Jimmy Rimmer
John James " Jimmy" Rimmer ( born February 10, 1948 in Southport, Lancashire ) is an English former football goalkeeper. His greatest successes were in each case with Aston Villa winning the British championship in 1981 and a year later the victory in the European Cup of Champions, where he had to be but replaced due to injury in the final after just nine minutes of the game.
Sports career
Already as a student to Rimmer joined Manchester United in 1965, where two years later he signed his first professional contract. Overall, he remained for eleven years in the Old Trafford, but mostly stood in the shadow of the root goalkeeper Alex Stepney. Among other things, Rimmer was sitting on the bench when his club in 1968 in the final to win the European Champions Cup. Stepneys permanent presence caused ultimately that Rimmer graduated only 46 games for United.
The next career step Rimmer made in October 1973 when he was loaned to the Welsh club Swansea City. His performances were so good that Arsenal decided in February 1974 to an obligation Rimmers in the fourth division immediately. In the " Gunners " he was provided a long-term successor to Bob Wilson. In the remaining games of the 1973/74 season he was indeed only once used, but remained against Liverpool without conceding a goal. Wilson announced the end of the season his resignation and Rimmer moved to the position of " number one " in the next three years on. As an Arsenal goalkeeper, he completed during this period, his first and only match for the England national team against Italy. However, he came on May 28, 1976 only in the first half and used and cashed two goals - after his exchange England went on to win 3-2.
Finally, when Terry Neill took over as coach at FC Arsenal, brought this Pat Jennings from his old club Tottenham Hotspur as a new goalkeeper with. Rimmer moved to 146 games for Arsenal continue to Birmingham at Aston Villa. In the next six years was Rimmer Villas first goalkeeper and he won here in 1981, the English Championship. In the subsequent year, Rimmer was even during the final of the European national champion competition in the gate, before he was forced off injured after just nine minutes - his young substitute Nigel Spink remained in the remaining playing time without conceding a goal and was thus instrumental in the 1-0 win against the FC Bayern München involved. However, Rimmer was the victory of the first English player who received the medal winners in this major European club cup competition with two different clubs.
At the age of 35 years now Rimmer left Villa to hire one more time at Swansea City. This club he was maintained even after retiring from active competition, was later goalkeeping coach at the " swans " and supervised the team after the dismissal of Kevin Cullis on an interim basis as head coach, until January Mølby took office.
As a goalkeeper coach Rimmer then went to the People's Republic of China and worked there for many years for the Chinese national team and the club Dalian Shide. He is now based in Canada.
Achievements
- European Cup Winners ' Cup: 1968, 1982
- English Champion: 1981