Raimond Aumann (born 12 October 1963) is a German former professional

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who played as a goalkeeper. His nickname is Balu (Germanized version of

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the bear in the Jungle Book).

Career

Aumann was born in

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...

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. He played in the

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between 1982 and 1994. The first two years he was only reserve keeper of

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

(first choice was

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). In 1984, he became number 1 for the first time until his injury in November 1985. When Pfaff left Bayern Munich in 1988, Aumann became number 1. He was considered one of the best German goalkeepers at that time. With Bayern Munich he won six German championships and twice the German Cup before he transferred in 1994 to

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, ...

, where he was to help them to a 1995 league victory. He retired from football in November 1995. Aumann played four times internationally in 1989 and 1990. He was a member of Germany's squad for the 1990 World Cup, but did not play in the tournament. He is the supporters and fan club coordinator for

Honours

Bayern Munich *

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: 1983–84, 1985–86 *

(6): 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94 *

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: runner-up 1986–87 * DFL-Supercup:

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Beşiktaş *

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: 1994–95 Germany *

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* * * 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Augsburg German footballers West German footballers Footballers from Bavaria Association football goalkeepers Germany international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers FIFA World Cup-winning players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Bundesliga players Süper Lig players FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Bayern Munich II players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub