 On 8 July 1992, Rüssmann was sacked by Mönchengladbach, but re-appointed by the club in September 1992 due to a change of view inside the Mönchengladbach presidium.On 10 November 1998, Rüssmann was finally out of the door at Mönchengladbach following a complete change of environment caused by an ongoing disastrous run of results in the Bundesliga since 1996.From 1 February 2001, Rüssmann was general-manager of Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart, getting the sack by "Die Schwaben" in December 2002.