Ralf Schmitt (born January 21, 1977 in

Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ''Speier'', French: ''Spire,'' historical English: ''Spires''; pfl, Schbaija) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer li ...

) is a German former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. He made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for

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on April 14, 2001 when he came on as a substitute in the 87th minute in a game against

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in sev ...

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1977 births Living people German footballers Eintracht Frankfurt players Eintracht Frankfurt II players Karlsruher SC players Sportfreunde Siegen players TSV 1860 Munich II players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players FC Nöttingen players FV Speyer players Association football forwards People from Speyer Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate {{germany-footy-forward-1970s-stub