Sissy Raith

Sissy Raith
Personal information
Full nameSilvia Raith
Date of birthJune 11, 1960
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionDefender / Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bayern Munich
–1985FSV Frankfurt
1985–TSV Siegen
–2003Bayern Munich
National team
1983–1991Germany58(4)
Teams managed
2005–2008Bayern Munich
2008Bavarian football association
2009TSV Eching
2010-U-17 Azerbaijan (women's)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Silvia 'Sissy' Raith (born 11 June 1960) 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 is currently working as a coach of the U-17 Women's team of Azerbaijan. She is preparing the girl footballers to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which will take place in Azerbaijan.

References

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