Ralf Köttker
Ralf Köttker (born February 16, 1970 in Friesoythe ) is a German sports journalist. Until November 2019 he was Deputy Secretary General and Media Director of the German Football Association .
Life
After completing his master's degree in political science, history and sociology at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster , Köttker volunteered at the Axel Springer Academy in Hamburg . After two years in the sports department of the Bild newspaper in Hamburg, he joined the Berliner Morgenpost in 2000 as the editor in charge .
In 2004, Köttker moved to the daily newspaper Die Welt within Axel Springer AG , where he was a national team reporter, among other things. Shortly afterwards he became the head of football for the world newspaper group (Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag / Berliner Morgenpost ).
As a journalist, Köttker accompanied the German national soccer team to the world championships in 2002 and 2006 and the two European championships in 2004 and 2008 .
In 2009, Köttker moved to Frankfurt / Main as editor-in-chief Internet / Publications for the German Football Association (DFB). In addition, he has been the managing director of DFB-Online GmbH since 2010, media director of the DFB since 2011 and its deputy general secretary since April 2016. In November 2019, both sides announced the amicable separation.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ralf Köttker leaves the DFB. In: dfb.de. November 20, 2019, accessed November 25, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Köttker, Ralf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sports journalist and media director of the German Football Association |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Friesoythe |