Rudi Kargus

Rudolf Kargus, known as Rudi Kargus, born on 15 August 1952 in Worms, is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began with the boyhood club Wormatia Worms, joined the Hamburger SV youth ranks in 1970 and became a Bundesliga goalkeeper for Hamburg from 1971, taking the starting role in 1973 and keeping it until 1980. He was known for his ability to save penalties, which earned him the nickname Elfmetertöter. With Hamburg he won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1977 and the Bundesliga title in 1978 to 1979, and was runner-up in the European Cup in 1980. He later played for 1. FC Nürnberg, Karlsruher SC, Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Köln, and in total played 408 Bundesliga matches. He won three caps for West Germany, served as the unused deputy to Sepp Maier in the 1976 UEFA European Championship squad, where West Germany were runners-up, and was one of three goalkeepers in the squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Since 1996 he has been active as an artist painter.