Florian Trinks

Florian Trinks (born 11 March 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Florian Trinks

Trinks with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Gera, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2001–2004	FC Gera
2004–2006	Carl Zeiss Jena
2007–2011	Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Werder Bremen II	37	(4)
2011–2013	Werder Bremen	14	(0)
2013–2015	Greuther Fürth	51	(6)
2013–2015	Greuther Fürth II	9	(0)
2016–2017	Ferencváros	22	(4)
2017–2018	Chemnitzer FC	8	(0)
2018–2019	1. FC Schweinfurt 05	21	(6)
Total		162	(20)
International career
2008	Germany U16	2	(1)
2008–2009	Germany U17	20	(6)
2009	Germany U18	2	(3)
2011	Germany U19	2	(0)
2011	Germany U20	5	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2009 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Greuther Fürth

Trinks scored his first Bundesliga goal on the last matchday of the season in Greuther Fürth's 3–1 defeat against FC Augsburg.^[1]

After the referee awarded a goal in a match against SV Sandhausen on 8 December 2013, Trinks admitted he had handled the ball before it crossed the line, and the "goal" was disallowed. He was later presented with a fair-play medal in recognition of his sportsmanship.^[2][3]

Ferencváros

After only two appearances in the first half of the 2015–16 season for Greuther Fürth, Trinks signed as a free agent with Hungarian team Ferencvárosi TC on 21 January 2016.^[4]

Chemnitzer FC

In June 2017, Trinks joined 3. Liga club Chemnitzer FC on a two-year deal.^[5] A year later, he was released by the club.^[6]

1. FC Schweinfurt 05

In August 2018, Trinks signed with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in tier-four Regionalliga Bayern.^[7]

Retirement

Trinks retired in 2019 aged 27, after sustaining a heavy injury to his ankle.^[8]

International career

Alongside with Mario Götze and Marc-André ter Stegen, Trinks represented Germany at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, in which the team won the title after his decisive free-kick goal in the overtime period of the final.^[9]

Personal life

Following his retirement from playing, Trinks studied to become a primary school teacher.^[8] As of June 2021, he lives near Nürnberg and has two children.^[8]

Honours

Ferencváros

• Hungarian National Championship: 2015–16
• Hungarian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17

Germany U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2009

Individual

• Fair-Play Medal Deutsche Olympische Gesellschaft: 2014
• Goal of the Month (Germany): May 2009

References

1. "Werner und Co. machen das Wunder wahr" (in German). kicker.de. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
2. Woitalla, Mike (11 December 2013). "Good sport admits handball goal". Soccer America. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
3. "Fürth held by plucky Union". Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
4. "Florian Trinks aláírt". fradi.hu. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
5. "Trinks unterschreibt in Chemnitz". kicker Online (in German). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
6. Strömer, Timo (28 June 2018). "Bleibt Florian Trinks bei Werder Bremen? "Ich hätte da Bock drauf"". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
7. "FC 05 holt Trinks" (in German). fupa.net. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
8. Ciesla, Pascale; Philippsen, Petra (13 June 2021). "Werders Trinks und sein "Tor des Monats": Hoch geflogen, tief gefallen". buten un binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
9. "Germany secure maiden U17 crown". uefa.com. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

External links

• Florian Trinks at WorldFootball.net
• Florian Trinks at kicker (in German)
• Florian Trinks at fussballdaten.de (in German)