Raphael Schäfer
Schäfer with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2013.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Raphael Schäfer | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1991 | SC Drispenstedt | ||
| 1991–1998 | Hannover 96 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | VfB Lübeck | 76 | (0) |
| 2001–2007 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 130 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | VfB Stuttgart | 23 | (0) |
| 2008– | 1. FC Nürnberg | 218 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Germany U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 1996 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Germany U18 | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 20 December 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 20 December 2016 (UTC).
Raphael Schäfer (Polish: Rafał Szafarczyk; born 30 January 1979) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga.
Raphael Schäfer was born in 1979 as a member of the German minority in the Upper Silesian Town of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and in 1986 with his father emigrated from Poland as Aussiedler to settle in northern Germany. Raphael Schäfer learned German in a few months. Schäfer began his footballing career at SC Drispenstedt in a suburb of Hildesheim. At the age of 12 he was scouted by Hannover 96 and joined the ranks of their youth teams. He became part of the first-team squad with 17 but never made it into the starting line-up.
Thus, he decided to join Regionalliga side VfB Lübeck before the 1998–99 season. At Lübeck he quickly became the first-choice goalkeeper but his team failed to qualify for the 2. Bundesliga in three consecutive seasons.
Schäfer transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg in July 2001. The club had just been promoted to the Bundesliga and he became the second choice goalkeeper behind former German Under-21-international Darius Kampa. When Kampa had a series of weak showings for the team, coach Klaus Augenthaler gave Schäfer the chance to shine in his first Bundesliga game against Borussia Mönchengladbach in March 2002. Despite playing a good game, Schäfer still remained as second choice as Augenthaler still considered Kampa his first choice keeper. When the club was relegated the following year, Schäfer had played three games for the Franconian side.
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