Ansgar Brinkmann (born 5 July 1969) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Brinkmann was born in

Vechta Vechta (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Vechte'') is the capital and largest city of the Vechta (district), Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta. It is known for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which takes place every ...

. He played two seasons in the

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with

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and

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. He also played 316 games in the 2. Bundesliga for nine different teams.

Post-playing career

Brinkmann stayed in the focus of the German public football sphere. He worked as pundit and published a couple of books.

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* * * * 1969 births Living people People from Vechta Footballers from Lower Saxony German footballers German expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Austria Association football midfielders Association football forwards Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players KFC Uerdingen 05 players VfL Osnabrück players SC Preußen Münster players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players FC Gütersloh 2000 players SC Verl players Eintracht Frankfurt players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Arminia Bielefeld players Rot Weiss Ahlen players FC Kärnten players Dynamo Dresden players Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! participants {{Germany-footy-forward-1960s-stub