Florian Trinks (born 11 March 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93046.jpg) Trinks with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gera, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | FC Gera | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Werder Bremen | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Werder Bremen II | 37 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Werder Bremen | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Greuther Fürth | 51 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Greuther Fürth II | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Ferencváros | 22 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Chemnitzer FC | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 162 | (20) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Germany U16 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U17 | 20 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Germany U18 | 2 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Germany U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
editGreuther Fürth
editTrinks 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
editAfter 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
editIn 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
editIn August 2018, Trinks signed with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in tier-four Regionalliga Bayern.[7]
Retirement
editTrinks retired in 2019 aged 27, after sustaining a heavy injury to his ankle.[8]
International career
editAlongside 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
editFollowing 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
editFerencváros
Germany U17
Individual
- Fair-Play Medal Deutsche Olympische Gesellschaft: 2014
- Goal of the Month (Germany): May 2009
References
edit- ^ "Werner und Co. machen das Wunder wahr" (in German). kicker.de. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Woitalla, Mike (11 December 2013). "Good sport admits handball goal". Soccer America. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Fürth held by plucky Union". Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Florian Trinks aláírt". fradi.hu. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Trinks unterschreibt in Chemnitz". kicker Online (in German). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Strömer, Timo (28 June 2018). "Bleibt Florian Trinks bei Werder Bremen? "Ich hätte da Bock drauf"". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "FC 05 holt Trinks" (in German). fupa.net. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Germany secure maiden U17 crown". uefa.com. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
External links
edit- Florian Trinks at WorldFootball.net
- Florian Trinks at kicker (in German)
- Florian Trinks at fussballdaten.de (in German)