Dieter Brenninger (born 16 February 1944) is a former German

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Life

Brenninger was born in Altenerding, and began his career with SpVgg Altenerding. In 1962 he transferred to

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in the Regionalliga Süd. In 1965 Bayern was promoted into the German

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. He would go on to win the

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four times in 1966, 1967, 1969, and 1971. Additionally, Brenninger would claim the German Championship in 1969. His greatest honor was the

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triumph in 1967 over Rangers by a score of 1–0. He went on to play a total of 190 Bundesliga games for Bayern; scoring a total of 59 goals. In 1972, Brenninger transferred to

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

after a brief stop-over at

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. For VfB he would go on to play in 81 Bundesliga games while scoring 15 goals. At the end of his career, Brenninger had a short spell with

TSV 1860 Rosenheim TSV 1860 Rosenheim is a German association sport club from the town of Rosenheim, Bavaria. The origins of the club are in the establishment of the gymnastics club and community fire brigade ''Freiwillige Turnerfeuerwehr Rosenheim'' on 20 Octobe ...

before finishing his career at the same place he started it: SpVgg Altenerding. Dieter "Mucki" Brenninger would achieve one cap for the

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in 1969 against Austria in a World Cup qualifying game. He was later substituted for

Georg Volkert Georg "Schorsch" Volkert (28 November 1945 – 16 August 2020) was a German professional footballer. He played in 410 games in Bundesliga and scored 125 goals. He was also under contract in Switzerland, playing for FC Zürich. A forward, Volke ...

although Germany would go on to win the match 1–0.

Honours

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considere ...

: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71 *

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: 1966–67 *

: 1968–69

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* 1944 births Living people German footballers Germany international footballers Association football forwards FC Bayern Munich footballers BSC Young Boys players VfB Stuttgart players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players TSV 1860 Rosenheim players People from Erding Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria Footballers from Bavaria 20th-century German people {{Germany-footy-forward-1940s-stub