Florian_Trinks

Florian Trinks

Florian Trinks

German footballer

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

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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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4]

Chemnitzer FC

In June 2017, Trinks joined 3. Liga club Chemnitzer FC on a two-year deal.[5] A year later, he was released by the club.[6]

1. FC Schweinfurt 05

In August 2018, Trinks signed with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in tier-four Regionalliga Bayern.[7]

Retirement

Trinks retired in 2019 aged 27, after sustaining a heavy injury to his ankle.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

Following his retirement from playing, Trinks studied to become a primary school teacher.[8] As of June 2021, he lives near Nürnberg and has two children.[8]

Honours

Ferencváros

Germany U17

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "Werner und Co. machen das Wunder wahr" (in German). kicker.de. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    Woitalla, Mike (11 December 2013). "Good sport admits handball goal". Soccer America. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Fürth held by plucky Union". Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Florian Trinks aláírt". fradi.hu. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Trinks unterschreibt in Chemnitz". kicker Online (in German). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. [6]
    Strömer, Timo (28 June 2018). "Bleibt Florian Trinks bei Werder Bremen? "Ich hätte da Bock drauf"". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  7. [7]
    "FC 05 holt Trinks" (in German). fupa.net. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. [8]
    Ciesla, Pascale; Philippsen, Petra (13 June 2021). "Werders Trinks und sein "Tor des Monats": Hoch geflogen, tief gefallen". buten un binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Germany secure maiden U17 crown". uefa.com. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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