Heinz Kwiatkowski
{{short description|German footballer}}
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| name = Heinz Kwiatkowski
| image =
| fullname = Heinrich Kwiatkowski
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|7|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gelsenkirchen, Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|5|23|1926|7|16|df=y}}
| death_place = Dortmund, Germany
| height = {{Height|m=1.80}}{{cite web | url = http://www.dieheldenvonbern.de/chronik.phtml?q=B117 | title = Heinrich Kwiatkowski | language = de | publisher = dieheldenvonbern.de | access-date = 1 June 2011}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1947–1950
| clubs1 = Schalke 04
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| goals1 =
| years2 = 1950–1952
| clubs2 = Rot-Weiss Essen
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| goals2 =
| years3 = 1952–1966
| clubs3 = Borussia Dortmund
| goals3 = 0
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| nationalyears1 = 1954–1958
| nationalteam1 = West Germany
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1964
| managerclubs1 = Borussia Dortmund
| medaltemplates =
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{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}
{{Medal|W|1954 Switzerland|}}
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Heinrich "Heinz" Kwiatkowski (16 July 1926 – 23 May 2008) was a German football goalkeeper. He was born in Gelsenkirchen. As a goalkeeper, Kwiatkowski's specialty was to fist the ball away, which earned him the nickname "Heini Fausten".
Career
During his club career, Kwiatkowski played for FC Schalke 04, Rot-Weiß Essen and Borussia Dortmund.{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/heinz-kwiatkowski/ | title = Heinz Kwiatkowski | publisher = worldfootball.net | access-date = 1 June 2011}} He won the German football championship with Dortmund in 1956 and 1957. He was one of the oldest players to make their debuts in the newly formed Bundesliga, when he played against Nürnberg on 21 March 1964, aged 37 years and 249 days.{{cite web |title=Bonucci & Co.: Die ältesten Bundesliga-Debütanten je Klub |trans-title=Bonucci & Co.: The oldest Bundesliga debutants per club |url=https://www.kicker.de/bonucci-vorn-dabei-die-aeltesten-bundesliga-debuetanten-je-klub-967244/slideshow |website=kicker |access-date=24 September 2023 |language=German |date=24 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/nuernberg-gegen-dortmund-1964-bundesliga-20282/schema |title=1. FC Nürnberg 4–0 Borussia Dortmund |publisher=Kicker |language=de }}
He was a member of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In total, he earned four caps for West Germany.{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/kwiatkowskiheinz/ | title = Heinz Kwiatkowski | language = de | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 1 June 2011}}
References
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{{West Germany Squad 1954 FIFA World Cup}}
{{West Germany Squad 1958 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Borussia Dortmund managers}}
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Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Germany men's international footballers
Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players
Category:FIFA World Cup–winning players
Category:Borussia Dortmund players
Category:FC Schalke 04 players
Category:German football managers
Category:Borussia Dortmund managers
Category:Footballers from Gelsenkirchen
Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Westphalia
Category:Borussia Dortmund II managers
Category:West German men's footballers
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