Full name Heinrich Kwiatkowski Name Heinz Kwiatkowski Role Goalkeeper | Place of death Dortmund, Germany Height 1.80 m Playing position Position Goalkeeper | |
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Date of birth (1926-07-16)16 July 1926 Date of death 23 May 2008(2008-05-23) (aged 81) Died May 23, 2008, Dortmund, Germany | ||
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
Heinrich "Heinz" Kwiatkowski (16 July 1926 – 23 May 2008) was a German football goalkeeper. He was born in Gelsenkirchen.
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. During his club career he played for FC Schalke 04, Rot-Weiß Essen and Borussia Dortmund. He won the German football championship with Dortmund in 1956 and 1957. He died in Dortmund.
As a goalkeeper, Kwiatkowski's specialty was to fist the ball away, which earned him the nickname "Heini Fausten".
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