Rico Steinmann (born 26 December 1967 in
Karl-Marx-Stadt
Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt (); ; ) is the third-largest city in the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden, and the fourth-largest city in the area of former East Germany after (East Be ...
) is a German former professional
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 mostly as a
midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
.
He made 23 appearances for the
East Germany national team from 1986 to 1990.
Steinmann played over 300 top-flight matches in (East) Germany and the Netherlands.
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1967 births
Living people
Footballers from Chemnitz
Men's association football midfielders
German men's footballers
East German men's footballers
East Germany men's international footballers
DDR-Oberliga players
Bundesliga players
Eredivisie players
Chemnitzer FC players
1. FC Köln players
FC Twente players
German football managers
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
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