Dennis Brinkmann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum (youth) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TuS 84/10 Essen | |||
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Borussia Dortmund II | ||
| 1998–2003 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 2003–2005 | Alemannia Aachen | 54 | (4) |
| 2005–2010 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 129 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | TuS Koblenz | 27 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Wuppertaler SV Borussia | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | VfL Bochum Youth Academy (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2015 | VfL Bochum II (assistant) | ||
| 2015– | VfL Bochum (youth) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Dennis Brinkmann (born 22 November 1978 in Essen) is a German football coach and former professional footballer[1] who played as a defensive midfielder.
He is currently working as manager for a youth team of VfL Bochum.
Life
In his youth, Brinkmann played for various clubs in the Ruhr Area. He started his senior career at Borussia Dortmund in 1997.
From 1998 to 2003, he spent five years in the Oberliga and the Regionalliga with Rot-Weiss Essen. Then he went to 2. Bundesliga-side Alemannia Aachen.
Brinkmann then successfully spent two years in Aachen along with players like Frank Paulus and Emmanuel Krontiris. He was part of the so-called "New Alemannia" and was capped 54 times. However, in 2005 he went to Eintracht Braunschweig, which was also a member of the 2nd Bundesliga at that time.
Honors
- Promotion to the Regionalliga West/Südwest with Rot-Weiss Essen in 1999
- Runner-Up in the 2003–04 DFB-Pokal
References
- ↑ "Brinkmann, Dennis" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
External links
- Dennis Brinkmann profile at Fussballdaten