Matthias Lindner (footballer, born 1965)
Matthias Lindner (born 5 October 1965 in Grimma, East Germany) is a former football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthias Lindner | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Grimma, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1976 | BSG Lokomotive Naunhof | ||
| 1976–1983 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1991 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 156 | (18) |
| 1991–1997 | VfB Leipzig | 174 | (11) |
| 1997–1998 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | FC Sachsen Leipzig | ||
| National team | |||
| 1987–1990 | East Germany | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He started playing football at the age of seven, with BSG Lokomotive Naunhof and joined the youth ranks of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig in 1976. After making his debut in May 1983 in the Oberliga he spent another eight seasons with the first team,[1] making 156 league appearances and stayed with the club after they were renamed to VfB Leipzig. In 1997/98 he spent a season with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, before retiring in 2000 with FC Sachsen Leipzig.
Lindner won 22 caps for East Germany between 1987 and 1990.[2]
References
- Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Matthias Lindner - Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Matthias Lindner - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
External links
- Matthias Lindner at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Matthias Lindner at WorldFootball.net
- Matthias Lindner at National-Football-Teams.com
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