Raffael Korte (born 29 August 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Korte was born in Speyer. He joined

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club

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

in 2011 from Oberliga Südwest side TuS Mechtersheim. After two seasons in Braunschweig, he was loaned to

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

in the

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for the 2013–14 season. After the

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season, Korte joined Union Berlin on a free transfer. Korte retired in summer 2020 after recurring knee problems which required four surgeries.

Personal life

Korte is the identical twin brother of

Gianluca Korte Gianluca Korte (born 29 August 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TSV Steinbach. Career Korte was born in Speyer. He joined 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig in 2011 from Oberliga Südwest side TuS ...

, also a professional footballer.

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* * 1990 births Living people People from Speyer Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate Identical twins German twins Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players 1. FC Saarbrücken players 1. FC Union Berlin players SV Waldhof Mannheim players {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub