Dennis Brinkmann

Dennis Brinkmann

Personal information
Date of birth	November 22, 1978 (1978-11-22) (age 32)
Place of birth	Essen, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Braunschweig
Number	2
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	(5)
2005-present	Eintracht Braunschweig	43	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:20, 23 April 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Dennis Brinkmann (born November 22, 1978 in Essen) is a German professional football player currently playing for Eintracht Braunschweig.

He's a defensive midfielder.

Life

In his youth, Dennis Brinkmann played for various clubs in the Ruhr Area. He started his senior career at Borussia Dortmund in 1997.

From 1998 to 2003, he spend five years in the Oberliga and the Regionalliga with Rot-Weiss Essen. Then he went to 2nd 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 DFB Cup 2003/04

External links

• Profile and Statistics at kicker.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Brinkmann, Dennis
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Date of birth	1978-11-22
Place of birth	Essen, West Germany
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