Sissy Raith Explained

Sissy Raith
Fullname:Silvia Raith
Birth Date:11 June 1960
Birth Place:Munich, West Germany
Position:Defender / Midfielder
Years2:–1985
Years3:1985–
Years4:–2003
Clubs4:Bayern Munich
Nationalyears1:1983–1991
Nationalteam1:Germany
Nationalcaps1:58
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:2005–2008
Manageryears2:2008
Manageryears3:2009
Manageryears4:2010–2012
Manageryears5:2013–2016
Manageryears6:2016–2018
Managerclubs2:Bavarian football association
Managerclubs3:TSV Eching
Managerclubs4:Azerbaijan U17
Managerclubs5:FC Staad
Managerclubs6:Basel

Silvia 'Sissy' Raith (born 11 June 1960, Munich) is a former German footballer. From 2004 to 2008 she coached the women's team of Bayern Munich.[1] Starting from 2009 to 2010 she coaches the men's team of TSV Eching. Since 2010 the head coach of Azerbaijan U-17 National women's football team. As a player she was capped 58 times for Germany, winning the UEFA Women's Championship in 1989 and 1991. She also score 4 goals for the national team.[2] She also won 4 German championships and 6 cups, playing for Bayern Munich, FSV Frankfurt, TSV Siegen, and SG Praunheim (now 1.FFC Frankfurt). Sissy worked as a coach of the U-17 Women's team of Azerbaijan. She prepared the girl footballers to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which took place in Azerbaijan. Later on, Sissy went to coach FC Staad and Basel in Switzerland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sissy Raith . FC Bayern Munich - Frauenfußball . 2008-07-29 . 2008 . German.
  2. Web site: Spielerinfo Raith . . 2009-07-29 .