Ralf Loose

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Ralf Loose
Ralf Loose 2011 (cropped).JPG
Loose with Dresden in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-01-05) 5 January 1963 (age 58)
Place of birth Dortmund, West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Winterthur (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1986 Borussia Dortmund 120 (11)
1986–1987 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 34 (3)
1987–1993 Fortuna Düsseldorf 188 (4)
Total 342 (18)
National team
Germany U-21
Teams managed
1998–1999 Liechtenstein U-21 (assistant)
1999–2004 Liechtenstein
2004–2005 Sportfreunde Siegen
2005–2006 FC St. Gallen
2006–2007 Sportfreunde Siegen
2007–2008 FC Augsburg
2011–2012 Dynamo Dresden
2013–2015 Preußen Münster
2018– FC Winterthur
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ralf Loose (German pronunciation: [ˈʁalf ˈloːzə]; born 5 January 1963) is a German football coach and former player who is the manager of Swiss club Winterthur.[1] He is most noted for his stint with the Liechtenstein national football team.

Playing career[]

Loose played as a sweeper between 1981 and 1986 for Borussia Dortmund, and also for a year for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Between 1987 and 1994 he was at Fortuna Düsseldorf. He has also been captain for the Germany national under-21 football team.

Managing career[]

Between 1996 and 1998 Loose was the coach for the Liechtenstein Under-18s team. On 1 July 1998, he was appointed to Liechtenstein national team manager. Ralf held this position until 29 July 2003.[1] On 1 July 2004, he became coach at a regional team Sportfreunde Siegen.[2] After a brief spell with FC St. Gallen he returned to Sportfreunde Siegen. Ralf Loose replaced as coach at FC Augsburg in October 2007. Loose was sacked in April 2008, after a dismal season that has left Augsburg teetering close to relegation.[3] He was appointed as manager of Dynamo Dresden in April 2011. He earned promotion in his first season, after a playoff victory over VfL Osnabrück, but was sacked in December 2012, after a poor start to the 2012–13 season.

Loose was appointed manager of Swiss Challenge League club, FC Winterthur on 1 July 2019

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ralf Loose" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Ralf Loose" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  3. ^ "FC Augsburg entlässt Trainer Ralf Loose" [FC Augsburg sacks manager Ralf Loose] (in German). kicker.de. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
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