Ralf Sievers

Ralf Sievers (born 30 October 1961) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, most notably with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Ralf Sievers
Personal information
Full name Ralf Sievers
Date of birth (1961-10-30) 30 October 1961
Place of birth Lüneburg, West Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
SV Eddelstorf
Lüneburger SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1982 Lüneburger SK
1982–1990 Eintracht Frankfurt 205 (9)
1990–1993 FC St. Pauli 71 (2)
1993–2001 Lüneburger SK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Like his brother Jörg he began his career at Lower Saxon club SV Eddelstorf. From 1982 until 1991, Sievers played 232 matches in the Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt and FC St.Pauli, scoring 10 goals. From 1991 until 1993 he appeared in 44 fixtures for St.Pauli (one goal) in the 2. Bundesliga. 1988 was his most successful season. With Frankfurt he won the 1987–88 DFB-Pokal on 28 May 1988 and was part of the German olympic team that won the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in Seoul.

His brother Jörg was goalkeeper with Hannover 96 where he is goalkeeping coach from 2003 until 2020.

Trivia

His nickname Colt Sievers derives from The Fall Guy character Colt Seavers.

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt

References
  1. "DFB-Pokal, 1987/1988, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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