Lorenz Hilkes

Hilkes Lorenz ( born August 31, 1950) is a former German football player.

Hilkes began his professional career in 1973 with Borussia Mönchengladbach after he had come on the amateur clubs SC Waldniel and 1.FC Viersen to the " Bökelberg ". At the beginning of the season 1974/75 he played five league games - from 24 August to 12 October 1974 - and a UEFA Cup game - September 18 at FC Wacker Innsbruck - for Borussia, the end of the season for both competitions is should decide. At the end of the preliminary round, he joined the relegation VfB Stuttgart - Erwin Hadewicz came from Bayern Munich - and contested ( Matchday 15 ) on 30 November 1974 the 0:6 defeat in the away match against 1.FC Kaiserslautern his first of only eight games for the Swabians. Coach Hermann Eppenhoff was released after this defeat in Stuttgart; He was followed on December 14, 1974 by Albert Sing. At the end of the season, VfB got down to the 2nd Bundesliga. In this Hilkes completed in 1975/76 coach Istvan Sztani only four Bundesliga games - seventh to tenth matchday of the season and moved to league rivals SpVgg Fürth. On Ronhof he made his debut in the " Kleeblattelf " on October 25, 1975 ( 12th Round ) 2-0 victory in the home match against SSV Jahn Regensburg. In the team of coach Hans Cieslarczyk and on the side of achievers Peter Loewer and Bernhard Bergmann, he shot 1976/77 in 35 missions 14 goals and thus led the scorers of Fürth. It was followed by two seasons at Dutch first division side VVV Venlo. In the fall of 1979 he moved to the United States to the Edmonton Drillers. For one season he returned to the Dutch second division side FC Volendam. He spent the last three seasons with the San Diego Sockers in the North American Soccer League.