Ralf Sievers (born 30 October 1961) is a German former professional footballer who played as a

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, most notably with

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Career

Like his brother Jörg he began his career at Lower Saxon club SV Eddelstorf. From 1982 until 1991, Sievers played 232 matches in the

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for

and FC St.Pauli, scoring ten 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

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. His brother Jörg was goalkeeper with

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

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 * DFB-Pokal: 1987–88

References

External links

Ralf Sievers at eintracht-archiv.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sievers, Ralf 1961 births Living people People from Lüneburg Footballers from Lower Saxony German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Lüneburger SK players Eintracht Frankfurt players FC St. Pauli players Germany men's youth international footballers Olympic footballers for West Germany West German men's footballers Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics