Jörg Sievers
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| Jörg Sievers | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 22, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Römstedt, Germany | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| SV Eddelstorf Lüneburger SK VfL Wolfsburg |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989-2003 | Hannover 96 | 384 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jörg Sievers (born September 22, 1965 in Römstedt, Germany) is a former goalkeeper of the German football club Hannover 96.
Sievers played for the club for more than 10 years, and made a club record 384 league appearances, primarily playing in the 2. Bundesliga. He remained with the club through relegation to the Regionalliga and eventually played out his final season in the Bundesliga in 2002. His main career highlight with the club was perhaps winning the 1992 DFB Cup against Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he saved two crucial penalties during the shootout.
He remains with Hannover 96 to this day, working as a goalkeeping coach.
[edit] Trivia
- He is also known from the song "Jörg Sievers Blues" by the German band Fury in the Slaughterhouse.
- His brother Ralf also played professional football at Eintracht Frankfurt and FC St. Pauli.
- He lives with his wife in Wedemark, 20km north of Hanover.
- His nickname amongst fans and within the team is "Colt" Sievers, stemming from the phonetic resemblance of his last name to the main character of the 80s tv action series The Fall Guy, "Colt Seavers"
