Matthias Lindner (footballer, born 1965)

Matthias Lindner (born 5 October 1965) is a German former footballer who played as a defender.

For other people named Matthias Lindner, see Matthias Lindner (Austrian footballer).

Matthias Lindner
Lindner with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-10-05) 5 October 1965
Place of birth Grimma, East Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 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 Carl Zeiss Jena 23 (2)
1998–2000 FC Sachsen Leipzig
International career
1987–1990 East Germany 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Grimma, East Germany, 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 DDR-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 Carl Zeiss Jena, before retiring in 2000 with FC Sachsen Leipzig.

Lindner won 22 caps for East Germany between 1987 and 1990.[2]

References
  1. Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Matthias Lindner – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Matthias Lindner – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 November 2015.


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