Dieter Schlindwein (born 7 February 1961) is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

Dieter Schlindwein
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-02-07) 7 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Karlsdorf-Neuthard, West Germany[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
0000–1977 FC Germania 06 Karlsdorf
1977–1978 Waldhof Mannheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1986 Waldhof Mannheim 221 (17)
1986–1987 Werder Bremen 3 (0)
1987–1989 Eintracht Frankfurt 32 (1)
1989–1996 FC St. Pauli 144 (5)
Total 400 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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In his youth Schlindwein played for FC Germania 06 Karlsdorf. With SV Waldhof Mannheim, who signed him in 1977, he promoted in 1983–84 to the Bundesliga.

In 1986, he moved to Werder Bremen but stayed just one season appearing only three times. He joined Eintracht Frankfurt for their 1987–88 campaign and won with SGE the DFB-Pokal in 1988.

From 1989–90 to 1995–96 he played for FC St. Pauli, where he captained the squad. His last professional match took place on 16 March 1996 against Borussia Mönchengladbach; FC St. Pauli lost 2–0. He bid farewell with a red card.

In total he took part in 186 Bundesliga and 214 second tier fixtures.

International career

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Schlindwein was capped five times for the Germany under-21 and once for the Germany national amateur team and once in the German olympic team that took part at the Olympic games in Los Angeles).[citation needed]

Style of play

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A qualified industrial clerk, Schlindwein earned the nickname Eisen-Dieter ("Iron Dieter") due to his rough playing style.[citation needed]

Honours

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Eintracht Frankfurt

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dieter Schlindwein". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ "DFB-Pokal, 1987/1988, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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