Gert Trinklein

Gert Trinklein (19 June 1949 – 11 July 2017) was a German football player.

Gert Trinklein

Personal information
Full name	Gert Trinklein
Date of birth	(1949-06-19)19 June 1949
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Date of death	11 July 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 68)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–1967	Rot-Weiß Frankfurt
1967–1968	Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1978	Eintracht Frankfurt	230	(10)
1978–1979	Kickers Offenbach	6	(0)
1979–1980	Dallas Tornado	56	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Between 1969 and 1978 Trinklein appeared in 230 matches for Eintracht Frankfurt. In 1979, he moved to the USA, becoming the third German soccer pro besides Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller. Since 1985 he was an independent tradesman and merchandises at sport events. Since 2006 Gert Trinklein was part of the FDP fraction in Frankfurt parliament.

He died in the night from the 11 to 12 July due to his Leukemia disease which was diagnosed in 2011.^[1]

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt

• DFB-Pokal
  • Winner: 1974–75, 1974–75

Dallas Tornado

• North American Soccer League, Central Division
  • Winner: 1980