Florian Trinks (born 11 March 1992) is a German former professional

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who played as an

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Club career

Greuther Fürth

Trinks scored his first Bundesliga goal on the last matchday of the

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in Greuther Fürth's 3–1 defeat against

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. After the referee awarded a goal in a match against

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on 8 December 2013, Trinks admitted he had handled the ball before it crossed the line, and the "goal" was disallowed. He was later presented with a fair-play medal in recognition of his sportsmanship.

Ferencváros

After only two appearances in the first half of the 2015–16 season for Greuther Fürth, Trinks signed as a free agent with Hungarian team

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on 21 January 2016.

Chemnitzer FC

In June 2017, Trinks joined

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club Chemnitzer FC on a two-year deal. A year later, he was released by the club.

1. FC Schweinfurt 05

In August 2018, Trinks signed with

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in tier-four Regionalliga Bayern.

Retirement

Trinks retired in 2019 aged 27, after sustaining a heavy injury to his ankle.

International career

Alongside with Mario Götze and

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, Trinks represented Germany at the

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, in which the team won the title after his decisive free-kick goal in the overtime period of the final.

Personal life

Following his retirement from playing, Trinks studied to become a

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teacher. As of June 2021, he lives near

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and has two children.

Honours

Ferencváros * Hungarian National Championship: 2015–16 * Hungarian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17 Germany U17 *

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Individual * Fair-Play Medal Deutsche Olympische Gesellschaft: 2014 *

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: May 2009

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trinks, Florian 1992 births Living people German expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Men's association football midfielders German footballers Germany men's youth international footballers German expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hungary Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players 1. FC Gera 03 players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players SV Werder Bremen II players SV Werder Bremen players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Chemnitzer FC players Ferencvárosi TC footballers 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 players Sportspeople from Gera Footballers from Thuringia