Gert Trinklein is a former German

Germany

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 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player.

Between 1969 and 1978 Trinklein appeared in 230 matches for Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...

. In 1979 he moved to the USA, becoming the third German soccer pro besides Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Anton Beckenbauer is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name "Franz" , and his dominance on the football pitch...

 and Gerd Müller

Gerd Müller

Gerhard "Gerd" Müller is a former German football player and one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time.With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was one of the...

. Since 1985 he is an independent tradesman and merchandise sport events. Since 2006 Gert Trinklein is part of the FDP

Free Democratic Party (Germany)

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 fraction in Frankfurt parliament.

Honours

• German Cup winner
  DFB-Pokal
  The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
  
   in 1974
  DFB Cup 1974-75
  The DFB-Pokal 1974–75 was the 32nd season of the competition, the second-most important title in German football. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds which began on 7 September 1974 and ended on 21 June 1975. In the final Eintracht Frankfurt defeated MSV Duisburg 1–0, thereby...
  
   und 1975
  DFB Cup 1974-75
  The DFB-Pokal 1974–75 was the 32nd season of the competition, the second-most important title in German football. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds which began on 7 September 1974 and ended on 21 June 1975. In the final Eintracht Frankfurt defeated MSV Duisburg 1–0, thereby...
  
   with Eintracht Frankfurt

External links

• Gert Trinklein at eintracht-archiv.de