Raffael Korte (born 29 August 1990) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Korte was born in

Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ; ; ), historically known in English as Spires, is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the r ...

. He joined 2. Bundesliga club

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

in 2011 from Oberliga Südwest side

TuS Mechtersheim TuS Mechtersheim are a German association football club based in Mechtersheim. History ''TuS Mechtersheim'' was founded on 1 March 1914 as ''Viktoria Mechtersheim''. Following the conclusion of World War I the club was remade as ''Sportverein ...

. After two seasons in Braunschweig, he was loaned to

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken () is a German Football in Germany, football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. History The club began its existence as the footbal ...

in the

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for the 2013–14 season. After the

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season, Korte joined

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on a free transfer. Korte retired in summer 2020 after recurring knee problems which required four surgeries.

Personal life

Korte is the identical twin brother of Gianluca Korte, also a professional footballer.

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* * 1990 births Living people Footballers from Speyer Identical twins German twins Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players 1. FC Saarbrücken players 1. FC Union Berlin players SV Waldhof Mannheim players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub