Dieter Hochheimer (born 24 September 1952 in

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) is a former

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player and

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Playing career

Hochheimer played three games for the German U-16 in 1968, the year he moved to

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. He also played a game in the under 19 youth national team in 1970. After four years at the

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, he was signed by

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. However, in Hamburg, he was limited to just a handful of cup outings, having not made a league appearance in two seasons. In 1974, Hochheimer moved to 1. SC Göttingen 05 in the 2. Bundesliga-Nord where he made 73 appearances before transferring to

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. In

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, he played 109 league games, including 17 in the

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. He played a further 93 games for

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where he finished his playing career.

Coaching career

After retiring, Hochheimer became the coach of the Edmonton Eagles in the Canadian Professional Soccer League and was head coach of the

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until 1991.

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* 1952 births Living people People from Main-Taunus-Kreis Footballers from Darmstadt (region) German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Kickers Offenbach players Hamburger SV players Tennis Borussia Berlin players VfL Osnabrück players German football managers {{Germany-footy-forward-1950s-stub