Playing position Name Jurgen Raab 1965–1975 BSG Einheit Triebes Role Football player | 1975–1976 FC Carl Zeiss Jena Height 1.82 m Years Team Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1958-12-20) 20 December 1958 (age 57) Place of birth Zeulenroda, East Germany | ||
Jürgen Raab (born 20 December 1958 in Zeulenroda, Thuringia) is a former East German football player.
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Career
In the DDR-Oberliga Jürgen Raab played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena 376 games and scored 120 goals.
International career
He played 20 times for the East Germany national football team and scored two goals.
Coaching career
He was later a manager for Rot-Weiß Erfurt, FC Sachsen Leipzig and Assistant coach by Bursaspor and 1. FC Nuremberg. On 1 June 2010, he replaced René van Eck at his former club FC Carl Zeiss Jena as head coach.
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. 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 FC have confirmed Juergen Raab as their head coach for the 2017 S.League season.
The former Young Lions FC coach will arrive and sign a three-year contract to take charge of the five-time S.League champions.