Heinz Wirtz
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | November 10, 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Ameln, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1981 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | (1) |
1981 | Washington Diplomats | 26 | (4) |
1982–1985 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 151 | (82) |
1985–1988 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 128 | (33) |
1989 | Chicago Schwaben | ||
1990 | Orlando Lions | ||
Managerial career | |||
1990 | Illinois Thunder | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Heinz Wirtz is a retired German soccer defender who played professionally in the Bundesliga (Germany). North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League. He also coached in the National Professional Soccer League. He is a member of the Triple Nine Society.
Career
In 1981, he played for the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League. In February 1982, he signed with the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He would go on to play three seasons with the Blast and was inducted into the team's hall of fame in 2007. In November 1985, the Blast sold Wirtz' contract to the Chicago Sting for $5,000.[1] He retired in 1988. In 1989, he played for the amateur Chicago Schwaben.[2] In 1990, he signed with the Orlando Lions of the American Professional Soccer League.[3] In the fall of 1990, he was hired to coach the Illinois Thunder of the National Professional Soccer League.
Yearly Awards
. German Cup champion 1980
- MISL All-Star Team – 1983
- MISL ALL-Star Team - 1988
- All MISL Team - First team selection - 1983
References
- ^ STING SET TO LAND BLAST`S WIRTZ Chicago Tribune – Thursday, November 14, 1985
- ^ Soccer teams seek spots in nationals Chicago Sun-Times – Friday, June 2, 1989
- ^ 1990 Orlando Lions
External links
- Heinz Wirtz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- NASL/MISL stats
- 1953 births
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Bundesliga players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Baltimore Blast (original MISL) players
- Chicago Schwaben players
- Chicago Sting (MISL) players
- German footballers
- German expatriate footballers
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) coaches
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Orlando Lions players
- Washington Diplomats (NASL) players
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- German football managers