Ralf Weber

Ralf Weber (born 31 May 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Ralf Weber
Personal information
Full name Ralf Weber
Date of birth (1969-05-31) 31 May 1969
Place of birth Seligenstadt, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1974–1982 SpVgg Hainstadt
1982–1987 Kickers Offenbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Kickers Offenbach 51 (6)
1989–2001 Eintracht Frankfurt 214 (29)
Total 265 (35)
International career
1994–1995 Germany 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 2. Bundesliga he moved to local rival Eintracht Frankfurt 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.[2] 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 Alfons Berg after a tackle to Weber by Rostock player Stefan Böger in the penalty box, Weber smashed a TV camera after the final whistle.[3]

International career

On 7 September 1994 he debuted for Germany against Russia. Up to 1995 he added nine caps.[4]

Post-playing career

For ten years, from 2004 to 2014, Weber worked as a scout for Eintracht Frankfurt.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Weber, Ralf" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (9 May 2019). "Ralf Weber – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. "Weber wollte den Schiri verprügeln" [Weber wanted to bash the referee] (in German). Spiegel Online. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  4. Arnhold, Matthias (9 May 2019). "Ralf Weber – International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. "Alles Gude, Ralf Weber!". Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. Böttcher, Moritz (5 April 2015). "Ralf Weber ist wieder da". Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. "Ralf Weber ist wieder in der Eintracht-Fußballschule". kicker (in German). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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