Ralf Außem (born 1 September 1960) is a former German footballer and currently youth team manager of 1. FC Köln. Playing career Außem made Bundesliga debut with 1. FC Köln on 24 May 1980 against Werder Bremen, though he only played two minutes in his debut performance. He made his name in the eighties with SC Fortuna Köln. Managerial career From 2002 to 2004 he managed SC Fortuna Köln. He later became manager of Rot-Weiss Essen. In September 2011, he was named caretaker manager of Alemannia Aachen following the sacking of Peter Hyballa. After one game (a 0–0 against SpVgg Greuther Fürth), Friedhelm Funkel took the job and had it until 1 April 2012 when he was put on a leave, too. After that, Außem got the job again as a caretaker until the end of the 2011–12 season. References 1960 births Living people German footballers Association football defenders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 1. FC Köln players FC Viktoria Köln players Hannover 96 players SC Fortuna Köln players German football managers Alemannia Aachen managers Rot-Weiss Essen managers 2. Bundesliga managers SC Fortuna Köln managers 3. Liga managers Footballers from Cologne 20th-century German people West German footballers