Heiner Backhaus

Infobox Football biography
playername = Heiner Backhaus


fullname = Heiner Backhaus
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|2|4
cityofbirth = Witten
countryofbirth = West Germany
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currentclub = Kitchee
clubnumber = 22
position = Defensive Midfielder
youthyears = ?–1998
1998–2000

youthclubs = FC Schalke 04
SV Werder Bremen
years = 2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003
2004
2005
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Rot-Weiss Essen
Hannover 96
1. FC Union Berlin
AEK Larnaca
B. M'gladbach
Arminia Bielefeld II
Kickers Offenbach
Valletta
Kitchee
caps(goals) = 21 (0)
01 (0)
08 (0)


17 (0)
09 (0) 25 (3)
00 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
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Heiner Backhaus was born in Witten, Germany, on February 2, 1982. He plays football as a midfielder, and represented the Maltese club from the capital city, Valletta FC in 2007-2008.

He made his professional debut with Hannover 96 on August 12 2001, against SpVgg Unterhaching, on the 61st minute replacing Nebojša Krupniković.

He has played for Rot-Weiss Essen, 1. FC Union Berlin, Borussia Mönchengladbach, DSC Arminia Bielefeld and Kickers Offenbach in Germany, and AEK Larnaca in Cyprus. He played for Valletta FC from the summer of 2007 but left the club at the end of the season, after the championship success.