Dirk Langerbein (born 9 September 1971, in

Lippetal Lippetal is a municipality in the Soest (district), district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Lippetal is located north and south of the river Lippe River, Lippe between the cities of Lippstadt () and Hamm, North Rhine-W ...

) is a German former professional

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who played as

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. During his career, he mostly played in the 2. Bundesliga, in which he made a total of 156 appearances playing for

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, LR Ahlen,

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and Rot Weiss Ahlen. In the 2004–05 season, he also made three

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appearances with 1. FC Nürnberg. He finished his career with

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in 2009, after which he started working as the club's goalkeeping coach.

References

1971 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers SV Lippstadt 08 players Rot Weiss Ahlen players MSV Duisburg players 1. FC Nürnberg players Rot-Weiss Essen players FC Gütersloh players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Footballers from Arnsberg (region) People from Soest (district) {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub