To celebrate the birthday of Rudi Voller, who turned 56 on Wednesday, we present 10 facts you might not know about the German striker.

Despite being born in the small German town of Hanau, and going on to play for four teams in his homeland during his career, Rudi Voller actually played more league games for AS Roma than any other club during his illustrious professional career.

Having joined Roma from Werder Bremen in 1987, Voller eventually left five years later having endeared himself to the Giallorossi fans – helping deliver victory in the 1991 Coppa Italia along the way.

Voller returned to the club as coach briefly in 2004 but subsequently returned to another of his former clubs, Bayer Leverkusen, where he currently operates as sporting director.

Here are ten facts you might not know about Voller:

1. Voller’s nickname in Germany is Tante Kathe (‘Aunt Kathy’). It was given to him by international teammate Thomas Berthold – both men were from around Frankfurt, where old ladies with grey hair styled in a perm were sometimes referred to by kids as ‘Tante Kathe’. When Voller’s unmistakeable curly hair began to go grey Berthold gave him the nickname, and it quickly stuck – especially when German media got wind of it.