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

Hilden Hilden is a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated in the District of Mettmann, west of Solingen and east of Düsseldorf on the right side of the Rhine. It is a middle sized industrial town with a forest and numero ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

, Reinhardt played 14 consecutive seasons in the

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, starting in 1985–86 with

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, ...

. 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 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, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional foot ...

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

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. 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

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: runner-up

* DFL-Supercup:

West Germany U20 *

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: runner-up

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinhardt, Knut 1968 births Living people People from Hilden Sportspeople from Düsseldorf (region) German footballers Association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Borussia Dortmund players 1. FC Nürnberg players Germany international footballers Germany youth international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers UEFA Cup winning players Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia West German footballers