9 1 3 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁football ▁player ▁and ▁manager . ▁Ra ab ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁France ▁after ▁having ▁escaped ▁Naz i ▁Germany , ▁being ▁pro sec uted ▁and ▁in car cer ated ▁for ▁ref using ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Naz i ▁sal ute ▁at ▁a ▁football ▁game . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ra ab , ▁born ▁in ▁Frankfurt , ▁H esse , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁children ▁of ▁a ▁German ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁veter an . ▁His ▁father , ▁through ▁his ▁own ▁experience ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁raised ▁Ra ab ▁a ▁pac if ist ▁and ▁Christian ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁held ▁a ▁strong ▁conv iction ▁against ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁killing . ▁Ra ab ▁turned ▁from ▁his ▁Christian ▁faith ▁however ▁when , ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 9 - year - old , ▁he ▁saw ▁a ▁priest ▁bless ▁a ▁sub marine ▁in ▁Hamburg . ▁ ▁A ▁prom ising ▁young ▁player ▁for ▁E int racht ▁Frankfurt , ▁Ra ab ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁captain ▁a ▁German ▁youth ▁side ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁Stuttgart ▁where ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Naz i ▁sal ute . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁immediately ▁pro sec uted ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁international , ▁but ▁was ▁monitor ed ▁by ▁the ▁police , ▁and ▁arrested ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁later . ▁Ra ab ▁was ▁det ained ▁and ▁tort ured ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 1 ▁months ▁and ▁eventually ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁hard ▁labour . ▁Im pr