Heinz Stickel

Heinz Stickel (9 May 1949 – 15 November 2015) was a German footballer who played as a midfielder.^[2]

Heinz Stickel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-05-09)9 May 1949
Place of birth	West Germany
Date of death	15 November 2015(2015-11-15) (aged 66)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	VfB Stuttgart	65	(16)
1975–1978	1. FC Kaiserslautern	67	(8)
1978	San Diego Sockers[1]	7	(1)
1978–1979	Nancy	11	(3)
1979–1980	SV Röchling Völklingen	14	(1)
1980–1981	Holstein Kiel	20	(2)
Total		184	(31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

In the summer of 1970, at the age of 21, he moved from SV 03 Tübingen to 1. Göppinger SV in what was then the second-tier Regionalliga Süd. He made his debut in the 1970/71 season on the opening day of the season, August 16, 1970, in a 4-2 home win against FC Schweinfurt 05 in the Regionalliga, scoring three times. Alongside the outstanding attacker Willi Hoffmann, he made 24 league appearances and scored eight goals. Göppingen, however, could not stay in the league, finishing 17th. From there he went to Spvgg 07 Ludwigsburg in 1972, again in the Regionalliga Süd. Ludwigsburg signed further players for the 1972/73 season, including Rainer Eisenhardt, Rainer Skrotzki, Peter Rübenach and Hans Mayer. "Sprinter" Stickel made 25 league appearances under coaches Gunther Baumann and Kurt Sommerlatt, scoring twelve goals. However, the club was relegated to the amateur league in 16th place.