Nico Hillenbrand (born 25 May 1987) is a German
footballer
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who plays for
FC Astoria Walldorf
FC Astoria Walldorf is a German association football club from the town of Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg.
The club is named after John Jacob Astor, who was born in Walldorf in 1763 and later emigrated to the United States where he became a suc ...
as a
defender.
Career
Hillenbrand was born in
Heidelberg
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. He made his debut for the main
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...
squad on 15 December 2007, when he came on as a substitute for
Nelson Haedo Valdez
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in a game against
VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...
. On 21 May 2009, he announced the return to his former club
SV Sandhausen.
Honours
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DFB-Pokal
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finalist:
2007–08
References
1987 births
Living people
German men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Borussia Dortmund players
Borussia Dortmund II players
SV Sandhausen players
FC Astoria Walldorf players
Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Regionalliga players
Footballers from Heidelberg
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