Dennis Engelbrecht

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Dennis Engelbrecht (born November 11,  1975 ) is a former German American football player.

career

Engelbrecht's club career in American football began in 1991 with the Bremen Firebirds. In 1999 he also joined the Bremen Bravehearts in the Hanseatic city . In the 2000 season, the 1.97 meter tall defender was on the field for the Hamburg Wild Huskies . From 2001 he wore the colors of the Braunschweig Lions and stayed with the team until 2012. After the German runner-up in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, Engelbrecht was involved in Braunschweig's four German championship titles in a row between 2005 and 2008. He won the Eurobowl with Lower Saxony in 2003.

He made the leap to NFL Europe : During his time in Braunschweig, Engelbrecht also played for Frankfurt Galaxy in 2003 and for Berlin Thunder in 2004 . With Frankfurt he won the World Bowl in mid-June 2003 and repeated this success in June 2004 with the capital city team in the final against his former squad from Frankfurt.

Engelbrecht played international matches for the German national team and in 2005 won the World Games held in Duisburg as well as silver at the European Championship. At the 2007 World Cup he won the bronze medal with Germany, and in 2010 he was European champion.

He actually resigned as a player after the 2011 season due to a knee injury, but in June 2012 he helped out on the field again.

After the end of his playing career, he joined the coaching staff of the Braunschweig Lions and henceforth looked after the defense line .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dennis Engelbrecht - Pro Football Archives. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Dennis Engelbrecht. In: New York Lions. Accessed January 31, 2020 (German).
  3. ^ New York Lions: Player Database. May 18, 2017, accessed January 31, 2020 .
  4. ^ New York Lions: History. October 30, 2019, accessed January 31, 2020 .
  5. ^ 2003 Frankfurt Galaxy - Pro Football Archives. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  6. ↑ 2004 Berlin Thunder - Pro Football Archives. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  7. ^ Worldgames 2005. In: football-history.de. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  8. ^ EM 2005. In: football-history.de. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  9. ↑ WM 2007. In: football-history.de. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Frank Rieseberg: Zimmermann throws, Bollmann catches, Germany is European champion. August 1, 2010, accessed on January 31, 2020 (German).
  11. ↑ Holger Fricke: Dennis Engelbrecht wants to know again. January 4, 2020, accessed January 31, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Petra: The Magnificent Seven - The Coaches of the New York Lions. In: Football-Fan.de. Accessed January 31, 2020 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Engelbrecht, Dennis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German American football player
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1975