Ralf Weber (born 31 May 1969) is a German former professional

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who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Seligenstadt, Ralf Weber started playing football in 1974 at SpVgg Hainstadt before moving to Kickers Offenbach in 1982. He started in the pro squad in 1987 where he appeared in 51 matches. After Offenbach failed to secure a license for the

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he moved to local rival

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in 1989. On 4 August 1989 he debuted for the ''Eagles'' away at Hamburger SV. The midfielder appeared in the first tier 182 times and in the second one 32 times for Frankfurt. In 2001, he finally retired after being plagued by many injuries. Between 1995 and 1997 he only could play two matches for Eintracht, and missed also all of the 2000–01 season, his final. Legendary is his freaking out after the last fixture in 1991–92 when Frankfurt lost 1–2 against Hansa Rostock, losing the championship on the finishing line. Raging due to a not given penalty kick by referee

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after a tackle to Weber by Rostock player

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in the penalty box, Weber smashed a TV camera after the final whistle.

International career

On 7 September 1994 he debuted for Germany against Russia. Up to 1995 he added nine caps.

Post-playing career

For ten years, from 2004 to 2014, Weber worked as a scout for

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* * * Living people 1969 births Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Kickers Offenbach players Eintracht Frankfurt players Eintracht Frankfurt non-playing staff Bundesliga players People from Seligenstadt Footballers from Darmstadt (region) {{germany-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub