Matthias Lindner (born 5 October 1965 in Grimma, East Germany) is a former football defender.

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Matthias Lindner

Matthias Lindner (fourth from right) in the East German team in 1989
Personal information
Full name	Matthias Lindner
Date of birth	(1965-10-05) 5 October 1965 (age 56)
Place of birth	Grimma, East Germany
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1972–1976	BSG Lokomotive Naunhof
1976–1983	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1991	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig	156	(18)
1991–1997	VfB Leipzig	174	(11)
1997–1998	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	23	(2)
1998–2000	FC Sachsen Leipzig
National team
1987–1990	East Germany	22	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He started playing football at the age of seven, with BSG Lokomotive Naunhof and joined the youth ranks of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig in 1976. After making his debut in May 1983 in the Oberliga he spent another eight seasons with the first team,[1] making 156 league appearances and stayed with the club after they were renamed to VfB Leipzig. In 1997–98 he spent a season with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, before retiring in 2000 with FC Sachsen Leipzig.

Lindner won 22 caps for East Germany between 1987 and 1990.[2]

References

External links

• Matthias Lindner at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Matthias Lindner at WorldFootball.net
• Matthias Lindner at National-Football-Teams.com

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