Sven Lintjens

German footballer

Sven Lintjens
Personal information

Date of birth	(1976-10-05) 5 October 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Bayer Uerdingen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Borussia Mönchengladbach II
1997–1999	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2	(0)
1999–2000	Fortuna Köln	11	(0)
2000–2003	SG Wattenscheid 09	59	(19)
2003–2005	Rot-Weiß Essen	51	(8)
2005–2006	Sportfreunde Siegen	26	(7)
2006–2007	1. FC Saarbrücken	7	(0)
2007	MVV	12	(1)
2007–2008	Wuppertaler SV	18	(5)
2008	SC Paderborn	5	(0)
2009–2010	Wuppertaler SV	15	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Lintjens (born 5 October 1976) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.^[1]

Career

Sven Lintjens began his career in 1998 at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he was positioned in defense. Subsequently, he had brief stints at KFC Uerdingen 05, and SC Fortuna Köln as a midfielder.

From 2000 to 2003, he played for SG Wattenscheid 09, and in the 2001/02 season, he scored eleven goals playing up front. From 2003 to 2005 he was with Rot-Weiss Essen, and was the top scorer for Sportfreunde Siegen in the 2005/06 season with seven goals.

For the 2006/07 season, Lintjens signed with 1. FC Saarbrücken in the Regionalliga Süd. In January 2007, he transferred to the Dutch second division club MVV Maastricht. In the first half of the 2007/08 season, he played for Wuppertal SV Borussia, but he ended his contract after the DFB Cup round of 16 against FC Bayern Munich. He then played half a season for SC Paderborn 07, before returning to Wuppertaler SV Borussia in December 2008.

After recovering from injury, he signed a contract with the 3rd division for the second half of 2008/09, and ultimately ended his career with this club in 2010.