Ralf Sträßer | |
Birth Date: | 20 June 1958 |
Birth Place: | Berlin, East Germany |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | TSV Markt-Bibart (Manager) |
Youthyears1: | 1966–1968 |
Youthclubs1: | BSG Post Berlin |
Youthyears2: | 1968–1976 |
Youthclubs2: | BFC Dynamo |
Years1: | 1976–1984 |
Clubs1: | BFC Dynamo |
Caps1: | 144 |
Goals1: | 39 |
Years2: | 1984–1987 |
Clubs2: | Union Berlin |
Caps2: | 79 |
Goals2: | 38 |
Years3: | 1987–1989 |
Clubs3: | Carl Zeiss Jena |
Caps3: | 37 |
Goals3: | 10 |
Years4: | 1989–1990 |
Clubs4: | BSG Jenaer Glaswek |
Years5: | 1990 |
Clubs5: | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 |
Years6: | 1990–1991 |
Clubs6: | TSV Vestenbergsgreuth |
Years7: | 1991–1995 |
Clubs7: | TSV 1860 Scheinfeld |
Years8: | 1995–1996 |
Clubs8: | TSV Markt-Bibart |
Years9: | 1996–1997 |
Clubs9: | ASV Ippesheim |
Nationalteam1: | East Germany U-18 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam2: | East Germany U-21 |
Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Nationalyears3: | 1982–1986 |
Nationalteam3: | East Germany |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 1986 |
Nationalteam4: | East Germany Olympic |
Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Managerclubs1: | ASV Ippesheim |
Manageryears2: | 2008–2009 |
Managerclubs2: | TSV Vestenbergsgreuth |
Manageryears3: | 2009–2011 |
Managerclubs3: | RSV Sugenheim |
Manageryears4: | 2012- |
Managerclubs4: | TSV Markt-Bibart |
Ralf Sträßer (born 20 June 1958) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Berlin, Sträßer began playing football for the BSG Post Berlin at eight years old and joined the youth department the BFC Dynamo two years later. He took the leap into the first team of BFC Dynamo, after making appearance for the second team in the DDR-Liga. He made his debut for the first team of BFC Dynamo against FC Vorwärts Frankfurt in the 11th match day of the 1976–77 season on 2 December 1976. Sträßer scored his first goal for BFC Dynamo in the DDR-Oberliga on the East German national goalkeeper Jürgen Croy away against BSG Sachsenring Zwickau in the following matchday.
Sträßer played in the East German top division for BFC Dynamo, 1. FC Union Berlin and FC Carl Zeiss Jena. In 226 matches he managed to score 68 goals.[1] He became six times East German football champion in a row with BFC Dynamo.
Sträßer, who was part of the East German Under 21 team which won the silver medal at the European Under-21 Championship 1980, won four caps for East Germany.[2]
He is the father of Carsten Sträßer.