Sven Lintjens

Sven Lintjens
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-10-05) 5 October 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Bayer Uerdingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Borussia Mönchengladbach II
1997–1999 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 (0)
1999–2000 Fortuna Köln 11 (0)
2000–2003 SG Wattenscheid 09 59 (19)
2003–2005 Rot-Weiß Essen 51 (8)
2005–2006 Sportfreunde Siegen 26 (7)
2006–2007 1. FC Saarbrücken 7 (0)
2007 MVV 12 (1)
2007–2008 Wuppertaler SV 18 (5)
2008 SC Paderborn 5 (0)
2009–2010 Wuppertaler SV 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Lintjens (born 5 October 1976) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1]

Career

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Sven Lintjens began his career in 1998 at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he was positioned in defense. Subsequently, he had brief stints at KFC Uerdingen 05, and SC Fortuna Köln as a midfielder.

From 2000 to 2003, he played for SG Wattenscheid 09, and in the 2001/02 season, he scored eleven goals playing up front. From 2003 to 2005 he was with Rot-Weiss Essen, and was the top scorer for Sportfreunde Siegen in the 2005/06 season with seven goals.

For the 2006/07 season, Lintjens signed with 1. FC Saarbrücken in the Regionalliga Süd. In January 2007, he transferred to the Dutch second division club MVV Maastricht. In the first half of the 2007/08 season, he played for Wuppertal SV Borussia, but he ended his contract after the DFB Cup round of 16 against FC Bayern Munich. He then played half a season for SC Paderborn 07, before returning to Wuppertaler SV Borussia in December 2008.

After recovering from injury, he signed a contract with the 3rd division for the second half of 2008/09, and ultimately ended his career with this club in 2010.

References

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  1. ^ a b Sven Lintjens at WorldFootball.net
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