Perry Bräutigam

Perry Bräutigam (born 28 March 1963) is a German footballer and coach^[1] who worked as coach for RB Leipzig.

Perry Bräutigam

Bräutigam with Carl Zeiss Jena in 1990
Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-03-28) 28 March 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth	Altenburg, East Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	RB Leipzig (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
1970–1978	BSG Motor Altenburg
1978–1979	Lokomotive Leipzig
1979–1982	BSG Motor Altenburg
1982–1984	Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1994	Carl Zeiss Jena	278	(0)
1994–1995	1. FC Nürnberg	33	(0)
1995–2002	Hansa Rostock	104	(0)
Total		415	(0)
International career
1989–1990	East Germany	3	(0)
Managerial career
2002–2009	Hansa Rostock (goalkeeper coach)
2009–2015	RB Leipzig (goalkeeper coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Bräutigam was born on 28 March 1963, in Altenburg. A goalkeeper, he played over 450 matches at the first and second level of the East and unified German football pyramid.^[2] He also won three caps for the East Germany national team.^[3]

Coaching career

Immediately after his playing career ended, Bräutigam started working as goalkeeper coach for F.C. Hansa Rostock.^[4][5] When his contract ended in 2009, he moved to the newly formed RB Leipzig, also as goalkeeper coach.

Honours

• FDGB-Pokal: runner-up 1987–88