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