Heinz Gründel (born 13 February 1957 in Berlin) is a former German footballer.

Gründel played in his entire career 161 matches in the Bundesliga and scored 24 goals.^[1] The midfielder played for West Germany on four occasions.^[2] In 1986, he was called up by then manager Franz Beckenbauer to the 26 men pre-squad for the World Cup in Mexico.^{[citation needed]} Finally, he was cut out, together with later 1990 World Champion Guido Buchwald.^{[citation needed]}

With Hamburger SV Gründel won the DFB-Pokal in 1987 winning 3–1 against Stuttgarter Kickers.^{[citation needed]}