Michael Opitz (born 16 July 1962) is a retired German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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for

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

. He completed 158 matches in the

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and made 66 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for the club.

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* * 1962 births Living people German men's footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players FC Schalke 04 players Sportfreunde Siegen players 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-stub