Jörn Schwinkendorf (born 27 January 1971) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Playing his football at various sides in the lower division league in Germany, Schwinkendorf came to the attention of
Cardiff City
Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
who paid £110,000 to
SV Waldhof Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of over ...
for his services. However, despite his height he struggled to adapt to the physical nature of lower-tier English football and left the club later in the season after only playing a handful of games.
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1971 births
Living people
German men's footballers
Footballers from Hamburg
Men's association football defenders
English Football League players
FC St. Pauli players
Wuppertaler SV players
1. FC Saarbrücken players
Fortuna Düsseldorf players
VfB Lübeck players
SC Freiburg players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
Cardiff City F.C. players
VfL Osnabrück players
FC Eintracht Norderstedt managers
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