Heiner Backhaus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heiner Backhaus | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Witten, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | FC Schalke 04 | ||
| 1998–2000 | SV Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000-2001 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Hannover 96 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | AEK Larnaca | ||
| 2004 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Arminia Bielefeld | 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 | APOP Kinyras Peyias FC | ||
| 2011 | Hamrun Spartans | ||
| 2011 | Westfalia Herne | ||
| 2012 | Rabat Ajax | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2011 | |||
Heiner Backhaus (born 4 February 1982 in Witten, Germany) is a professional footballer.[1] He plays as midfielder and works currently as assistant coach in AEK Athens.[2]
Playing career
Heiner Backhaus is a German football player and coach. He is one out of two players,who played in all continents.Backhaus started his career in the academy of German club FC Schalke 04,before being transferred to former German champion Werder Bremen. Playing 3 Years for Werder, he decided to move abroad and was loaned to Melbourne Victory in Australia.Backhaus expressed many times during his career, that he never felt German. Playing for clubs in Cyprus, Greece, Malta Egypt, Saudi Arabia, China, Turkey and Lebanon completed his journey. While playing as a professional footballer, Backhaus graduated in Sportsmanagement in the distance Hagen University and completed successfully the UEFA A licence as football coach. Recently, Backhaus assisted German coach Ewald Lienen at the Greek club AEK Athens.
Honours
AEK Larnaka
Cupwinner
2003-2004 (Cyprus)
Valletta
Winner
- 2007–08 Maltese Premier League
Olympiacos Nicosia
3rd Position
- 2009–10 Cypriot First Division
References
- ^ "Backhaus, Heiner" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Heiner Backhaus" (in German). transfermarkt.de. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
External links
- Heiner Backhaus at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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