Ralf Außem

Ralf Außem

Personal information
Full name	Ralf Außem
Date of birth	(1960-09-01) 1 September 1960
Place of birth	Cologne, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	1. FC Köln (youth)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1980	1. FC Köln	1	(0)
1980–1981	SC Viktoria 04 Köln	33	(3)
1981–1984	Hannover 96	92	(5)
1984–1991	SC Fortuna Köln	193	(15)
Managerial career
2002–2004	SC Fortuna Köln
2007	SC Fortuna Köln
2007–2009	Rot-Weiss Essen (assistant)
2009–2010	Rot-Weiss Essen
2010–2012	Alemannia Aachen II
2011	→ Alemannia Aachen (caretaker)
2012	→ Alemannia Aachen (caretaker)
2013	Viktoria Köln
2013–	1. FC Köln (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ralf Außem (born 1 September 1960) is a former German footballer and currently youth team manager of 1. FC Köln.

Career

His Bundesliga debut came on 24 May 1980 against SV Werder Bremen, though he only played two minutes in his debut performance. He made his name in the eighties with SC Fortuna Köln.

Management career

From 2002 to 2004 he managed SC Fortuna Köln. He later became manager of Rot-Weiss Essen.

In September 2011, he was named caretaker manager of Alemannia Aachen following the sacking of Peter Hyballa. After one game (a 0–0 against SpVgg Greuther Fürth), Friedhelm Funkel took the job and had it until 1 April 2012 when he was put on a leave, too. After that, Außem got the job again as a caretaker until the end of the 2011–12 season.