Volker Ippig

Volker Ippig (born 28 January 1963) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Ippig spent the entirety of his football career with TSV Lensahn and FC St. Pauli, playing in the Bundesliga with the latter. He is also known for his political views and activism, having been part of the Hafenstraße squatter movement and community projects with the Sandinista National Liberation Front in Nicaragua and became known as "the punk in goal" at St. Pauli.

Life and career Born in Lensahn, Ippig started his career at TSV Lensahn aged 18 before joining FC St. Pauli in 1981, making his debut for their B-team in September of that year. He left the club during the 1983–84 season, going to work in a school for disabled children in Lensahn, before moving to Nicaragua where he helped construct a health centre with the Sandinista National Liberation Front in San Miguelito. He returned to playing for St. Pauli the following season and combined living in a cabin constructed by himself in Lensahn with life in the Hafenstraße squat. His daughter Emma has played for SG GLR Ostholstein.