- Jörg Sievers
Football player infobox| playername= Jörg Sievers
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|09|22
cityofbirth =Römstedt
countryofbirth =Germany
height = height|m=1.85
position =Goalkeeper
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youthclubs = SV Eddelstorf
Lüneburger SKVfL Wolfsburg
years = 1989-2003
clubs =Hannover 96
caps(goals) = 384 0(0)
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ntupdate =Jörg Sievers (born September 22, 1965 in
Römstedt ,Germany ) is a formergoalkeeper of the German football clubHannover 96 .Sievers played for the club for more than 10 years, and made a club record 384 league appearances, primarily playing in the 2. Bundesliga. He remained with the club through relegation to the Regionalliga and eventually played out his final season in the Bundesliga in 2002. His main career highlight with the club was perhaps winning the 1992 DFB Cup against
Borussia Mönchengladbach , where he saved two crucial penalties during the shootout.He remains with
Hannover 96 to this day, working as a goalkeeping coach.Trivia
* He is also known from the song "Jörg Sievers Blues" by the German band
Fury in the Slaughterhouse .
* His brother Ralf also played professional football atEintracht Frankfurt andFC St. Pauli .
* He lives with his wife inWedemark , 20km north ofHanover .
* His nickname amongst fans and within the team is "Colt" Sievers, stemming from the phonetic resemblance of his last name to the main character of the 80s tv action seriesThe Fall Guy , "Colt Seavers"
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