Heinz Kwiatkowski

Heinz Kwiatkowski

Personal information
Full name	Heinrich Kwiatkowski
Date of birth	(1926-07-16)16 July 1926
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Date of death
Place of death	Dortmund, Germany
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1950	Schalke 04
1950–1952	Rot-Weiss Essen
1952–1966	Borussia Dortmund	300
International career
1954–1958	West Germany	4	(0)
Managerial career
1964	Borussia Dortmund
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heinrich "Heinz" Kwiatkowski (16 July 1926 – 23 May 2008) was a German football goalkeeper. He was born in Gelsenkirchen.

He was a member of the West German team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned four caps for West Germany. During his club career he played for FC Schalke 04, Rot-Weiß Essen and Borussia Dortmund. He won the German football championship with Dortmund in 1956 and 1957. He died in Dortmund.

As a goalkeeper, Kwiatkowski's specialty was to fist the ball away, which earned him the nickname "Heini Fausten".