According to Wikipedia, Heinze is a "probably not"

"Heinze is a descendant of Volga German immigrants that settled in Argentina." - User Posted Link

and "Many Volga Germans immigrated to the American Midwest, Brazil and other countries in the 19th and 20th centuries." - User Posted Link

More vague, but including a rather interesting fact: "The player, who has a German father and an Italian mother, began his career in his homeland with Newell's Old Boys. Somewhat bizarrely, Heinze is able to speak Welsh. He hails from Patagonia, an area where many Welsh people settled in the 19th century and as such the language is spoken to some degree." - User Posted Link

Posted By: BerlinCanary on June 30th 2006 at 16:16:01


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