Ralf Fährmann
 Fährmann in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralf Fährmann | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Schalke 04 | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | VfB Chemnitz | ||
| 1998–2003 | Chemnitzer FC | ||
| 2003–2007 | Schalke 04 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Schalke 04 II | 39 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Schalke 04 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 18 | (0) |
| 2011– | Schalke 04 | 16 | (0) |
| 2012– | Schalke 04 II | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Germany U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Germany U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Germany U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ralf Fährmann (born 27 September 1988) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.
Career
Fährmann made his professional debut for Schalke on 13 September 2008 in 3–3 draw away to Borussia Dortmund.[1] On 16 September 2008 he played his first international match against APOEL F.C. in a UEFA Cup tie.
At the end of the 2008–09 season, he left FC Schalke 04 and moved to Eintracht Frankfurt on free transfer[2] and signed a contract until 30 June 2012.[3]
He returned to Schalke in 2011 after the team sold Manuel Neuer to FC Bayern Munich for a fee of 22 million euros. In the 2011 DFL- Supercup, Fährmann was the Man of the Match. After 90 minutes, the game finished 0–0 and it went on directly to a penalty shootout. Fährmann held two penalty kicks; one from Kevin Großkreutz and one from Ivan Perisic, thus allowing Schalke 04 to raise the Supercup trophy for the first time in the club's history.
International career
He is a former member of several Germany national youth football teams.[4]
Personal life
Ralf Fährmann's brother Falk Fährmann is also a professional footballer, who has recently played for FSV Zwickau.[5]
Honours
Club
References
- ↑ "Ralf Fährmann" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Fährmann verlässt Schalke" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Fährmann signed with Frankfurt" (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. 9 January. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "National team player Ralf Fährmann". DFB.de. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Heinicke: Haupstache gesund" (in German). kicker.de. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
External links
- Ralf Fährmann at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Ralf Fährmann at transfermarkt.de (German)
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