Bernhard Cullmann (born 1 November 1949), nicknamed "Bernd", is a German former

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who played as a

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and sometimes as a defender. He began his footballing career in 1969 with SpVgg Porz, until he was signed by 1. FC Köln in 1970. He played 341 matches in the Bundesliga for them before his retirement on health grounds in 1984. He played 40 matches for the Germany national team between 1973 and 1980, scoring six goals. He participated at the

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the ...

, the

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, and the victorious

UEFA Euro 1980 The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship finals tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. It was the first European Championship to feature eight teams ...

. Between 1991 and 1996 he was on the board of 1. FC Köln. From 1996 until 2011, his son Carsten Cullmann has also played for 1. FC Köln's first and reserve teams.

Honours

1. FC Köln *

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: 1977–78 *

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1982–83 West Germany *

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* European Championship:

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

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* * * 1949 births Living people People from Birkenfeld (district) Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's B international footballers Men's association football midfielders German football managers 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1978 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup–winning players UEFA Euro 1980 players UEFA European Championship–winning players 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players Bundesliga players West German men's footballers {{germany-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub