Mathias Hain (born 31 December 1972) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the brother of

Uwe Hain Uwe Hain (born 18 October 1955) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His brother, Mathias Hain, is also a professional footballer, playing in the same position. Honours * Bundesliga: 1982–83 * European Cup: ...

, himself a former goalkeeper. Hain was known for his great shot stopping ability and, during his time at

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

, captained the side until he left in 2008. He currently works as a goalkeeping coach for his final club as a player -

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based

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. The football department is part of a larger sp ...

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* 1972 births Living people People from Goslar Footballers from Lower Saxony German footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Eintracht Braunschweig players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Arminia Bielefeld players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players FC St. Pauli players FC St. Pauli non-playing staff Association football goalkeeping coaches {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub