Stefan Beinlich

Stefan Beinlich (born January 13, 1972 in East Berlin) is a German footballer.

The midfielder began his career at Berlin clubs BFC Dynamo and SG Bergmann-Borsig. For SG, he played 20 times in the 1990-91 season, scoring 5 goals.

During the 1991-92 season he signed for English Premiership side Aston Villa in his first professional contract. In total Beinlich played sixteen times for Aston Villa, scoring one goal. He played for FC Hansa Rostock, Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin. In 2003 he moved to Hamburger SV and, as of the end of season 2004-05 has played 263 Bundesliga games for all clubs, scoring 56 goals. Following the 2005-06 season, Beinlich left Hamburger SV for 2nd Bundesliga side Hansa Rostock.

Beinlich's debut international appearance occurred on September 2, 1998 against Malta.

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