Ansgar Brinkmann

Ansgar Brinkmann (born 5 July 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.

Ansgar Brinkmann

Brinkmann in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-07-05) 5 July 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Vechta, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Youth career
	SC Schwarz-Weiß Bakum
	Blau-Weiß Lohne
	FC Bayer Uerdingen 05
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1990	VfL Osnabrück	96	(6)
1991–1993	Preußen Münster	17	(2)
1993–1995	Mainz 05	55	(7)
1995	Preußen Münster	13	(2)
1996	FC Gütersloh	20	(2)
1996	SC Verl	5	(1)
1997	BV Cloppenburg	0	(0)
1997–1999	Eintracht Frankfurt	46	(4)
1999–2000	Tennis Borussia Berlin	29	(1)
2000–2001	VfL Osnabrück	24	(4)
2001–2003	Arminia Bielefeld	57	(7)
2003	LR Ahlen	4	(0)
2004	→ FC Kärnten (loan)	0	(0)
2004	LR Ahlen	0	(0)
2005	Dynamo Dresden	27	(4)
2006–2007	Preußen Münster	33	(3)
Total		426	(43)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Brinkmann was born in Vechta. He played two seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt and Arminia Bielefeld.^[1] He also played 316 games in the 2. Bundesliga for nine different teams.

Post-playing career

Brinkmann stayed in the focus of the German public football sphere. He worked as pundit and published a couple of books.