Jürgen Raab

German footballer (born 1958)
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Jürgen Raab
Raab with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-12-20) 20 December 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Zeulenroda, Bezirk Gera, East Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1965–1975 BSG Einheit Triebes
1975–1976 Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1993 Carl Zeiss Jena 376 (120)
International career
1982–1988 East Germany 20 (2)
Managerial career
1995–1997 VfB Pößneck
1997–2000 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2000–2001 Bursaspor (assistant manager)
2001–2003 FC Sachsen Leipzig
2004 FC Sachsen Leipzig
2005–2008 1. FC Nürnberg (assistant manager)
2008–2010 Borussia Mönchengladbach (assistant manager)
2010 Carl Zeiss Jena
2014–2015 Singapore (fitness coach)
2015–2016 Young Lions
2017–2018 Tampines Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jürgen Raab (born 20 December 1958) is a German football coach and former player.[1] A midfielder, he spent his entire club career with DDR-Oberliga club Carl Zeiss Jena. At international level, he made 20 appearances or the East Germany scoring twice.

Club career

Raab was born in Zeulenroda, Bezirk Gera. In the DDR-Oberliga he played for Carl Zeiss Jena 376 games and scored 120 goals.[2]

International career

Raab played 20 times for the East Germany national team and scored two goals.[3]

Coaching career

Raab was later a manager for Rot-Weiß Erfurt, FC Sachsen Leipzig and assistant coach by Bursaspor and 1. FC Nürnberg.[4] On 1 June 2010, he replaced René van Eck at his former club Carl Zeiss Jena as head coach.[5]

In October 2014, he signed for the Singapore national team on a one-year contract. His role was to work with head coach, Bernd Stange particularly in the area of fitness.[6][7] After former Courts Young Lions head coach, Aide Iskandar's resignation, he was named the head coach for the Courts Young Lions in the Singapore League for the rest of the 2015 season.

In January 2017, less than a week after announcing the parting of ways with Akbar Nawas, Tampines Rovers have confirmed Raab as their head coach starting from the 2017 S.League season, signing a three-year contract to take charge of the five-time S.League champions.[8]

Jurgen was relieved of his duties at Tampines Rovers on 9 October 2018.[9] In his two-year stint with Tampines Rovers, he brought them to finish as the league's second place in 2017 and fourth place in 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Jürgen Raab" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Wiki-Seite zu Jürgen Raab" (in German). fcc-supporters.org. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Spielerinfo Raab" (in German). DFB. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Interview mit Jürgen Raab beim Mönchengladbacher Radiosender Radio 90.1" (in German). fohlen-hautnah.de. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
  5. ^ "René van Eck verlässt den FCC" (in German). FC Carl Zeiss Jena. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Jürgen Raab joins national team's coaching set-up". Football Association of Singapore. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Football: New German fitness coach for Singapore Lions ahead of SEA Games 2015". ChannelNewsAsia. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Tampines signal faith in Raab with three-year deal". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Tampines Rovers relieve Jurgen Raab of his duties | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

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