Career
Heyne began his footballing career at 1. "s youth teams in 1967. In 1977 he had his debut in the Deutsche Demokratische Republik-Oberliga team and went on to tend goal in 323 Oberliga matches for 1.
His international career lasted for more than 11 years but only in the 1989/90 season Heyne was East Germany"s first choice goalkeeper. In 1991, after German reunification and Magdeburg"s relegation to the tier III NOFV-Oberliga Mitte, Heyne moved to, playing in 24 Bundesliga matches until 1994, when he retired from playing. Until 2001 he stayed at Mönchengladbach, holding several positions including the post of goalkeeper coach.
In 2001 he returned to 1.
, coaching the U19 youth team In 2003 he took over managing the senior team in the tier IV NOFV-Oberliga Süd, leading them to a league title in 2006 and thus winning promotion to the Regionalliga Nord.
After a successful first year in the new league, when the team finished third, missing out on promotion to 2. Bundesliga by a mere point, crisis followed.
With the team lagging six points behind a non-relegation spot in the 2007-2008 season, Dirk Heyne was sacked by the club
On 4 July 2008, Football Club Sachsen Leipzig announced they had signed Dirk Heyne as manager for their Regionalliga Nord campaign. Aside from his manager career, Heyne owns a goalkeeping academy near Magdeburg. 1. 323 Deutsche Demokratische Republik-Oberliga matches 51 FDGB Cup matches 34 and Winners" Cup matches 24 Bundesliga matches East Germany 9 caps Player 1.
Manager 1.