Sissy Raith

Sissy Raith
Personal information
Full name Silvia Raith
Date of birth (1960-06-11) 11 June 1960
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bayern Munich
–1985 FSV Frankfurt
1985– TSV Siegen
–2003 Bayern Munich
National team
1983–1991 Germany 58 (4)
Teams managed
2005–2008 Bayern Munich
2008 Bavarian football association
2009 TSV Eching
2010–2012 Azerbaijan U17
2013–2016 FC Staad
2016– Basel
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

References

  1. "Sissy Raith" (in German). FC Bayern Munich - Frauenfußball. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  2. "Spielerinfo Raith". DFB. Retrieved 2009-07-29.


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