Klaus Heinlein (born 23 December 1953) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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in Germany for
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following r ...
and in the
North American Soccer League
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to
1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...
for the
Edmonton Drillers.
References
External links
NASL career stats*
1953 births
Living people
German men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
2. Bundesliga players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982) players
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Footballers from Fürth
20th-century German sportsmen
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