Dieter Brenninger
Birth date16 February 1944 (age 82)
Birth placeAltenerding, Germany
Height1.74 m
PositionStriker
Youthclubs 1SpVgg Altenerding
Years 11962–1971
Clubs 1Bayern Munich
Caps 1276
Goals 1127
Years 21971–1972
Clubs 2Young Boys Bern
Years 31972–1976
Clubs 3VfB Stuttgart
Caps 399
Goals 316
Years 41976–1977
Clubs 4TSV 1860 Rosenheim
Years 51977–1978
Clubs 5SpVgg Altenerding
Nationalyears 11969
Nationalteam 1West Germany
Nationalcaps 11
Nationalgoals 10

Dieter Brenninger (born 16 February 1944) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Life

Brenninger was born in Altenerding, and began his career with SpVgg Altenerding. In 1962 he transferred to FC Bayern Munich in the Regionalliga Süd. In 1965 Bayern was promoted into the German Bundesliga. He went on to win the German Cup four times in 1966, 1967, 1969, and 1971. Additionally, Brenninger claimed the German Championship in 1969. His greatest honor was the European Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1967 over Rangers by a score of 1–0.[2]

He went on to play a total of 190 Bundesliga games for Bayern; scoring a total of 59 goals. In 1972, Brenninger transferred to VfB Stuttgart after a brief stop-over at Young Boys Bern. For VfB he went on to play in 81 Bundesliga games while scoring 15 goals. At the end of his career, Brenninger had a short spell with TSV 1860 Rosenheim before finishing his career at the same place he started it: SpVgg Altenerding.[3]

Dieter "Mucki" Brenninger achieved one cap for the West Germany national team in 1969 against Austria in a World Cup qualifying game. He was later substituted for Georg Volkert although Germany went go on to win the match 1–0.

After he retired from playing football, Brenninger worked in sales for Erdinger.[2]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Brenninger, Dieter" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Leben nach dem Fußball: SZ-Serie "Wie ausgewechselt" : Drüben und Droben" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Mucki, das Schlitzohr" (in German). OVB Heimatzeitungen. 16 February 2019.