| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 22, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Braunschweig | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TuS 84/10 Essen | |||
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997-1998 | Borussia Dortmund II | ||
| 1998-2003 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 2003-2005 | Alemannia Aachen | 54 | (5) |
| 2005-present | Eintracht Braunschweig | 43 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:20, 23 April 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Dennis Brinkmann (born November 22, 1978 in Essen) is a German professional football player currently playing for Eintracht Braunschweig.
He's a defensive midfielder.
In his youth, Dennis Brinkmann played for various clubs in the Ruhr Area. He started his senior career at Borussia Dortmund in 1997.
From 1998 to 2003, he spend five years in the Oberliga and the Regionalliga with Rot-Weiss Essen. Then he went to 2nd Bundesliga-side Alemannia Aachen.
Brinkmann then successfully spent two years in Aachen along with players like Frank Paulus and Emmanuel Krontiris. He was part of the so-called "New Alemannia" and was capped 54 times. However, in 2005 he went to Eintracht Braunschweig, which was also a member of the 2nd Bundesliga at that time.