Rudi Assauer
| Assauer in 2002 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rudolf Assauer | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Sulzbach-Altenwald, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 6 February 2019 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Herten, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1963 | SpVgg Herten | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 1963–1964 | SpVgg Herten | 35 | (7) | 
| 1964–1970 | Borussia Dortmund | 121 | (8) | 
| 1970–1976 | Werder Bremen | 186 | (4) | 
| Total | 342 | (19) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1981 | Werder Bremen (general manager) | ||
| 1977 | → Werder Bremen (joint interim) | ||
| 1980 | → Werder Bremen (joint interim) | ||
| 1981–1986 | Schalke 04 (general manager) | ||
| 1981 | → Schalke 04 (joint interim) | ||
| 1983 | → Schalke 04 (interim) | ||
| 1990–1993 | VfB Oldenburg (general manager) | ||
| 1993–2006 | Schalke 04 (general manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rudolf "Rudi" Assauer (30 April 1944 – 6 February 2019) was a German football player and executive. After his professional career for Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen, Assauer served as the general manager of FC Schalke 04 for many years.