Heinz Müller (born 30 May 1978) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Müller started his first-team career with the German amateur club

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in the summer of 1996 and went on to then

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side

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after one season. He spent four seasons in Hannover as the second-choice keeper and made eight appearances in the 2. Bundesliga over three seasons following the club's promotion to the second division in 1998. He then transferred to

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in the summer of 2001, but only managed one 2. Bundesliga appearance in one and a half seasons with the club. In January 2003, he moved to

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and was their first-choice keeper until the end of the 2002–03 season, appearing in sixteen 2. Bundesliga games. The club was relegated to the

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at the end of the season, and Müller moved on to then newly promoted 2. Bundesliga side

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for the 2003–04 season, and made four 2. Bundesliga appearances for the club at the beginning of the season. He transferred to Norwegian club

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in the summer of 2004 and played there until the end of the year before moving to

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in January 2005. In August 2007, Müller moved to Barnsley on a three-year contract and made a number of superb performances. In 64 appearances for Barnsley, Müller managed to keep 17 clean-sheets and conceded 88 goals. A highlight in his debut season was saving an

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penalty in a 1–0 win over

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in December 2007. In January 2008, Müller suffered a horrific injury to the

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whilst playing against

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. Despite the injury he kept a clean sheet but missed the remainder of the season due to the injury. He made his comeback to football in September 2008 in a 0–0 draw with

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. On 15 June 2009, he left Barnsley after two years to sign for 1. FSV Mainz 05, where he spent four seasons before leaving in 2014.

International career

Müller has been capped 14 times for German youth national teams. In the 2009–10 season, Müller was voted in the Bundesliga team of the year.

Honours

Lillestrøm *

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(Though he was a Barnsley-player at the time of the final.)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Heinz 1978 births Living people Footballers from Frankfurt Men's association football goalkeepers German footballers German expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in England German expatriate sportspeople in England FSV Frankfurt players Hannover 96 players Hannover 96 II players Arminia Bielefeld players FC St. Pauli players SSV Jahn Regensburg players Lillestrøm SK players Odds BK players Barnsley F.C. players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players Eliteserien players English Football League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Audi Sport TT Cup drivers