 At the beginning of the following campaign, however, he injured his knee against Doxa Katokopias FC, and retired before the end of 2003 with a total of 286 goals in 378 competitive matches.After the end of his playing career, Rauffmann had a brief spell as manager at Olympiakos Nicosia without much success.He returned to Omonia shortly after, working mainly with the club's scouting staff.