Heinz Wirtz

Heinz Wirtz
Personal information
Date of birth	November 10, 1953
Place of birth	Ameln, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Teams managed
1990	Illinois Thunder
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Heinz Wirtz is a retired German soccer defender who played professionally in the Bundesliga (Germany). North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League. He also coached in the National Professional Soccer League. He is a member of the Triple Nine Society.

Career

In 1981, he played for the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League. In February 1982, he signed with the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He would go on to play three seasons with the Blast and was inducted into the team's hall of fame in 2007. In November 1985, the Blast sold Wirtz' contract to the Chicago Sting for $5,000.[1] He retired in 1988. In 1989, he played for the amateur Chicago Schwaben.[2] In 1990, he signed with the Orlando Lions of the American Professional Soccer League.[3] In the fall of 1990, he was hired to coach the Illinois Thunder of the National Professional Soccer League.

. German Cup champion 1980

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-11-10) November 10, 1953
Place of birth	Ameln, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1981	Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	(1)
1981	Washington Diplomats	26	(4)
1982–1985	Baltimore Blast (indoor)	151	(82)
1985–1988	Chicago Sting (indoor)	128	(33)
1989	Chicago Schwaben
1990	Orlando Lions
Teams managed
1990	Illinois Thunder
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only