Gottfried Hinze (2 November 1873 – 23 August 1953) was a German businessman, athlete, and football administrator.
Hinze joined the sports club Duisburger TV.
In 1900, the football department went independent, founding the Duisburg SpV.
Shortly before the World War I, he founded the referee association Duisburg-Süd in the summer of 1914.
[2] Hinze was a businessman and took over his father's sales agency after his death.