Heinz Kwiatkowski

{{short description|German footballer}}

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| name = Heinz Kwiatkowski

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| 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

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| years1 = 1947–1950

| clubs1 = Schalke 04

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| years2 = 1950–1952

| clubs2 = Rot-Weiss Essen

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| years3 = 1952–1966

| clubs3 = Borussia Dortmund

| caps3 = 300{{cite web|url=http://www.die-kirsche.com/front_content.php?idcat=39&idart=9115 |title=(Un-)Vergessene Helden (6) - Heinrich Kwiatkowski und Hans Tilkowski |language=de |publisher=Die Kirsche |access-date=1 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726055829/http://www.die-kirsche.com/front_content.php?idcat=39&idart=9115 |archive-date=26 July 2011 }}

| goals3 = 0

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| nationalyears1 = 1954–1958

| nationalteam1 = West Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1964

| managerclubs1 = Borussia Dortmund

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{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

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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}}

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