Ralf Loose

Ralf Loose

File:Ralf Loose 2011 (cropped).JPG Loose with Dresden in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-01-05) 5 January 1963
Place of birth	Dortmund, West Germany
Height
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1986	Borussia Dortmund	120	(11)
1986–1987	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	34	(3)
1987–1993	Fortuna Düsseldorf	188	(4)
Total		342	(18)
International career
	Germany U-21
Managerial career
1998–1999	Liechtenstein U-21 (assistant)
1999–2004	Liechtenstein
2004–2005	Sportfreunde Siegen
2005–2006	FC St. Gallen
2006–2007	Sportfreunde Siegen
2007–2008	FC Augsburg
2011–2012	Dynamo Dresden
2013–2015	Preußen Münster
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ralf Loose (born 5 January 1963) is a German football coach and former player. He is most noted for his stint with the Liechtenstein national football team.

Playing career

Loose played as a sweeper between 1981 and 1986 for Borussia Dortmund, and also for a year for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Between 1987 and 1994 he was at Fortuna Düsseldorf. He has also been captain for the Germany national under-21 football team.

Managing career

Between 1996 and 1998 Loose was the coach for the Liechtenstein Under-18s team. On 1 July 1998, he was appointed to Liechtenstein national team manager. Ralf held this position until 29 July 2003. On 1 July 2004 he became coach at a regional team Sportfreunde Siegen. After a brief spell with FC St. Gallen he returned to Sportfreunde Siegen. Ralf Loose replaced Rainer Hörgl as coach at FC Augsburg in October 2007. Loose was sacked in April 2008 after a dismal season that has left Augsburg teetering close to relegation. He was appointed as manager of Dynamo Dresden in April 2011. He earned promotion in his first season, after a playoff victory over VfL Osnabrück, but was sacked in December 2012 after a poor start to the 2012–13 season.