Heinz Hornig (born 28 September 1937) is a German former

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who played as a

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. Hornig was capped by West Germany on seven occasions, making his debut in 1965 and his final appearances the following year. He was a member of the German squad at the

1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...

, although he did not play a game in the tournament. He played his club football for

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ballspi ...

between 1962 and 1970, and he appeared for them in the

1962–63 European Cup The 1962–63 European Cup was the eighth season of the European Cup, a football competition for European clubs. The competition was won by Milan, who beat two-time defending champions Benfica in the final at Wembley Stadium in London. Milan's v ...

against

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1937 births Living people German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers FC Schalke 04 players Rot-Weiss Essen players 1. FC Köln players R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909) players Bundesliga players 1966 FIFA World Cup players German football managers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Gelsenkirchen West German men's footballers West German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium West German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium West German football managers West German expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium Men's association football player-managers R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909) managers {{germany-footy-forward-1930s-stub