Born in
Seligenstadt, Ralf Weber started playing football in 1974 at SpVgg Hainstadt before moving to
Kickers Offenbach in 1982. He started in the pro squad in 1987 where he appeared in 51 matches. After Offenbach failed to secure a license for the
2. Bundesliga he moved to local rival
Eintracht Frankfurt in 1989. On 4 August 1989 he debuted for the
Eagles away at
Hamburger SV. The midfielder appeared in the first tier 182 times and in the second one 32 times for Frankfurt. In 2001, he finally retired after being plagued by many injuries. Between 1995 and 1997 he only could play two matches for Eintracht, and missed also all of the 2000–01 season, his final. Legendary is his freaking out after the last fixture in
1991–92 when Frankfurt lost 1–2 against
Hansa Rostock, losing the championship on the finishing line. Raging due to a not given penalty kick by referee
Alfons Berg after a tackle to Weber by Rostock player
Stefan Böger in the penalty box, Weber smashed a TV camera after the final whistle. ==International career==