![]() Heiner Backhaus in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 February 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Witten, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alemannia Aachen (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
–1998 | Schalke 04 | ||
1998–2000 | Werder Bremen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 21 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Hannover 96 | 1 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Union Berlin | 8 | (0) |
2003 | AEK Larnaca | ||
2004 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2 | (0) |
2005 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 17 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Kickers Offenbach | 9 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Valletta | 27 | (3) |
2008 | Kitchee | 8 | (3) |
2009 | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 15 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 30 | (0) |
2010–2011 | APOP Kinyras Peyias | ||
2011 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 5 | (1) |
2011 | Ħamrun Spartans | ||
2011–2012 | SC Westfalia Herne | 3 | (0) |
2012 | Fortuna Leipzig | ||
2012 | Rabat Ajax | 9 | (0) |
2013–2014 | SV Blau-Weiß Farnstädt | ||
Managerial career | |||
2014–2019 | FC Inter Leipzig | ||
2019 | Schwarz-Weiß Rehden | ||
2020 | Sonnenhof Großaspach (assistant) | ||
2020–2022 | Rot-Weiß Koblenz | ||
2022–2023 | BFC Dynamo | ||
2023– | Alemannia Aachen | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Heiner Backhaus (born 4 February 1982) is a German football coach and former professional player who coaches Alemannia Aachen. As a player, he was a journeyman who played as a defensive midfielder. [1] [2]
Born in Witten, West Germany, Backhaus made his professional debut with Hannover 96 on 12 August 2001, against SpVgg Unterhaching, on the 61st minute replacing Nebojša Krupniković.
He played for Rot-Weiss Essen, 1. FC Union Berlin, Borussia Mönchengladbach, DSC Arminia Bielefeld and Kickers Offenbach in Germany, and AEK Larnaca in Cyprus. [3] He played for Valletta from summer 2007 but left the club at the end of the season, after the championship success to join Kitchee SC of Hong Kong.
Furthermore, Backhaus had contracts as a player in Saudi Arabia, Syria and Lebanon. [4]
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