Heinz Kwiatkowski

Football, Football player

1926 – 2008

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Who was Heinz Kwiatkowski?

Heinrich "Heinz" Kwiatkowski was a German football goalkeeper. He was born in Gelsenkirchen.

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. During his club career he played for FC Schalke 04, Rot-Weiß Essen and Borussia Dortmund. He won the German football championship with Dortmund in 1956 and 1957. He died in Dortmund.

As a goalkeeper, Kwiatkowski's specialty was to fist the ball away, which earned him the nickname "Heini Fausten".

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Born
Jul 16, 1926
Gelsenkirchen
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Gelsenkirchen
Died
May 23, 2008
Dortmund

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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