Vechta is the capital and largest city of the Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta.
Fritz Walter is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker, and who was nicknamed "Little Fritz". Born in Mannheim, he is of no relation to German legend of the same name Fritz Walter.
Brinkman, Brinkmann, Brinckman, and Brinckmann are variations of a German and Dutch surname. It is toponymic surname with the same meaning as the surname Van den Brink: "(man) from the village green". Notable people with these surnames include:
Roland Wohlfarth is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Lothar "Emma" Emmerich was a German football player and manager who played as a forward. He was born in Dortmund-Dorstfeld and died in Hemer.
Herbert Neumann is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Dennis Brinkmann is a German football coach and former professional player who played as a right-back.
Bernd Rupp is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played his only game for West Germany on 12 October 1966, scoring a goal in a 2–0 friendly win against Turkey. He scored 119 goals in the Bundesliga in 274 matches.
Souleymane Jean Sané is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the father of Germany forward Leroy Sané.
Daniel Brinkmann is a German football coach and former player who coaches SC Wiedenbrück. He was a youth international for Germany.
Olivier Djappa is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as a striker.
Bernd Gersdorff is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Norbert Stolzenburg is a German football manager and former player.
Wolfgang Frank was a German football manager and player.
Maximilian Arnold is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.
Christian Günter is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for and captains Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. He also represents the Germany national team.
Melike Pekel is a German-born Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club Stade de Reims and the Turkey women's national team.
Ansgar Knauff is a German footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Norbert Brinkmann is a German former footballer who played as a centre-back. He played in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga with Bayer Uerdingen and won the DFB-Pokal in 1985.
Lion Semić is a German footballer who plays as a right-back for Borussia Dortmund II.
