Helmut Rahner (born 29 March 1971) is a German former professional

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who played as a defender. In his career, he played for Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin,

Bayer Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 was a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side, which had its greatest successes in the 1980s, plays in the fourth-level Regionalliga. In 2025, th ...

, 1. FC Nürnberg and

Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 1955. The latt ...

Career

Born in Weingarts (

Kunreuth Kunreuth is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to ...

municipality), Rahner played youth football for 1. FC Nürnberg. He began playing senior football for Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin. Rahner spent most of his career with Bayer 05 Uerdingen (later renamed

KFC Uerdingen 05 KFC Uerdingen 05 was a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side, which had its greatest successes in the 1980s, plays in the fourth-level Regionalliga. In 2025, th ...

) playing in the

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. He also had brief spells in Scotland with

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...

and Italy with A.C. Reggiana 1919.

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