Knut Reinhardt (born 27 April 1968) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Reinhardt played 14 consecutive seasons in the

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, starting in 1985–86 with

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 19 April 1986 by playing 17 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against

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, and scored his first goal on 13 June of the following year in a 1–1 draw at

Bayer 05 Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 was a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side, which had its greatest successes in the 1980s, plays in the fourth-level Regionalliga. In 2025, th ...

where he was also

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. Reinhardt appeared in 32 official games in the 1987–88 campaign, including eight in the team's victorious run in the

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. In the 1991 summer he moved to

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

, where he remained for the next eight years. Reinhardt contributed with 47 matches to Borussia's back-to-back national championship conquests of

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and

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. He left in January 1999 to 1. FC Nürnberg, featuring sparingly for his new club as it eventually suffered relegation as third from bottom and retiring altogether at the end of the following season.

International career

Reinhardt won seven

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for

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, during four years. He made his debut on 21 September 1988 in a friendly with the

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, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for

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in the 1–0 win in

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Personal life

Reinhardt and his wife, Conny, fathered a boy named

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. After the divorce the son was adopted by her new husband, fellow footballer

Jens Lehmann Jens Gerhard Lehmann (; born 10 November 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a member of Arsenal's " Invincibles", playing every match of their unbeaten title-winning season. He holds the UEFA ...

. After his football career, Reinhardt started working as an elementary school teacher.

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen *

: 1987–88 Borussia Dortmund *

: 1994–95, 1995–96 *

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: 1996–97 * Intercontinental Cup:

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: runner-up 1992–93 *

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: runner-up

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West Germany U20 *

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: runner-up

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinhardt, Knut 1968 births Living people People from Hilden Footballers from Düsseldorf (region) German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Borussia Dortmund players 1. FC Nürnberg players Germany men's international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Europa League–winning players West German men's footballers UEFA Champions League–winning players