Heinz Gründel

Heinz Gründel (born 13 February 1957 in Berlin) is a former German footballer.

Heinz Gründel

Personal information
Full name	Heinz Gründel
Date of birth	(1957-02-13) 13 February 1957 (age 68)
Place of birth	West Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Rapide Wedding
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1978	Hertha BSC	8	(0)
1978–1982	Thor Waterschei
1982–1985	Standard Liège
1985–1988	Hamburger SV	62	(14)
1988–1993	Eintracht Frankfurt	91	(9)
International career
1985–1986	West Germany	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gründel played in his entire career 161 matches in the Bundesliga and scored 24 goals.^[1] The midfielder played for West Germany on four occasions.^[2] In 1986, he was called up by then manager Franz Beckenbauer to the 26 men pre-squad for the World Cup in Mexico.^{[citation needed]} Finally, he was cut out, together with later 1990 World Champion Guido Buchwald.^{[citation needed]}

With Hamburger SV Gründel won the DFB-Pokal in 1987 winning 3–1 against Stuttgarter Kickers.^{[citation needed]}