Heino Kleiminger

Heino Kleiminger (3 February 1939 – 16 April 2015) was a German footballer. He was capped four times for East Germany in 1963 and 1964. He survived a massive heart attack in 1997, and had a bypass operation in 1998.

Heino Kleiminger

Kleiminger in 1964.
Personal information
Date of birth	3 February 1939
Place of birth	Wismar, Mecklenburg, Germany
Date of death	16 April 2015 (aged 76)
Place of death	Rostock, Germany
Playing position	Forward, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956	BSG Motor Wismar
1956–1970	SC Empor/Hansa Rostock	191	(62)
1970–1974	TSG Wismar	79	(23)
National team
1956–1957	East Germany U18	3	(0)
1963–1964	East Germany	4	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kleiminger died from cancer on 16 April 2015 in Rostock, aged 76.

Personal life

His son, Ralf Kleiminger (born 1963), was also a footballer.