Ralf Aussem

Ralf Außem (born 1 September 1960) is a German football manager and former player^[2] who is youth team manager of 1. FC Köln.

Ralf Außem

Personal information
Date of birth	(1960-09-01) 1 September 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth	Cologne, West Germany[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	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	Fortuna Köln	193	(15)
Total		319	(23)
Managerial career
2002–2004	Fortuna Köln
2007	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

Playing career

Außem made Bundesliga debut with 1. FC Köln on 24 May 1980 against Werder Bremen, though he only played two minutes in his debut performance. He made his name in the eighties with SC Fortuna Köln.

Managerial 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.^[3] 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.^[4]