Maximilian Heidenreich

Heidenreich played his early youth football with Arminia Hannover and in 1982 he moved to Hannover 96, spending two years in their youth department before advancing to their first team, who at that time played in the 2. Bundesliga. Heidenreich immediately became a regular player and at the end of the season the team were joint leaders of the division and achieved promotion. Despite immediate relegation he remained with the club for another season. Heidenreich then played one season for 1860 Munich in the Bayernliga and one season for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, before he returned to Hannover 96 in 1989. In July 1990 Heidenreich moved to Switzerland and joined Basel's first team under head coach Ernst August Künnecke for their 1990–91 season. After playing in five test games, Heidenreich played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game at the Stadion Kleinfeld on 25 July as Basel won 3–0 against SC Kriens. He scored his first goal for his new team on 18 November, as Basel played a 2–2 draw, in the away game against Chiasso. As a midfielder, Heidenreich strengthened the FCB team and he repeatedly stood out with his technical skills and his overview of the game. During his time in Basel, Heidenreich played 59 competitive matches for Basel, including three Swiss Cup matches, but was denied promotion at the time. He scored seven goals, six in the league and one in the cup. He achieved this promotion with his next club, SC Freiburg, to which he moved in…