Heinz Kwiatkowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Heinz Kwiatkowski

German footballer

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1926

Place of Birth: Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 23-May-2008

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Poland, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Heinz Kwiatkowski

  • Heinrich "Heinz" Kwiatkowski (16 July 1926 – 23 May 2008) 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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