Raffael Korte (born 29 August 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]
_(cropped).jpg) Korte in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Speyer, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Phönix Schifferstadt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | TuS Mechtersheim | 54 | (19) |
| 2011–2015 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | → Eintracht Braunschweig II | 20 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → 1. FC Saarbrücken (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Union Berlin | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Waldhof Mannheim | 23 | (5) |
| Total | 179 | (36) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editKorte was born in Speyer. He joined 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig in 2011 from Oberliga Südwest side TuS Mechtersheim. After two seasons in Braunschweig, he was loaned to 1. FC Saarbrücken in the 3. Liga for the 2013–14 season.[3] After the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga season, Korte joined Union Berlin on a free transfer.[4]
Korte retired in summer 2020 after recurring knee problems which required four surgeries.[5]
Personal life
editKorte is the identical twin brother of Gianluca Korte, also a professional footballer.[6]
References
edit- ^ Profile on WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
- ^ "Korte, Raffael". kicker.de. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Raffael Korte zieht es von Braunschweig zum FCS" (in German). 1. FC Saarbrücken. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Raffael Korte verlässt die Eintracht zum Saisonende" [Raffael Korte leaves Eintracht at the end of the season] (in German). eintracht.com. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Wilkening, Michael (15 July 2020). "SV Waldhof: Warum Raffael Korte ein schönes Karriere-Ende hatte". Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Ein Korte kommt selten allein". Braunschweiger Zeitung. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
External links
edit- Raffael Korte at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Raffael Korte at Soccerway
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