Franz Raschid (18 October 1954 – 22 October 2010) was a German professional

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player and

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Career

Raschid, who played as a

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, spent his entire professional career with

Bayer Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now plays in the fifth-level Oberliga. History The ...

, scoring 51 goals in 364 League appearances. He later became a football manager, taking control of

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

between 1990 and 1991.

Death

Raschid died on 22 October 2010, aged 56, from

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raschid, Franz 1954 births 2010 deaths German men's footballers KFC Uerdingen 05 players German football managers Arminia Bielefeld managers Deaths from pancreatic cancer Deaths from cancer in Germany Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Neuwied Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate