Ralph Gunesch (born 2 September 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1]

Ralph Gunesch
Gunesch pictured in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Sighişoara, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
FC Ingolstadt 04 II (assistant)
Youth career
1990–1994 SV 09 Baesweiler
1994–1997 SV Setterich
1997–1999 Germania Teveren
1999–2001 Alemannia Aachen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Alemannia Aachen 40 (1)
2003–2006 FC St. Pauli 84 (3)
2006–2007 Mainz 05 9 (0)
2007–2012 FC St. Pauli 106 (1)
2012–2015 FC Ingolstadt 04 50 (0)
2015 FC Ingolstadt 04 II 2 (0)
Total 291 (5)
International career
2001 Germany U19 2 (0)
2002 Germany U20 2 (0)
Managerial career
2018– FC Ingolstadt 04 II (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Gunesch moved to Germany when he was very young. From 2001 to 2003 he played for Alemannia Aachen. In 2003, he was transferred to FC St. Pauli. During the summer of 2006 he moved to Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05, where he made his first league debut. In June 2007 he transferred back to FC St. Pauli.

Having joined FC Ingolstadt 04 in winter 2012 he left the club at the end of the 2014–15 season.[2] He made 50 league appearances during his spell there.[3]

Personal life

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Gunesch is of German heritage (more specifically Transylvanian Saxon), and one quarter Romanian through his maternal grandfather.[4]

Honours

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FC Ingolstadt

References

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  1. ^ "Gunesch, Ralph" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Es reicht nicht, sich nur gut zu verstehen". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 21 May 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Ralph Gunesch » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Ralph Gunesch über seine Karriere". YouTube (in German). Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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