Dieter Schlindwein (born 7 February 1961) is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

In his youth Schlindwein played for FC Germania 06 Karlsdorf. With SV Waldhof Mannheim, who signed him in 1977, he promoted in 1983–84 to the Bundesliga.

In 1986, he moved to Werder Bremen but stayed just one season appearing only three times. He joined Eintracht Frankfurt for their 1987–88 campaign and won with SGE the DFB-Pokal in 1988.

From 1989–90 to 1995–96 he played for FC St. Pauli, where he captained the squad. His last professional match took place on 16 March 1996 against Borussia Mönchengladbach; FC St. Pauli lost 2–0. He bid farewell with a red card.

In total he took part in 186 Bundesliga and 214 second tier fixtures.

Schlindwein was capped five times for the Germany under-21 and once for the Germany national amateur team and once in the German olympic team that took part at the Olympic games in Los Angeles).^{[citation needed]}

A qualified industrial clerk, Schlindwein earned the nickname Eisen-Dieter ("Iron Dieter") due to his rough playing style.^{[citation needed]}

Eintracht Frankfurt

• DFB-Pokal: 1987–88^[2]