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{{Short description|German footballer (born 1948)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Timo Zahnleiter
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| fullname       = Hans-Dieter Zahnleiter
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1948|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Mannheim]], Germany
| death_date     = 
| height         = 
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| years1         = 1967–1971
| clubs1         = [[VfR Mannheim]]
| caps1          = 
| goals1         = 
| years2         = 1971–1974
| clubs2         = [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
| caps2          = 
| goals2         = 
| years3         = 1974–1977
| clubs3         = [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]
| caps3          = 30
| goals3         = 7
| years4         = 1977–1979
| clubs4         = [[VfR Bürstadt]]
| caps4          = 
| goals4         = 
| years5         = 1979–1981
| clubs5         = [[Wormatia Worms]]
| caps5          = 63
| goals5         = 4
| manageryears1  = 1983–1984
| managerclubs1  = [[SV Darmstadt 98|Darmstadt 98]] (assistant)
| manageryears2  = 1984
| managerclubs2  = [[1. FC Köln]] (assistant)
| manageryears3  = 1986–1987
| managerclubs3  = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] (assistant)
| manageryears4  = 1987–1989
| managerclubs4  = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
| manageryears5  = 1989–1990
| managerclubs5  = [[Viktoria Aschaffenburg]]
| manageryears6  = 1990
| managerclubs6  = [[FC Energie Cottbus|Energie Cottbus]]
| manageryears7  = 1991–1992
| managerclubs7  = [[VfB Marburg]]
| manageryears8  = 1993–1994
| managerclubs8  = [[Rot-Weiß Walldorf]]
| manageryears9  = 1995–1996
| managerclubs9  = [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]]
| manageryears10 = 1996–1997
| managerclubs10 = [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]]
| manageryears11 = 1998–1999
| managerclubs11 = [[Ethnikos Asteras F.C.|Ethnikos Asteras]]
| manageryears12 = 1999–2001
| managerclubs12 = [[Anagennisi Karditsa F.C.|Anagennisi Karditsa]]
| manageryears13 = 2005–2008
| managerclubs13 = [[SV Seckenheim]]
}}

'''Hans-Dieter "Timo" Zahnleiter''' (born 16 December 1948) is a German former professional [[Association football|football]] player and manager who played as a [[midfielder]].

==Playing career==
Zahnleiter started his professional career in 1967 when he played for [[VfR Mannheim]] until 1971. He spent the next three years in [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]], a [[2. Bundesliga]] team at the time, where in 1973 he suffered from injuries. In the summer of 1974, he moved to Greece and transferred to [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] along with fellow countryman [[Walter Wagner (footballer)|Walter Wagner]]. Zahnleiter played in the center and was distinguished mainly for his blocking skills, however, from the second year he was placed on the left end of the defense by [[František Fadrhonc]], since the latter believed that this way AEK would achieve more beauty in their game. At AEK he suffered from injuries again and finally in 1977 he was released and returned to Germany to undergo surgery. Afterwards, he played for one year in [[VfR Bürstadt]] and for two years in [[Wormatia Worms]] where he also completed his football career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kitrinomavro.gr/aekpedia/2015/05/24/%CF%87%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%82-%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81-%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%BF-%CF%84%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BB%CE%AC%CF%8A%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81/|title=Χάνς Ντίτερ (Τίμο) Τσανλάϊτερ|website=kitrinomavro.gr}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
Zahnleiter began his coaching career in 1983, as an assistant in [[Darmstadt 98]] in the 2. Liga, while in 1984 he joined the coaching staff of [[1. FC Köln]] again as an assistant. Then he had a spell at [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] until 1989 and other German teams such as [[Viktoria Aschaffenburg]], [[FC Energie Cottbus|Energie Cottbus]], [[VfB Marburg]] and [[Rot-Weiß Walldorf]] until 1994 and in 1995 he returned to Greece on behalf of [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]]. Subsequently, and in successive order, he assumed the technical leadership of [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]], [[Ethnikos Asteras F.C.|Ethnikos Asteras]] and [[Anagennisi Karditsa F.C.|Anagennisi Karditsa]], but without any remarkable success. In January 1999, he was removed from Anagennisi Karditsa due to poor results and then returned to Germany, being the coach of [[SV Seckenheim]] at the [[Landesliga]] from 2005 to 2008 period.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldfootball.net/player_summary/timo-zahnleiter/ | title=Timo Zahnleiter }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{in lang|de}} [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/zahnleiter.html Timo Zahnleiter at eintracht-archiv.de]

{{SV Darmstadt 98 managers}}
{{Eintracht Frankfurt managers}}
{{Energie Cottbus managers}}
{{PAS Giannina F.C. managers}}
{{Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. managers}}
{{Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. managers}}

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[[Category:Footballers from Mannheim]]
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[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
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[[Category:TSV 1860 Munich players]]
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[[Category:Wormatia Worms players]]
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[[Category:Eintracht Frankfurt managers]]
[[Category:Viktoria Aschaffenburg managers]]
[[Category:FC Energie Cottbus managers]]
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[[Category:Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. managers]]
[[Category:Ethnikos Asteras F.C. managers]]
[[Category:Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. managers]]
[[Category:German expatriate men's footballers]]
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