Ansgar Brinkmann (born 5 July 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
Brinkmann was born in Vechta. He played two seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt and Arminia Bielefeld. He also played 316 games in the 2. Bundesliga for nine different teams.
Brinkmann stayed in the focus of the German public football sphere. He worked as pundit and published a couple of books.