Heiner Backhaus

{{short description|German footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Heiner Backhaus

| image =

| upright = 1.2

| caption = Heiner Backhaus in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|2|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Witten, West Germany

| height = 1.86 m

| currentclub = Alemannia Aachen (manager)

| position = Defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1998 |youthclubs1 = Schalke 04

| youthyears2 = 1998–2000 |youthclubs2 = Werder Bremen

| years1 = 2000–2001 |clubs1 = Rot-Weiss Essen |caps1 = 21 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2001–2002 |clubs2 = Hannover 96 |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2002–2003 |clubs3 = Union Berlin |caps3 = 8 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2003 |clubs4 = AEK Larnaca |caps4 = |goals4 =

| years5 = 2004 |clubs5 = Borussia Mönchengladbach II |caps5 = 2 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2005 |clubs6 = Arminia Bielefeld II |caps6 = 17 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2006–2007 |clubs7 = Kickers Offenbach |caps7 = 9 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2007–2008 |clubs8 = Valletta |caps8 = 27 |goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2008 |clubs9 = Kitchee |caps9 = 8 |goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2009 |clubs10 = FC Sachsen Leipzig |caps10 = 15 |goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2009–2010 |clubs11 = Olympiakos Nicosia |caps11 = 30 |goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2010–2011 |clubs12 = APOP Kinyras Peyias |caps12 = |goals12 =

| years13 = 2011 |clubs13 = 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |caps13 = 5 |goals13 = 1

| years14 = 2011 |clubs14 = Ħamrun Spartans |caps14 = |goals14 =

| years15 = 2011–2012 |clubs15 = SC Westfalia Herne |caps15 = 3 |goals15 = 0

| years16 = 2012 |clubs16 = Fortuna Leipzig |caps16 = |goals16 =

| years17 = 2012 |clubs17 = Rabat Ajax |caps17 = 9 |goals17 = 0

| years18 = 2013–2014 |clubs18 = SV Blau-Weiß Farnstädt |caps18 = |goals18 =

| manageryears1 = 2014–2019 |managerclubs1 = FC Inter Leipzig

| manageryears2 = 2019 |managerclubs2 = Schwarz-Weiß Rehden

| manageryears3 = 2020 |managerclubs3 = Sonnenhof Großaspach (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2020–2022 |managerclubs4 = Rot-Weiß Koblenz

| manageryears5 = 2022–2023 |managerclubs5 = BFC Dynamo

| manageryears6 = 2023– |managerclubs6 = Alemannia Aachen

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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.{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2011-12/kickers-offenbach-120/25768/spieler_heiner-backhaus.html | title = Heiner Backhaus | language = German | publisher = kicker | access-date = 8 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090906/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2011-12/kickers-offenbach-120/25768/spieler_heiner-backhaus.html |archive-date= Mar 4, 2016 }}{{cite web | url = http://www.urbanite.net/de/leipzig/artikel/grosses-interview-mit-fc-inter-leipzig-trainer-heiner-backhaus |date=4 November 2014 |first1= Geli |last1=Megyesi | title = Großes Interview mit FC Inter Leipzig-Trainer Heiner Backhaus | language = German | publisher = urbanite.net | accessdate = 4 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110003230/http://www.urbanite.net/de/leipzig/artikel/grosses-interview-mit-fc-inter-leipzig-trainer-heiner-backhaus |archive-date= Nov 10, 2014 }}