Florian Trinks

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| name = Florian Trinks

| image = 2018-08-17 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 vs. FC Schalke 04 (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–046.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Trinks with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|03|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Gera, Germany

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2001–2004 | youthclubs1 = FC Gera

| youthyears2 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs2 = Carl Zeiss Jena

| youthyears3 = 2007–2011 | youthclubs3 = Werder Bremen

| years1 = 2010–2012 | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 4 | clubs1 = Werder Bremen II

| years2 = 2011–2013 | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Werder Bremen

| years3 = 2013–2015 | caps3 = 51 | goals3 = 6 | clubs3 = Greuther Fürth

| years4 = 2013–2015 | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Greuther Fürth II

| years5 = 2016–2017 | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 4 | clubs5 = Ferencváros

| years6 = 2017–2018 | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Chemnitzer FC

| years7 = 2018–2019 | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 6 | clubs7 = 1. FC Schweinfurt 05

| totalcaps = 162

| totalgoals = 20

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = Germany U16

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009

| nationalteam2 = Germany U17

| nationalcaps2 = 20

| nationalgoals2 = 6

| nationalyears3 = 2009

| nationalteam3 = Germany U18

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| nationalyears4 = 2011

| nationalteam4 = Germany U19

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2011

| nationalteam5 = Germany U20

| nationalcaps5 = 5

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| medaltemplates =

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Florian Trinks (born 11 March 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

=Greuther Fürth=

Trinks scored his first Bundesliga goal on the last matchday of the season in Greuther Fürth's 3–1 defeat against FC Augsburg.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/augsburg-gegen-fuerth-2013-bundesliga-1441946/analyse | title = Werner und Co. machen das Wunder wahr | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 23 July 2013 | date = 18 May 2013}}

After the referee awarded a goal in a match against SV Sandhausen on 8 December 2013, Trinks admitted he had handled the ball before it crossed the line, and the "goal" was disallowed. He was later presented with a fair-play medal in recognition of his sportsmanship.{{cite news |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/55325/good-sport-admits-handball-goal.html |title=Good sport admits handball goal |first=Mike |last=Woitalla |work=Soccer America |date=11 December 2013 |accessdate=21 May 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga2/news/2013/0000288464.php |title=Fürth held by plucky Union |publisher=Deutsche Fußball Liga |date=16 March 2014 |accessdate=21 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521154802/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga2/news/2013/0000288464.php |archive-date=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}

=Ferencváros=

After only two appearances in the first half of the 2015–16 season for Greuther Fürth, Trinks signed as a free agent with Hungarian team Ferencvárosi TC on 21 January 2016.{{cite web | url = http://www.fradi.hu/hu/labdarugas/nb-i/hirek/florian-trinks-alairt/20160121/c/12557 | title = Florian Trinks aláírt | publisher = fradi.hu | accessdate = 21 January 2016}}

=Chemnitzer FC=

In June 2017, Trinks joined 3. Liga club Chemnitzer FC on a two-year deal.{{cite news|title=Trinks unterschreibt in Chemnitz|url=https://www.kicker.de/trinks-unterschreibt-in-chemnitz-700377/artikel|access-date=26 June 2017|work=kicker Online|date=26 June 2017|language=German}} A year later, he was released by the club.{{cite news |last1=Strömer |first1=Timo |title=Bleibt Florian Trinks bei Werder Bremen? "Ich hätte da Bock drauf" |url=https://www.deichstube.de/news/bleibt-florian-trinks-bei-werder-bremen-ich-haette-da-bock-drauf-9991578.html |accessdate=2 July 2018 |work=Deichstube |date=28 June 2018 |language=German}}

=1. FC Schweinfurt 05=

In August 2018, Trinks signed with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in tier-four Regionalliga Bayern.{{cite web |url=https://www.fupa.net/berichte/1-fc-schweinfurt-05-fc-05-holt-trinks-geduldspiel-glueckt-pe-2119953.html |title=FC 05 holt Trinks |language=german|publisher=fupa.net |date=3 August 2018|accessdate=18 July 2019}}

=Retirement=

Trinks retired in 2019 aged 27, after sustaining a heavy injury to his ankle.{{cite web |last1=Ciesla |first1=Pascale |last2=Philippsen |first2=Petra |title=Werders Trinks und sein "Tor des Monats": Hoch geflogen, tief gefallen |url=https://www.butenunbinnen.de/sport/tordesmonats-werder-trinks-karriere-ende-100.html |website=buten un binnen |publisher=Radio Bremen |access-date=13 June 2021 |language=de |date=13 June 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729211851/https://www.butenunbinnen.de/sport/tordesmonats-werder-trinks-karriere-ende-100.html |url-status=dead }}

International career

Alongside with Mario Götze and Marc-André ter Stegen, Trinks represented Germany at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, in which the team won the title after his decisive free-kick goal in the overtime period of the final.{{cite web |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15210/match=2001173/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022043548/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15210/match=2001173/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2010 |title=Germany secure maiden U17 crown |language=|publisher=UEFA |date=18 May 2009|access-date=20 July 2019}}

Personal life

Following his retirement from playing, Trinks studied to become a primary school teacher. As of June 2021, he lives near Nürnberg and has two children.