Heinz Kwiatkowski
German footballer
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Heinrich "Heinz" Kwiatkowski (16 July 1926 – 23 May 2008) was a German football goalkeeper. He was born in Gelsenkirchen. As a goalkeeper, Kwiatkowski's specialty was to fist the ball away, which earned him the nickname "Heini Fausten".
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| Full name | Heinrich Kwiatkowski | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1926 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 May 2008 (aged 81) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dortmund, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1947–1950 | Schalke 04 | |||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Rot-Weiss Essen | |||||||||||||
| 1952–1966 | Borussia Dortmund | 300[2] | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1954–1958 | West Germany | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Borussia Dortmund | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Career
During his club career, Kwiatkowski played for FC Schalke 04, Rot-Weiß Essen and Borussia Dortmund.[3] He won the German football championship with Dortmund in 1956 and 1957. He was one of the oldest players to make their debuts in the newly formed Bundesliga, when he played against Nürnberg on 21 March 1964, aged 37 years and 249 days.[4][5]
He was a member of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In total, he earned four caps for West Germany.[6]
