Johannes "Hannes" Linßen (born 28 September 1949) is a German former football player, coach and manager.

[citation needed] He played in the 1983 final of the DFB cup, which his team lost 1–0 to local rivals 1.

[citation needed] On 23 January 1971, while playing for MSV Duisburg against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Linßen received the first ever yellow card to be awarded in the Bundesliga, although the card should in fact have been awarded to his teammate Đorđe Pavlić, the referee having confused the two players.

[1] Following his retirement as a player, Linßen was appointed manager of SC Fortuna Köln in 1984.

But by 2002 the club were heading towards relegation and, amid much personal criticism, particularly for the eight-year contract given to 12-year-old Marco Quotschalla, Linßen resigned on 11 February.