Germany National Team

“Iron Eagle” Germany has been identified as the best football nations in Europe. The first German legend achieved continental level is Adolfo Jager in 1910s and Heinrich Stuhlfauth established himself as the best goalkeeper in the World in the 1st half 1920s. Ernest Kuzorra and Richard Hofmann were the first world-class German attackers played in 1st half 1930s. At the 2nd half 1930s the proverbial German team known as Breslau XI led by Hans Jakob, Paul Janes, Reinhold Munzenberg, Andreas Kupfer, Adolf Lehner and Fritz Szepan. The World War II detrimentally effect its football in the post-war era and Germany was separated into West Germany and East Germany, and West Germany proved themselves spending a short time to renovate the team and surprisingly won the World Cup in the 1954. Fritz Walter was a great player and leader of that victory team whom DFB regarded as the greatest personality of their football history. 

 Uwe Seeler was a player with great athleticism represented as the best German player in the aket 1950s to early 1960s. Until the era of Helmut Schon, West Germany dominated European football as they succeed almost every tournament. Especially the group of legends from Bayern Munich that dominated European Cup in the mid-1970s, Franz Beckenbauer appeared as a phenomenon libero and became the best defender of all-time alonside his contemporary Gerd Muller, a most prolific goalscorer of all-time and Sepp Maier. Karl-Heiz Rummenigge became the best European player in first half 1980s played alongside World-class players like Paul Brietner and Toni Schumaccher. In 1990, the Germany was re-unified with its most prominent player Lothar Matthaus who is regarded as the greatest central midfielder of all-time. A short time after reunification, Matthias Sammer from eastern part of Germant made a phenomenon performance as a libero in the mid-1990s. The Oliver Kahn and Manuel Nauer were the best goalkeeper in the World in early 2000s and first half 2010s, respectively and both are the best German keeper ever. Note that East German players are also combined in this squad. 

Germany

Location     :  Middle Europe
European Championship Participation : 13 Times (1972 – 2012, 2016, 2020)
World Cup Participation   :  20 Times (1934, 1938, 1954 - 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Achievement  : 4 Times FIFA World Cup Champions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
4 Times FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002)
4 Times FIFA World Cup Third Place (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010)
3 Times European Championship Winner ( 1972, 1980, 1996)
3 Times European Championship Runner-Up (1976, 1992, 2008)
Most Caps  : Lothar Matthaus  (150 Games)
Top Scorer :   Miroslav Klose (71 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever :  Franz Beckenbauer





All-Time German Squad





1. Manuel Neuer

Date Of Birth  :  27 March 1986 
Height  : 193 cm, Caps : 104 Games
Major Club   :  Schalke, Bayern Munich
World Cup Participation  :  2010, 2014, 2018
Club Honours  : 9 Times Bundesliga, 5 Times DFB=Pokal
2 Times UEFA Champion League (2013, 2020), 2012 Runner-Up
2 Times FIFA Club World Cup
International Honours  : 2010 FIFA World Cup Third Place
2014 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement  : 2014 FIFA World Cup Golden Gloves
2 Times German Footballer of The Year (2011, 2014)
2013 -2014 Silver Ball UEFA Best Player in Europe 
2014 Bronze Ball FIFA Ballon'Dor     
                                                                                                                    2020 UCL Goalkeeper of the season 
                                                                                                                    IFFHS World Team of the Decade 2010s                                                                                                                                          Class : Queen Gold


2. Berti Vogts

Date Of Birth :  30 December 1946
Position  : Right-Back, Height : 168 cm
Major Club : Munchengladbach, Caps : 96 Games
World Cup Participation : 970, 1974, 1978 (19 Games)
Club Honours  :  5 Times Bundesliga, 1 Time DFB-Pokal
2 Times UEFA Cup, 1977 European Cup Runner-Up
International Honours : 1974 FIFA World Cup Winner
1972 UEFA Euro Winner, 1976 Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  : 1977 European Defender of The Year      
2 Times German Footballer Of The Year (1971, 1979)
2 Times FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1974, 1978)
10 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Queen Gold

3. Karlheinz Schnellinger

Date Of Birth  :  31 March 1939, Height  : 180 cm
Position : Left-Back/ Center-Back
Major Club  :  FC Koln, AC Milan, Caps : 47 Games
World Cup Participation  : 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 (16 Games)
Club Honours  : 1 Time Bundesliga
1 Time Italian Series A, 4 Times Copa Italia
2 Times European Cup Winners’ Cup
1969 European Cup, 1969 Intercontinental Cup
International Honours : 1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
1970 FIFA World Cup Third Place
Individual Achievement : 1962 German Footballer of The Year
1962 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team, Bronze Ball Ballon'Dor
3 Times European Defender of The Year (1962, 1963, 1964)
                                                     Class :  Queen Silver

4. Jurgen Kohler

Date Of Birth  : 6 October 1965
Position  :  Stopper, Height : 186 cm
Major Club  : Juventus, Dortmund, Caps : 105 Games
World Cup Participation : 1990, 1994, 1998 (13 Games)
Club Honours  : 3 Times Bundesliga Champions
1 Time Italian Series A, 1 Time Copa Italia
1993 UEFA Cup, 1997 UEFA Champion League
1997 Intercontinental Cup
International Honours  :  1990 FIFA World Cup Winners
1996 European Championship Winners, 1992 Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  : 1997 German Footballer Of The Year
1992 European Championship Team Of Tournament
6 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                   Class :  Queen Bronze

5. Franz Beckenbauer

Date Of Birth  :  11 September 1945
Position  : Sweeper, Height  : 181 cm
Major Club : Bayern Munich, Caps   :  103 Games (14 Goals)
World Cup Participation  :   1966, 1970, 1974 (18 Games)
Club Honours :  5 Times Bundesliga, 4 Times DFB Pokal
3 Times European Cup (1974, 1975, 1976)
1 Time Cup Winner’s Cup, 1976 Intercontinental Cup
International Honours   :  1974 FIFA World Cup Winners
1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
1972 UEFA Euro Winners, 1976 Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1966 FIFA World Cup Best Young Player
4 Times German Footballer Of The Year (1966, 1968, 1974, 1976)
12 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Bayern Munich - Bundesliga Greatest Player Ever
2 Times World Soccer Player Of The Year (1972, 1976), 3 Times FIFA World Cup All-Stars Team
2 Times UEFA Euro Best Defender (1972 Best Player, 1976), 1974 FIFA World Cup Best Defender
2 Times Ballon'Dor (1972, 1976), 2 Times Silver Ball (1974, 1975), 1966 Bronze Ball
1994 FIFA World Cup All-Time Team, 1998 FIFA World Team Of Century
1999 IFFHS Germany Player of The Century, Bronze Ball IFFHS World Player of The Century
Class :  King Silver

6. Lothar Matthaus

Date Of Birth  :  21 March 1961
Position : Box-To-Box Midfielder, Height : 175 cm
Major Club : Inter Milan, Bayern, Caps : 150 Games (23 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1982,1986,1990,1994,1998 (25 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Italian Series A
7 Times Bundesliga Champions,2 Times DFB-Pokal
2 Times UEFA Cup (1991, 1996)
2 Times UEFA Champion League Runner-Up (1987, 1999)
International Honours : 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1986 Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1978 Bravo Award, 1988 UEFA Euro Best XI
2 Times German Footballer Of The Year (1990,1999)
Ballon'Dor : 1990 Golden Ball, 1991 Silver Ball
1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, World Soccer Player Of The Year
                                                     1991 FIFA World Player Of The Year
                                                     4 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                     Class : King Bronze

7. Wolfgang Overath

Date Of Birth  :   14 September 1944
Position :  Left-Playmaker
Height : 176 cm, Major Club : FC Koln
Caps :  81 Games (17 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1966, 1970, 1974 (19 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Bundesliga , 1 Time DFB-Pokal
International Honours  : 1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
1974 FIFA World Cup Winners, 1970 Third Place
Individual Achievement : 1974 FIFA World Cup All Star Team  
FC Cologne Greatest Player Ever
3 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class  : Queen Silver

8. Helmut Rahn

Date Of Birth :  16 August 1929
Position : Right-Winger
Height : 178 cm, Major Club : Rot-Weiss Essen
Caps :  40 Games (21 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1954, 1958 (10 Games/ 10 Goals)
Club Honours : 1 Time Bundesliga, 1 Time German Cup      
International Honours : 1954 FIFA World Cup Winners
Individual Achievement : 1954 FIFA World Cup All-Stars Team
1958 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year    
Class  : Queen Silver


9. Gerd Muller

Date Of Birth : 3 November 1945
Position :  Target Striker, Height : 176 cm
Major Club  :  Bayern Munich, Caps  :  62 Games (68 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1970, 1974 (13 Games / 14 Goals)
Professional Score Record : 572 Goals/ 669 Games
Club Honours : 4 Times Bundesliga, 4 Times DFB-Pokal
1967 European Cup Winners’ Cup,1976 Intercontinental Cup
3 Times European Cup (1974,1975,1976)
International Honours : 1972 European Championship Winner
1974 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : Bundesliga All-Time Most Top Scorer (7 Times)
2 Times German Footballer of The Year (1967,1969)
2 Times European Golden Shoe,World League Top Scorer (1970,1972)
European Cup All-Time Most Top Scorers (1973,1974,1975,1977)
1970 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe - All-Stars Team
Ballon'Dor : 1970 Golden Ball, 1972 Silver Ball, 2 Times Bronze Ball (1969,1973)
Bundesliga Most Consecutive Games Scorer, Bundesliga and DFB Pokal All-Time Top Scorer
1972 UEFA Euro Top Scorer - Best XI, 2000 World Football's Greatest Goalscorer of All Time
5 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class  : King Bronze

10. Fritz Walter

Date Of Birth : 31 October 1920
Position : Deep-Lying Forward, Height : 174 cm
Major Club : Kaiserslautern, Caps : 61 Games (33 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1954, 1958 (11 Games - 3 Goals))
Professional Score Record : 380 Goals/ 411 Games
Club Honours :  2 Times German Champions
International Honours : 1954 Times FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : 1954 FIFA World Cup Best Midfielder
Kaiserslautern All Time Top Scorer - Greatest Player Ever
UEFA Jubilee Award (Germany)
German Sport Personality Hall of Fame
Class  : Queen Gold


11. Karlheinz Rummenigge

Date Of Birth : 25 September 1955
Height  :  182 cm, Position : Side-Forward
Major Club  :  Bayern Munich, Caps  :  95 Games (45 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1978, 1982, 1986 (19 Games / 9 Goal)
Professional Score Record : 286 Goals/ 574 Games
Club Honours :  2 Times Bundesliga, 2 Times DFB-Pokal
2 Times European Cup (1975, 1976), 1976 Intercontinental Cup
International Honours  : 1980 UEFA Euro Winner
2 Times FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1982,1986)
Individual Achievement  : 1980 German Footballer of The Year 
3 Times Bundesliga Top Scorer, 1 Time Swiss League Top Scorer
1980 UEFA Euro Best Player, 1981 European Cup Top Scorer
2 Times Ballon'Dor (1980,1981),1979 Silver Ball
1982 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball, 1982 Silver Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
7 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Queen Gold
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Substitution 


    12. Sepp Maier

Date Of Birth  :  28 February 1944
Position : Goalkeeper, Height :  183 cm
Major Club:  Bayern Munich, Caps    :  95 Games
World Cup Participation  :  1966, 1970, 1974, 1978 ( 18 Games ) 
Club Honours :  4 Times Bundesliga, 3 Times German Cup
3 Times European Cup (1974, 1975, 1976)
1 Time UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup
International Honours : 1974 FIFA World Cup Winner
1972 European Championship Winner
Individual Achievement : 1975 European Goalkeeper Of The Year
3 Times German Footballer Of The Year (1975, 1977, 1978)
1999 IFFHS Germany Goalkeeper of The Century
2 Times Bundesliga Best Goalkeeper
                                                     Class : Queen Gold

                                          
13. Paul Janes

Date Of Birth  :  10 March 1912
Position   :  Right-Back
Height    :  178 cm
Major Club  :  Dusseldorf 
Caps    :  71 Games
World Cup Participation  :  1934, 1938 (4 Games)
Club Honours   :  1 Time German Champion
International Honours    :  1934 FIFA World Cup Third Place
Individual Achievement  : None
Class : Queen Bronze


14. Karlheinz Forster

Date Of Birth  : 25 July 1958
Position : Stopper, Height : 178 cm
Major Club  : Stuttgart, Marseile, Caps : 81 Games
World Cup Participation : 1982, 1986 (14 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Bundesliga Champion
2 Times French Champions, 1 Time French Cup
International Honours : 1980 UEFA Euro Winner
2 Times FIFA World Cup Runner-Up(1982,1986)
Individual Achievement  :  1982 German Footballer Of The Year
2 Times UEFA Euro Best XI (1980, 1984)
2 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
VFB Stuttgart Greatest Player Ever
Class  : Queen Bronze

15. Andreas Brehme

Date Of Birth :   9 November 1960, Height : 175 cm
Position : Left-Wing-Back, Caps  : 86 Games (8 Goals)
Major Club : Kaiserslautern, Inter Milan
World Cup Participation  :  1986, 1990, 1994 (16 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Bundesliga, 1 Time DFB-Pokal
1 Time Italian Series A, 1 Time UEFA Cup
International Honours : 1990 FIFA World Cup Winner
1992 European Championship Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 2 Times UEFA Euro Best XI (1984, 1992)
1989 Guerin Italian Series A Footballer Of The Year
1990 European Defender of The Year
1990 Bronze Ball Ballon'Dor, FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
3 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                  Class  : Queen Silver

16. Paul Breitner

Date Of Birth  :  5 September 1951, Height : 176 cm
Position : Left-Wing-Back, Box-to-Box Midfielder
Major Club : Bayern Munich, Caps : 48 Games (10 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1974, 1982 (14 Games)
Club Honours : 5 Times Bundesliga, 2 Times DFB-Pokal
2 Times Spanish Liga, 1 Time Copa Del Rey
1974 European Cup Winner, 1982 Runner-Up
International Honours  : 1972 UEFA Euro Winner 
1974 FIFA World Cup Winners,1982 Runner-Up              
Individual Achievement : 1981 German Player Of The Year
1972 UEFA Euro Best XI, 1974 FIFA World Cup All-Star
1981 Silver Ball Ballon'Dor
6 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                     Class  : Queen Gold

17. Matthias Sammer

Date Of Birth  : 5 September 1967, Height : 180 cm
Position :  Sweeper, Major Club : Borussia Dortmund
Caps : 51 Games for Germany, 23 Games for East Germany
World Cup Participation : 1994 (4 Games)
Club Honours : 3 Times Bundesliga ,2 Times DDR League
1997 UEFA Champion League, 1997 Intercontinental Cup
International Honours :1996 UEFA Euro, 1992 Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1996 UEFA Euro Best Player, Ballon'Dor
2 Times German Footballer of The Year (1995,1996)
4 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Borussia Dortmund's Greatest Player Ever
Class :  King Bronze


18. Fritz Szepan

Date Of Birth  :  2 September 1907
Position :  Defensive/Attacking Midfielder, Height : 177 cm
Major Club : Schalke 04, Caps : 34 Games
World Cup Participation : 1934, 1938 (5 Games)
Club Honours  : 6 Times German Champions
1 Time DFB-Pokal
International Honours : 1934 FIFA World Cup Third Place
Individual Achievement : Schalke's Greatest Player Ever
Class  :  Queen Silver



19. Gunther Netzer

Date Of Birth  :  14 September 1944, Height :  178 cm
Position  :  Playmaker
Major Club : Munchengladbach, Caps : 37 Games
World Cup Participation  :  1974 (1 Games)
Club Honours  :  2 Times Bundesliga Champion
2 Times Spanish La Liga, 2 Times Copa Del Rey
1 Time Swiss Super League, 1 Time DFB-Pokal
International Honours  : 1972 UEFA Euro Winner
1974 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement  :  1992 All-Time Europe XI
2 Times German Footballer of The Year (1972, 1973)
1972 UEFA Euro Best XI, Ballon'Dor
7 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                    Borussia MunchenGladbach Greatest Player Ever
                                                    Class : Queen Gold


20. Ernest Kuzorra

Date Of Birth  :  16 October 1905
Position  : Deep-Lying Forward, Height : 174 cm
Major Club  :  Schalke 04
Caps     :  12 Games (7 Goals)
World Cup Participation  :  None           
Professional Score Record  :  265 Goals/ 350 Games
Club Honours  :  6 Times German Champions
1 Time German Cup
International Honours    :   None
Individual Achievement  :   None
Class  : Queen Gold


21. Uwe Seeler

Date Of Birth  :  5 November 1936
Position : Fast Striker, Height : 170 cm
Major Club : Hamburg, Caps  :  72 Games (43 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1958,1962,1966,1970 (21 Games /9 Goals)
Professional Score Record  :  446 Goals/ 520 Games
Club Honours  : 1 Time German Champion, 1 Time German Cup
International Honours  : 1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
1970 FIFA World Cup Third Place
Individual Achievement : 1 Times Bundesliga Top Scorer
3 Times German Footballer of The Year (1960, 1964, 1970)
1960 Bronze Ball Ballon'Dor, 1966 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
1968 Cup Winners Cup Top Scorer
Hamburg All-Time Top Scorer - Greatest Player Ever
                                                     1 Time Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                     German Sports Hall of Fame
                                                     Class   :  Queen Gold


22. Jurgen Klinsmann

Date Of Birth : 30 July 1964, Height : 182 cm
Position : Target Striker, Caps :108 Games (47 Goals)
Major Club :  VFB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich
World Cup Participation : 2006 (17 Games with 11 Goals)
Professional Score Record : 254 Goals/ 566 Games
Club Honors :  1 Time Bundesliga Champion
2 Times UEFA Cup (1991, 1996)
International Honours : 1990 FIFA World Cup Champion
1996 UEFA Euro Winner, 1992 Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1 Time Bundesliga Top Scorer
2 Times German Footballer of The Year (1988, 1994)      
1990 FIFA World Cup All Star Team, 1995 FWA Footballer of The Year
1995 Silver Ball Ballon'Dor, Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
                                                     1 Time Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                     1996 UEFA Cup Top Scorer
                                                     Class  : Queen Silver
Manager 


Helmut Schoen




Year Of Birth :   15 September 1915
Major Team :  West Germany
Major Achievement : 1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
1970 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1972 European Championship Winner
1974 FIFA World Cup Champion
1976 European Championship Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : None
Style : Equivalent
Class :  King Bronze




Conclusion of Squad

GK : Manuel Neuer, Sepp Maier 
DF : Berti Vogts, Karlheinz Schnellinger, Franz Beckenbauer, Jurgen Kohler, Paul Janes, Matthias Sammer, Karlheinz Forster
MF : Fritz Szepan, Lothar Matthaus, Andreas Brehme, Paul Breitner, Gunther Netzer, Wolfgang Overath
FW : Frit Walter (Captain), Ernest Kuzorra, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Helmut Rahn, Uwe Seeler, Jurgen Klinsmann, Gerd Muller
Manager : Helmut Schoen



Formation XI (4-1-3-2)





Explanation of Formation

Neuer is selected as first choice instead of Kahn due to his better status for Germany. Schnellinger is on the left and Berti Vogts is on the right, the defensive game in the side of the field would be unbeatable. Both full-back sometimes press themselves to the central defense area when Beckenbauer move to support attacking game. Kohler beat Forster as a starter-marker just for his better performance in World Cup. Overath is left-midfielder who uncompromisingly approach. Rahn is on right-wing and is assigned to cut inside to support goalscoring. Matthaus would dynamically move across function in midfield line. Fritz Walter performs as an advanced playmaker to support the front-line. Rummenigge is a side forward who move between left-wing and central area. Gerd Muller has the extreme high potential to make a large number of scores unimaginably. 


Stadium

Allianza Arena


Opened : 1960
City       : Munich
Capacity : 74,100 Seats
Field Dimension : 105x69m










Statistics

By Decade
By Class
By Club
1920s : -
1930s : 2
1940s : -
1950s : 2
1960s : 3
1970s : 5
1980s : 3
1990s : 4
2000s : 2
2010s : 1
King : 7
Queen : 15
Prince : -
Bayern Munich : 7
Dortmund : 3
VFB Stuttgart : 2
Kaiserslautern  :  2
Koln : 2
Hamburg : 1
Gladbach : 1
Schalke : 1
Positional Ranking of Substitution 

Goalkeeper

     
1. Oliver Kahn

Date Of Birth  :  15 June 1969, Height   :  188 cm
Position : Keeper, Caps :  86 Games, Major Club :  Bayern
World Cup Participation : 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 ( 7 Games )
Club Honours  :  8 Times Bundesliga, 6 Times DFB-Pokal
1996 UEFA Cup, 2001 UEFA Champion League, 1999 Runner-Up
International Honours  :  2002 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 7 Times Bundesliga Goalkeeper of the Year
2 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
2 Times German Footballer Of The Year (2000, 2001)
IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper : 3 Times Winners (1999, 2001, 2002)
2000 Second Place, 2003 Third Place
4 Times UEFA Club Goalkeeper of The Year (1999,2000,2001,2002)
2 Times Bronze Ball European Footballer Of The Year (2001, 2002)
2002 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball - Yashin Award                                                                                                  Class : Queen Gold

2. Toni Schmacher

Date Of Birth  :  6 March 1954, Height  :  186 cm
Major Club   :  FC Koln, Caps  : 76 Games
World Cup Participation  : 1982, 1986 (14 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Bundesliga, 3 Times DFB Pokal
International Honours : 1980 European Championship Winner
2 Times FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1982, 1986)
Individual Achievement  :  1984 Bundesliga Best Goalkeeper
2 Times German Footballer Of The Year (1984, 1986)
1986 FIFA World Cup Silver Ball and Best Goalkeeper
1984 European Goalkeeper of The Year
Class : Queen Silver    
              
                                
3. Jurgen Croy

Date of Birth   :  19 October 1946
Height : 190 cm, Caps : 86 Games For East Germany
Major Club : Sachsenring Zwickau
World Cup Participation  :  1974 (6 Games)        
Club Honours  : 2 Times East German Cup
International Honours : 1976 Gold Medal Olympic Game
Individual Achievement  :   
3 Times East German Footballer Of The Year (1972,1976,1978)
1999 IFFHS East Germany Goalkeeper of The Century
Class  : Queen Silver



4. Andreas Kopke

Date Of Birth  :  12 March 1962
Height  : 182 cm, Caps : 59 Games
Major Club :  Nuremberg
World Cup Participation : 1990, 1994, 1998 (5 Games)
Club Honours  :  None
International Honours  : 1996 European Championship Winner
Individual Achievement :  1988 Bundesliga Best Goalkeeper
1993 German Footballer Of The Year
1996 UEFA Euro Goalkeeper Of Tournament
1996 European Goalkeeper Of The Year
1996 IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper Of The Year
Class : Queen Bronze

5. Hans Tilkowski

Date Of Birth  :  12 July 1935
Height : 182 cm, Caps : 39 Games
Major Club  :  Westfalia Herne, Borussia Dortmund
World Cup Participation : 1962, 1966 (6 Games)
Club Honours  :  1 Time German Cup
1 Time European Cup Winners Cup
International Honours  :  1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1965 German Footballer Of The Year
Class  : Queen Bronze                                


6. Bert Trautmann

Date Of Birth  :  22 October 1923
Height  : 185 cm, Caps :  None
Major Club  :  Manchester City
World Cup Participation  :   None          
Club Honours  : 1 Time FA Cup Winner
International Honours  :   None
Individual Achievement  :   Manchester City ‘s Greatest Player Ever  
1956 FWA Footballer Of The Year
English Football Hall Of Fame         
German Sports Hall of Fame
Class : Queen Bronze

7. Heinrich Stuhlfauth

Date Of Birth  :  11 January 1886
Height  : 184 cm, Caps : 21 Games
Major Club   :  Nurnberg
Olympic Games Participation  :  1928
Club Honours  : 5 Times German Championship
International Honours  : None
Individual Achievement  : German Sports Hall of Fame
Class : Prince Gold





8. Marc Andre Ter Stegen

Date Of Birth  :  30 April 1992
Height  : 187 cm, Caps : 24 Games
Major Club   : Barcelona
World Cup Participation  :  2018
Club Honours  : 4 Times La Liga
4 Times Copa Del Rey
2015 UEFA Champion League
2015 FIFA Club World Cup
Individual Achievement  : 2012 Bundesliga Best Goalkeeper
2019 IFFHS Second Best Goalkeeper
2019 UEFA Champion League Best Goalkeeper
3 Times ESM Team of the Year
Class : Prince Gold
9. Toni Turek

Date Of Birth  :  18 January 1919
Height  : 181 cm, Caps : 20 Games
Major Club   :  Fortuna Dusseldorf
World Cup Participation  :  1954
Club Honours  : None
International Honours  : 1954 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement  : None 
Class : Prince Gold 




10. Hans Jakob

Date Of Birth  :  16 June 1908
Height  : 191 cm, Caps : 38 Games
Major Club   :  Regensburg
World Cup Participation  :  1934, 1938
Club Honours  : 
International Honours  : None
Individual Achievement  : 
Class : Prince Gold






11. Fritz Herkenrath

Date Of Birth  :  9 September 1928
Height  : 177 cm, Caps : 21 Games
Major Club   : Rot Weis Essen
World Cup Participation  :  1958
Club Honours  : None
Individual Achievement  : None
Class : Prince Gold   





12. Urich Stein

Date Of Birth  :  23 October 1954
Height  : 191 cm, Caps : 6 Games
Major Club   :  Hamburge, Frankfurt
World Cup Participation  :  1934, 1938
Club Honours  : 2 Times Bundesliga
1 Time DFB-Pokal
1983 European Cup
International Honours  : None
Individual Achievement  : 3 Times Bundesliga Best Goalkeeper 
Class : Prince Gold    


13. Bodo Illgner

Date Of Birth  :  7 April 1967
Height  : 191 cm, Caps : 54 Games
Major Club   :  FC Cologne
World Cup Participation  :  1990, 1994
Club Honours  : 1 Time La Liga
1998 UEFA Champion League, Intercontinental Cup
International Honours  : 1990 World Cup Winner
1992 UEFA Euro Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  : 2 Times Bundesliga Best Goalkeeper 
Class : Prince Silver 



14. Jens Lehmann

Date Of Birth  :  10 November 1969
Height  : 190 cm, Caps :  61 Games
Major Club   :  Dortmund, Arsenal
World Cup Participation  :  2006 2010
Club Honours  : 1 Time Bundesliga
1 Time Premier League, 1Time FA Cup
1997 UEFA Cup, 2006 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
International Honours  : 2008 UEFA Euro Runner-Up 
Individual Achievement  : 1 Time Bundesliga Best Goalkeeper 
2006 UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year
Class : Prince Silver 





Defensive Lateral

1. Hans Peter Briegel

Date Of Birth   :  11 October 1955
Position  :  Left, Right-Wing-Back 
Height   :  188 cm
Major Club   :  Kaiserslautern
Caps    :  72 Games
World Cup Participation  :  1982, 1986 (13 Games)         
Club Honours     :   2 Times East German Cup
International Honours   :  1980 European Championship Winner
2 Times FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1982, 1986)
Individual Achievement  :    1985 German Footballer of The Year
1985 European Defender of The Year
4 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class  : Queen Bronze
2. Philipp Lahm

Date Of Birth :   11 November 1983
Position  : Left and Right-Back/Destroyer, Height : 170 cm
Major Club  :  Bayern Munich, Caps : 113 Games
World Cup Participation  :   2006, 2010, 2014
Club Honours : 5 Times Bundesliga, 5 Times DFB-Pokal                               
2013 UEFA Champion League, 2 Times Runner-Up
International Honours  :  2008 UEFA Euro Runner-Up
2010 FIFA World Cup Third Place, 2014 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement  :  2 Times UEFA Euro Best XI (2008, 2012)
2 Times FIFA World Cup All-Stars Team (2010, 2014)
Class  :  Queen Bronze

3. Manfred Kaltz

Date Of Birth :   6 January 1953
Position  : Right-Wing-Back, Height :  186 cm
Major Club  :  Hamburg, Caps :  69 Games
World Cup Participation  : 1978, 1982 (13 Games)
Club Honours : 3 Times Bundesliga, 2 Times DFB-Pokal                                
1977 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
1983 European Cup Winner, 1980 Runner-Up
International Honours    :    1976 European Championship Runner-Up
1980 European Championship Winner
1982 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  : 1980 European Defender of The Year
6 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class  : Queen Bronze
4. Erich Juskowiak

Date of Birth : 7 September 1926
Position :  Left-Back
Height  :  188 cm
Major Club  :  Dusseldorf
Caps  :  31 Games
World Cup Participation  :  1958 (5 Games)        
Club Honours  :   None
International Honours    :   None
Individual Achievement  :   None           
Class  : Prince Gold


 5. Horst Dieter Hottges 

Date Of Birth : 10 September 1943
Position :  Left-Back, Height : 176 cm
Major Club :  Werder Bremen, Caps :  66 Games
World Cup Participation : 1966, 1970, 1974 (10 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Bundesliga Champions
International Honours    :    1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
1970 FIFA World Cup Third Place
Individual Achievement  :  2 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Gold


6. Klaus Urbanczyk

Date Of Birth  :  4 June 1940
Position :  Right-Back, Height : 175 cm
Major Club :  Chemie Halle
Caps  :  34 Games for East Germany
World Cup Participation  :   None
Club Honours  :  1 Time East German Cup
International Honours : 1974 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : 1964 East German Footbller of the Year
1964 East German Sportsperson of the Year
Class : Prince Silver



7. Bernard Dietz

Date Of Birth  :  22 March 1948
Position :  Left-Back/ Center-Back
Height  : 178 cm, Caps  :  53 Games
Major Club :  MSV Duisburg
World Cup Participation  :   1978 (6 Games)
Club Honours  :    None
International Honours  :  1976 UEFA Euro Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  :  6 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver






8. Stefan Reuter

Date Of Birth  :  16 October 1966
Position :  Right-Back/ Center-Back
Height  : 181 cm, Caps  :  69 Games
Major Club :  Dortmund
World Cup Participation  :   1990, 1998 (6 Games)
Club Honours  :    5 Times Bundesliga
1997 UEFA Champion League
2 Times UEFA Cup Runner-Up (1993, 2002)
International Honours  :  1990 FIFA World Cup Winner
1996 UEFA Euro 
Individual Achievement  :  2 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver

9. Bernd Patzke

Date Of Birth  :  14 March 1943
Position :  Right-Back
Height  : 176 cm, Caps  :  24 Games
Major Club :  1860 Munich
World Cup Participation  :   1966, 1970
Club Honours  :    None
International Honours  :  1966 World Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  :  1 Time Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver






Central Defender


1. Willi Schulz  

Date Of Birth  : 4 October 1938
Position :  Center-Back
Height : 181 cm, Caps  : 66 Games
Major Club  :  Schalke 04, Hamburger SV
World Cup Participation : 1962, 1966, 1970 (13 Games)
Club Honours : None
International Honours : 1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
1970 FIFA World Cup Third Place
Individual Achievement : 1 Time Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class  :  Queen Bronze
2. Wolfgang Weber

Date of Birth  : 26 June 1944
Position  : Stopper, Height : 177 cm
Major Club :  FC Koln, Caps :  53 Games
World Cup Participation : 1966, 1970 (8 Games)           
Club Honours  : 2 Times Bundesliga Champions
3 Times DFB-Pokal
International Honours : 1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
1970 FIFA World Cup Third Place
Individual Achievement  :  None
Class : Prince Gold



3. Mats Hummels

Date Of Birth  : 16 December 1988
Position  :  Stopper
Height : 191 cm, Major Club : Dortmund
Caps   : 76 Games         
World Cup Participation :  1970
Club Honours : 5 Times Bundesliga 
3 Times DFB-Pokal
2013 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
International Honours : 2014 FIFA World Cup
Individual Achievement : FIA WOrdl Cup All Stars Team 
7 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Gold


4. Hans Jurgen Dorner

Date Of Birth  :  25 January 1951
Position :  Libero, Height :  175 cm
Major Club :  Dynamo Dresden
Caps  :  100 Games for East Germany
World Cup Participation  :   None
Club Honours  : 5 Times DDR-Oberliga
5 Times FDGB Pokal
International Honours  : 1976 Olympic Games Gold Medal
Individual Achievement : 3 Times East German Footballer of The Year
Dynamo Dresden’s Greatest Player Ever
Class : Prince Gold


5. Reinhold Munzenberg

Date Of Birth  :  25 January 1909
Position :  Left-Full-Back/ Center-Back
Height :  175 cm, Caps :  41 Games
Major Club :  Aachen
World Cup Participation  :  1934, 1938 (1 Game)
Club Honours  :  None
International Honours    :  None
Individual Achievement  : None
Class : Prince Gold




6. Guido Buchwald

Date Of Birth  : 24 January 1961
Position  :  Stopper/ Defensive Midfielder
Height : 188 cm, Major Club : VFB Stuttgart
Caps   : 76 Games         
World Cup Participation :  1990, 1994 (10 Games)
Club Honours :  2 Times Bundesliga Champions
International Honours : 1990 FIFA World Cup Champion
1992 European Championship Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1 Time Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver




7. Jerome Boateng

Date Of Birth  :  3 September 1988
Position  :  Sweeper, Height : 174 cm
Major Club :  Bayern Munich
Caps :  76 Games
World Cup Participation  :  2014, 2018 
Club Honours  :  9 Times Bundesliga
5 Times DFB-Pokal
2 Times UEFA Champion League (2013, 2020)
2 Times FIFA Club World Cup (2013, 2020)
International Honours : 2014 World Cup Winner
Individual Achievement  :  2016 UEFA Euro Best XI
2016 German Footballer of The Year 
Class : Prince Silver

8. Herbert Erhardt

Date Of Birth  : 6 July 1930
Position  :  Stopper/ Defensive Midfielder
Height : 188 cm, Major Club : SpVgg Furt
Caps   : 50 Games         
World Cup Participation :  1954, 1958, 1962 
Club Honours : 2 Times Bundesliga Champions
International Honours : 1954 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Silver


9. Klaus Fichtel

Date Of Birth  : 19 November 1944
Position  :  Sweeper
Height : 176 cm, Major Club : Schalke 04
Caps   : 23 Games         
World Cup Participation :  1970
Club Honours : 1 Time DFB-Pokal
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 4 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver




10. Bernd Bransch

Date Of Birth  :  24 September 1944
Position  :  Sweeper, Height : 174 cm
Major Club :  Chamie Haller
Caps :  64 Games
World Cup Participation  :   1974 
Club Honours  :  1 Time East German Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement  :  
2 Times East German Footballer of The Year (68, 74)
Class : Prince Silver






Central Midfielder

1. Horst Szymaniak

Date Of Birth  :  29 August 1934
Position  :  Defensive Holding Midfielder
Height  :  178 cm
Major Club  :  Wuppertaler
Caps  :  43 Games
World Cup Participation :  1958, 1962 (9 Games)
Club Honours   :   None
International Honours   :  None                     
Individual Achievement  : None
Class   :  Queen Bronze
2. Michel Ballack

Date Of Birth  :  26 September 1976
Position : Box-To-Box Midfielder, Height : 189 cm
Major Club : Bayem, Chelsea, Caps : 98 Games (42 Goals)
World Cup Participation  :  2002, 2006 (11 Games)
Club Honours  :  1 Time English Premier League
4 Times German Bundesliga , 3 Times DFB-Pokal
3 Times FA Cup, 1 Time League Cup, 2001 Intercontinental Cup
2 Times UEFA Champion League Runner-Up (2002, 2006)
lnternational Honours : 2002 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
2006 FIFA World Cup Third Place, 2008 UEFA Euro Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 2002 UEFA Club Midfielder of The Year
3 Times German Footballer of The Year (2002, 2003, 2005)
2002 FIFA World Cup Top Assister/All-Stars, 2008 UEFA Euro Best XI
                                                     6 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                     Class  : Prince Gold

3. Stefan Effenberg

Date Of Birth :  2 August 1968
Position :  Defensive Holding Midfielder
Height :  188 cm, Caps : 35 Games
Major Club :  Bayem Munich, Borussia Munchengladbach
World Cup Participation  : 1994 (3 Games)
Club Honours :  3 Times Bundesliga Champions
2 Times DFB-Pokal, 2001 Intercontinental Cup
2001 UEFA Champion League Winner, 1999 Runner-Up
lnternational Honous : 1992 European Championship Runner-Up
Individual Adievement :  1992 UEFA Euro Best XI
2001 UEFA Champion League Most Valuable Player
8 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class  : Prince Gold

4. Joshua Kimmich

Date Of Birth  :  8 February 1995
Position  :   Defensive Midfielder
Height :  180 cm, Caps : 91 Games
Major Club :  Dortmund, Manchester City
World Cup Participation  : 2018, 2022 
Club Honours :  8 Times German Champion
3 Times DFB-Pokal
2020 UEFA Champion League, World Club Cup
International Honours : 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup
Individual Achievement  : 2016 UEF Euro Best XI
2 Times German National Player of the year
2020 UEFA Champion League Defender of the Season
5 Times Bundesliga Team of the Season
Class : Prince Gold

5. Uli Stielike

Date Of Birth  : 15 November 1954, Height : 177 cm
Position : Defensive Holding Midfielder / Sweeper
Caps : 42 Games, Major Club : Munchengladbach, Real Madrid          
World Cup Participation  : 1982 (7 Games)
Club Honours  : 3 Times Bundesliga Champions
3 Times Spanish La Liga, 2 Times Copa Del Rey
2 Times Swiss Super League, 1 Time German Cup
2 Times UEFA Cup (1975, 1985)
2 Times European Cup Runner-Up (1977, 1981)
International Honours : 1980 UEFA Euro Champion
1982 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 4 Times Spanish Best Foreign Player of The Year
                                                     Class : Prince Gold

6. Rainor Bonhof

Date Of Birth  :  28 March 1952
Position : Destroyer
Height  : 180 cm, Caps :  53 Games
Major Club :  Borussia Munchengladbach
World Cup Participation  : 1974, 1978 (10 Games)
Club Honours : 4 Times Bundesliga, 1 Time DFB-Pokal
1975 UEFA Cup, 1977 European Cup Runner-Up
International Honours : 1974 FIFA World Cup Champion
1976 European Championship Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1976 UEFA Euro Best XI
3 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Gold
7. Bastian Schweinsteiger

Date Of Birth  : 1 August 1984
Position  :  Central Holding Midfielder
Height :  183 cm, Caps : 108 Games
Major Club :  Bayern Munich
World Cup Participation  : 2006, 2010, 2014 
Club Honours :  7 Times Bundesliga, 7 Times DFB-Pokal
2013 UEFA Champion League, 2 Times Runner-Up (2010, 2012)
International Honours : 2008 UEFA Euro Runner-Up
2 Times FIFA World Cup Third Place (2006, 2010)
2014 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement  :  2 Times FIFA World Cup All-Stars (2010, 2014)
2013 German Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Gold

8. Ilkay Gundogan

Date Of Birth  :  24 October 1990
Position  :   Defensive Holding Midfielder
Height :  180 cm, Caps : 66 Games
Major Club :  Dortmund, Manchester City
World Cup Participation  : 2018, 2022 
Club Honours :  1 Time German Champion
4 Times Premier League, 1 Time FA Cup
2021 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
International Honours : 
Individual Achievement  : None
Class : Prince Silver



9. Horst Eckel

Date Of Birth  :  8 February 1932
Position  :   Destroyer
Height :  180 cm, Caps : 32 Games
Major Club :  Kaiserslautern
World Cup Participation  : 1954, 1958 (10 Games)
Club Honours :  2 Times German Champion
International Honours : 1954 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement  : None
Class : Prince Silver



10. Herbert Wimmer

Date Of Birth  : 9 November 1944
Position  :   Defensive Holding Midfielder
Height :  179 cm, Caps : 36 Games
Major Club :  Monchengladbach
World Cup Participation  : 1954, 1958 (10 Games)
Club Honours :  5 Times German Champion
1 Time DFB-Pokal, 1975 UEFA Cup
1977 European Cup Runner-Up
International Honours : 1972 UEFA Euro Winner
Individual Achievement  : 3 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver



11. Ludwig Goldbrunner

Date Of Birth  :  5 March 1908
Position :  Defensive Midfielder/ Center-Back
Height  : 175 cm, Caps  :  39 Games
Major Club :  Bayern Munich
World Cup Participation  :   1938 (1 Game)
Club Honours :  1 Time German Championship
International Honours    :   None
Individual Achievement  :  None
Class : Prince Gold




12. Olaf Thon

Date Of Birth  :  1 May 1966
Position :  Box-to-Box Midfielder/Sweeper
Height  : 170 cm, Caps  :  53 Games
Major Club :  Schalke, Bayern Munich
World Cup Participation  :   1986, 1990, 1998
Club Honours  :   3 Times Bundesliga Champions
2 Times DFB-Pokal, 1997 UEFA Cup
International Honours : 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1986 Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  :  3 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver



13. Andreas Kupfer

Date of Birth  : 7 May 1914
Position :  Box-to-Box Midfielder
Height : 172 cm, Caps :  44 Games
Major Club :  Schweinfurt
World Cup Participation  :  1938 (2 Games)        
Club Honours  :   None
International Honours    :   None
Individual Achievement  :   None
Class  : Prince Silver

14. Albin Kitzinger

Date Of Birth  : 1 February 1912
Position  :   Defensive Holding Midfielder
Height :  179 cm, Caps : 44 Games
Major Club :  Schweinfurt
World Cup Participation  : 1938
Club Honours :  None
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement  : None
Class : Prince Silver






Offensive Lateral


1. Pierre Littbarski

Date Of Birth  :  16 April 1960
Position : Right-Winger, Height  : 168 cm
Major Club : FC Koln, Caps : 73 Games (18 Goals)
World Cup Participation  : 1982, 1986, 1990 (18 Games)
Club Honours  : 1 Time DFB-Pokal
International Honours  : 1990 FIFA World Cup Champion
2 Times FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1982, 1986)
Individual Achievement : 1982 FIFA World Cup Top Assister
8 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class  : Prince Gold

2. Hans Schafer

Date Of Birth  :  19 October 1927
Position :  Left-Winger, Height : 174 cm
Major Club  :  FC Koln, Caps : 39 Games (15 Goals)
World Cup Participation  : 1954, 1958, 1962 (15 Games/ 7 Goals)
Club Honours : 2 Times German Champion
International Honours : 1954 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : 1963 German Footballer of The Year
Class :  Prince Gold





3. Jurgen Grabowski

Date Of Birth  : 7 July 1944
Position : Right-Winger, Height :  183 cm
Major Club  :  Eintracht Frankfurt, Caps : 44 Games
World Cup Participation : 1966, 1970, 1974 (11 Games)
Club Honours  :  2 Time DFB-Pokal, 1980 UEFA Cup
International Honours : 1974 FIFA World Cup Champion
1972 European Championship Winners
1970 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  :   Eintract Franfurt Greatest Player Ever
Class  : Prince Gold

4. Ernest Lehner

Date Of Birth  :  7 November 1912
Position  :  Right-Winger
Height  : 176 cm
Major Club : Augburg
Caps  :  65 Games (31 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1934, 1938 (6 Games)
Club Honours  :   None
International Honours :  1934 FIFA World Cup Third Place
Individual Achievement  :  None
Class : Prince Silver



5. Marco Reus

Date Of Birth  :  31 May 1989
Position  :  Right-Winger/Attacking Midfielder
Height  : 180 cm
Major Club : Gladbach, Dortmund
Caps  :  44 Games
World Cup Participation : 2018
Club Honours  :   1 Time DFB-Pokal
2013 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
International Honours :  None
Individual Achievement : 2018 Germany Player of the Year
2 Times German Footballer of the Year (2013, 2019)
3 Times Bundesliga Player of the Season
6 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver

6. Sigfried Held

Date Of Birth  :  7 August 1942
Position  :  Right-Winger
Height  : 180 cm
Major Club : Dortmund, Offenbach
Caps  :  41 Games
World Cup Participation : 1966, 1970 (6 Games)
Club Honours  :   1966 Cup Winners Cup
International Honours :  None
Individual Achievement : 5 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver


7. Bernd Holzenbein

Date Of Birth  :  9 March 1946
Position  :  Left-Winger
Height  : 172 cm
Major Club :Frankfurt
Caps  :  40 Games
World Cup Participation :1974, 1978 
Club Honours  :   3 Times DFB-Pokal
1980 UEFA CUp
International Honours :   1974 FIFA World Cup Winner
1976 Euro Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Silver

8. Eberhard Vogel

Date Of Birth  :  8 April 1943
Position  :  Left-Winger, Height : 179 cm
Major Club :  Karl-Marx-Stadt, Carl Zeiss jena
Caps  :  75 Games (25 Goals)
World Cup Participation  :   1974 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time DDR League
3 Times FDGB Cup
International Honours :   None
Individual Achievement  :  1969 East German Footballer of the Year
Class : Prince Silver




Offensive Midfielder
1. Bernd Schuster

Date Of Birth  :  22 December 1959
Position  :  Playmaker
Height  : 183 cm, Major Club   :  Barcelona
Caps  :  22 Games, World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours  :  3 Times Spanish La Liga
 5 Times Copa Del Rey, 1982 European Cup Winners’ Cup
1986 European Cup Runner-Up
International Honours  : 1980 European Championship Winner
Individual Achievement  : 1980 UEFA Euro Best Xi
Ballon'Dor : 1980 Silver Ball , 2 Times Bronze Ball (1981, 1985)
2 Times La Liga  Foreign Player of The Year (1985, 1991)
1 Time Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Queen Bronze

2. Helmut Haller

Date Of Birth : 27 December 1949
Position : Playmaking-Attacking Midfielder
Height  : 176 cm, Caps :  33 Games
Major Club   : Bologna, Juventus
World Cup Participation  :   1962, 1966, 1970 (9 Games/ 6 Goals)
Club Honours:   3 Times Italian Series A
1973 European Cup Runner-Up
International Honours : 1966 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  : 1964 Italian Series A Footballer of The Year
Bologna Greatest Player Ever
Class : Queen Bronze


3. Thomas Haessler

Date Of Birth : 30 May 1966
Position : Playmaker/Right-Side Midfielder
Height : 166 cm, Caps : 101 Games (11 Goals)
Major Club : AS Roma, Karlsruhe, 1860 Munich
World Cup Participation : 1990, 1994, 1998 (14 Games)
Club Honours : None
International Honours : 1990 FIFA World Cup Winners
1996 UEFA Euro Winners, 1992 Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1992 UEFA Euro Best XI
2 Times German Footballer of The Year (1989, 1992)
6 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
1992 Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
1994 FIFA World Cup Top Assister
                                                     Class : Prince Gold


5. Toni Kroos

Date Of Birth  :  4 January 1990
Position : Playmaker, Height :  182 cm
Major Club :  Bayern, Real Madrid, Caps : 106 Games
World Cup Participation : 2014, 2018
Club Honours :  3 Times Bundesliga
2 Times La Liga, 3 Times DFB-Pokal
4 Times UEFA Champion League, FIFA Club World Cup (13,16,17, 18)
International Honours : 2014 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : 2014 FIFA World Cup Top Assist, All Stars Team
2014 IFFHS World Best Playmaker
2016 UEFA Euro Best XI
2017 La Liga Midfielder of the Season
IFFHS World Team of The Decade 2010s
Class : Prince Gold


5. Andreas Moller

Date of Birth  : 2 September 1967
Position :  Playmaking-Attacking Midfielder
Height : 181 cm, Caps :  85 Games (29 Goals)
Major Club :  Borussia Dortmund
World Cup Participation  :  1994, 1998 (9 Games)           
Club Honours  : 2 Times Bundesluga Champions
3 Times DFB-Pokal, 1993 UEFA Cup
1997 UEFA Champion League, 1997 Intercontinental Cup
International Honours    :   1992 European Championship Runner-Up
1996 European Championship Winner
Individual Achievement  : 6 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class  : Prince Gold

6. Mezut Ozil

Date Of Birth  : 15 October 1988
Position : Playmaker, Height :  180 cm
Major Club :  Real Madrid, Arsenal, 
Caps : 92 Games 
World Cup Participation : 2010, 2014, 2018
Club Honours :  1 Time Spanish La Liga
3 Times FA Cup, 1 Time Copa Del Rey, 1 Time DFB-Pokal
International Honours : 2014 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : 2010 FIFA World Cup Top Assist
2011 UEFA Champion League Top Assist
2012 UEFA Euro Best XI
1 Time Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Gold




7. Felix Magath

Date Of Birth  :  26 July 1953
Position : Playmaker, Height :  172 cm
Major Club :  Hamburg, Caps : 43 Games
World Cup Participation : 1982, 1986 (10 Games)
Club Honours :  3 Times Bundesliga Champions
1977 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1983 European Cup Winner, 1980 Runner-Up
International Honours : 1980 European Championship Winner
Individual Achievement : 1986 FIFA World Cup All Stars Team
2 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver


8. Mehmet Scholl

Date Of Birth  :  16 October 1970
Position : Playmaking-Attacking Midfielder, Height : 177 cm
Major Club :  Bayern Munich, Caps : 36 Games
World Cup Participation  :   None
Club Honours  : 8 Times Bundesliga Champions
5 Times DFB-Pokal, 1996 UEFA Cup
2001 UEFA Champion League, 1999 Runner-Up
2001 Intercontinental Cup
International Honours : 1996 European Championship Winner
Individual Achievement  :  3 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver






Forward
1. Thomas Muller

Date Of Birth  : 13 December 1988
Position  :  Deep-Lying Forward
Height :  186 cm, Caps : 106 Games (39 Goals)
Professional Score Record  : 230 Goals/ 616 Games
Major Club :  Bayern Munich
World Cup Participation  : 2010, 2014, 2018 
Club Honours :  10 Times Bundesliga, 5 Times DFB-Pokal
2 Times UEFA Champion League (2014, 2020), 
2 Times UEFA Champion League  Runner-Up (2010, 2012)
International Honours : 2010 FIFA World Cup Third Place
2014 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement  :  2010 Bravo Award
2010 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot, Best Young Player
2014 FIFA World Cup Silver
Class : Prince Gold
2. Jupp Heynckes

Date Of Birth  :  9 May 1945
Position  : Left Side-Forward
Major Club :  Borussia Munchengladbach
Caps :  39 Games (14 Goals)
Professional Score Record  : 220 Goals/ 385 Games
World Cup Participation  : 1974 (2 Games)
Club Honours :  4 Times Bundesliga Champions
1 Time DFB-Pokal, 1975 UEFA Cup
1977 European Cup Runner-Up
International Honours : 1972 UEFA Euro Winner
1974 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement  :   2 Times Bundesliga Top Scorer
1972 UEFA Euro Team of The Tournament
                                                   2 Times UEFA Cup Top Scorer (1973, 1975), 1974 Cup Winners Cup Top Scorer
                                                   1976 European Cup Top Scorer, 2 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                   Class : Prince Gold

2. Max Morlock

Date Of Birth  :  11 May 1925
Position  : Forward, Height   :  170 cm
Major Club :  Nuremberg, Caps : 26 Games (21 Goals)
World Cup Participation  : 1954 (5 Game with 6 Goals)
Professional Score Record  :  294 Goals/ 472 Games
Club Honours : 2 Times German Champions, 1 Time German Cup
International Honours  : 1954 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : 1961 German Footballer of The Year
Nuremberg Greatest Player Ever

Class  : Prince Silver
      
3. Klaus Allofs

Date Of Birth  :  6 December 1956
Position : Forward, Height : 174 cm
Major Club :  FC Koln, Caps : 56 Games (17 Goals)
World Cup Participation  :   1986 (7 Games with 2 Goals)
Club Honours : 1 Time French League,  1 Time French Cup
4 Times German Cup, 1 Time Cup Winners' Cup
International Honours  : 1980 European Championship Winner
1986 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  :   1 Time Bundesliga Top Scorer
1980 European Championship Top Scorer
1986 UEFA Cup Top Scorer
4 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver
4. Richard Hofmann

Date Of Birth  :  8 February 1906
Position  : Target Striker, Height : 175 cm 
Major Club :  Dresdner, Caps :  25 Games (24 Goals)
World Cup Participation  :   None
Professional Score Record  :  Unavailable
Club Honours :  2 Times German Champions
2 Times German Cup
International Honours    :   None
Individual Achievement  :   None

Class  : Prince Gold


5. Hans Jurgen Kreische

Date Of Birth  : 19 July 1947
Position : Deep-Lying Forward, Height :  185 cm
Major Club : Dynamo Dresden
Caps   :  50 Games for East Germany (25 Goals)
World Cup Participation  : 1974  (3 Games)
Professional Scores Record : 143 Goals/ 256 Games
Club Honours :   5 Times DDR-Oberliga
2 Times FDGB Pokal
International Honours    :   None
Individual Achievement  :   4 Times DDR Oberliga Top Scorer
1973 East German Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Silver

Striker

1. Rudi Voller

Date Of Birth  : 13 April 1960
Position  :  Target Striker, Height  : 180 cm
Major Club  :  Werder Bremen, AS Roma
Caps  : 90 Games (47 Goals)
World Cup Participation  : 1986, 1990, 1994 (15 Games / 8 Goals)
Professional Score Record  :  206 Goals/ 448 Games
Club Honours : 1 Time Copa Italia, 1993 European Cup
International Honours : 1992 UEFA Euro  Runner-Up
Individual Achievement   : 1983 German League Top Scorer
1983 German Footballer of The Year
1984 UEFA Euro Best XI, 1991 UEFA Cup Top Scorer
5 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
Werder Bremen Greatest Player Ever
                                                     Class  : Queen Bronze

2. Miroslav Klose

Date Of Birth  :  9 June 1978
Position  :  Target Striker, Height  :  182 cm
Major Club :  Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen
Caps :  137 Games (71 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 (24 Games/17 Goals)
Professional Scores Record  : 206 Goals/ 524 Games
Club Honours  : 2 Times Bundesliga , 2 Times DFB-Pokal
2010 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
International Honours : 2008 UEFA Euro Runner-Up
2002 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up, 2010 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement  : 1 Time Bundesliga Top Scorer 
2006 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe - All-Stars Team
2006 German Footballer of The Year, 
                                                     2 Times Bundesliga Team of the Year
                                                     Germany All-Time Top Scorer, FIFA World Cup All-Time Top Scorer
                                                     Class : Prince Gold

3. Klaus Fischer

Date Of Birth  :  27 December 1949
Position  : Target Striker, Height    : 178 cm
Major Club : Schalke, Caps :  45 Games (32 Goals)
World Cup Participation  :   1978, 1982 (12 Games With 2 Goals)
Club Honours  : 1 Time DFB-Pokal
International Honours : 1982 FIFA World Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1 Time Bundesliga Top Scorer    
1 Time Bundesliga Team of the Year
Schalke All-Time Top Scorer
Class : Prince Silver



4. Oliver Bierhoff

 Date Of Birth  :   1 May 1968
Position  :  Target Striker, Height : 191 cm
Major Club  : Udinese, AC Milan, Caps : 70 Games (37 Goals)
World Cup Participation  : 1986, 1990, 1994 (15 Games / 8 Goals)
Professional Score Record  :  136 Goals/ 343 Games
Club Honours  : 1 Time Italian Series A
1993 European Cup
International Honours   : 1996 UEFA Euro  Champion
Individual Achievement  :  1 Time Series A Top Scorer
1998 German Footballer of The Year
Class  : Prince Silver
5. Joachim Streich 

Date Of Birth  :  13 April 1951
Position : Target Striker, Height    :  173 cm
Major Club :  Magdeburg
Caps  :  98 Games for East Germany (55 Goals)
World Cup Participation  :   1974 ( Games with  Goals)
Professional Scores Record  : 229 Goals/ 378 Games
Club Honours : 2 Times FDGB-Pokal
International Honours :  None
2008 European Championship Runner-Up
Individual Achievement  :   4 Times DDR Oberliga Top Scorer
2 Times East German Footballer of The Year (1979, 1983)
Class : Prince Silver



Table of Positional Ranking
Goalkeeper
Defensive Lateral
Central Defender
1. Manuel Nauer
2. Sepp Maier
3. Oliver Kahn
4. Toni Schumacher
5. Jurgen Croy
6. Andreas Kopke
7. Hans Tilkowski
8. Heinrich Stuhlfauth
9. Marc Andre Ter Stegen
10.  Hans Jakob
11. Bert Trautmann
12. Friedrich Henkenrath
13. Uli Stein
14. Bodo Illgner
15. Jens Lehmann
16. Toni Turek
 17. Eike Immel
18. Norbert Nigbur
19. Bernd Franke
20. Willibald Kress
21. Rene Muller
22. Hans Ulrich Grapenthin
23. Rudolf Kargus
24. Stefan Klos
25. Hans Jorge Butt
1. Karlheinz Schnellinger
2. Berti Vogts
3. Andreas Brehme
4. Paul Breitner
5. Hans Peter Briegel
6. Phillip Lahm 
7. Paul Janes
8. Manfred Kaltz
9. Erich Juskowiak
10. Horst Dieter Hottges 
11. Klaus Urbanczyk
12. Bernhard Dietz
13. Stefan Reuter
14  Bernd Patzke
15. Cristian Ziege
16. Markus Babble
Sweeper
1. Franz Beckenbauer
2. Matthias Sammer
3. Hans-Jurgen Dorner
4. Klaus Fichtel
5. Bernd Bransch
6. Horst Blankkenburg
7. Klaus Augenthaler
8. Matthias Herget
9. Jens Nowotny
10. Christain Worn
11. Gerd Kische


Stopper

1. Jurgen Kohler
2. Karlheinz Forster
3. Willi Schulz
4. Wolfgang Weber
5. Mats Hummels
6. Reinhold Munzenberg
7. Guido Buchwald
8. Herbert Erhardt
9. Jerome Boateng
10. Ditmar Jakobs
11. Josef Posipal
12. Rolf Russmann
13. Jerome Boateng
14. Hans George
Schwarzenbeck
15. Thomas Helmer
16. Werner Liebrich
17. Konrad Weise
Defensive Midfielder
Offensive Midfielder
Offensive Lateral
1. Lothar Matthaus
2. Horst Szymaniak
3. Michael Ballack
4. Stefan Effenberg
5. Joshua Kimmich
6. Uli Stielike
7. Rainer Bonhof 
8. Bastian Schweinsteiger 
9. Ilkay Gundogan 
10. Horst Eckel
11. Herbert Wimmer
12. Ludwig Goldbrunner
13. Olaf Thon
14. Andreas Kupfer
15. Albin Kitzlinger
16. Hans Kalb
17. Torsten Frings
18. Ralf Falkenmayer
19. Manfred Kaiser
20. Dietmar Hamann
21. Sami Khedira
22. Dieter Eilts
1. Wolfgang Overath
2. Gunther Netzer
3. Fritz Szepan
4. Bernd Schuster
5. Helmut Haller
6. Thomas Haessler
7. Toni Kroos
8. Andreas Moller
9. Mezut Ozil
10. Felix Magath
11. Mehmet Scholl
12. Heinz Flohe
13. Uwe Bien
14. Jurgen Sparwasser 
15. Uli Hoeness
16. Gunter Schroter
17. Manfred Burgsmuller
18. Jürgen Noldner
19. Dieter Erler
1. Helmut Rahn
2. Pierre Littbarski
3. Hans Schafer
4. Jurgen Grabowski
5. Ernest Lehner
6. Marco Reus
7. Siegfried Held
8. Bernd Holzenbein
9. Eberhard Vogel
10. Reinhard Libuda
11. Adolf Urban
12. Mario Basler
13. Stanislas Kobierski
14. Johannes Lohr
15. Karl Wegele
16. Adolf Lehner
17. Eugen Kipp
Forward
Striker
Manager
1. Fritz Walter
2. Karlheinz Rummenigge
3. Ernst Kuzorra
4. Thomas Muller
5. Jupp Heynckes
6. Max Morlock
7. Richard Hofmann
8. Klaus Allofs
9. Hans-Jürgen Kreische
10. Dieter Muller
11. Otto Siffling
12. Peter Ducke
1. Gerd Muller
2. Uwe Seeler
3. Jurgen Klinsmann
4. Rudi Voller
5. Miroslav Klose
6. Klaus Fischer
7. Oliver Bierhoff
8. Joachim Streich
9. Mario Gomez
10. Edmund Conen
11. Erwin Helmchen
 12. Ottmar Walter
13. Horst Hrubesch
14. Ulf Kirsten
15. Adolf Jager
16. Otto Harder
1. Ottmar Hitzfeld
2. Otto Rehagel
3. Udo Lattek
4. Sepp Herberger
5. Helmut Schon


The Greatest German Players of the Era
10s : -
20s : Heinrich Stuhlfauth
30s : Ernest Kuzorra (1st Half), Fritz Szepan (2nd Half)
40s : Fritz Walter (2nd Half)
50s : Fritz Walter (1st Half), Helmut Rahn (2nd Half)
60s : Uwe Seeler (1st Half), Franz Beckenbauer (2nd Half)
70s : Franz Beckenbauer (1st Half), Sepp Maier (2nd Half)
80s : Karl-Heinz Rummennigge (1st Half), Lothar Matthaeus (2nd Half)
90s : Jurgen Klinsmann (1st Half), Matthias Sammer (2nd Half)
00s : Oliver Kahn (1st Half), Michael Ballack (2nd Half)
2010s : Manuel Neuer (1st Half), Toni Kroos (2nd Half)

The Greatest German Footballers of All-Time

1. Franz Beckenbauer
2. Lothar Matthaeus 
3. Gerd Muller
4. Karlheinz Rummenigge
5. Fritz Walter
6. Uwe Seeler
7. Paul Breitner
8. Sepp Maier
9. Berti Vogts
10. Oliver Kahn
11. Wolfgang Overath
12. Gunther Netzer
13. Manuel Neuer 
14. Matthias Sammer
15. Karlheinz Schnellinger
16. Andres Brehme
17. Toni Schumaccher
18. Jurgen Kohler
19. Fritz Szepan
20. Jurgen Klinsmann


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144 comments:

  1. Anonymous11/8/14

    Miroslav Klose is the top scorer with 71 goals

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant12/8/14

      Thanks for notification ! Just has not updated.

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    2. Anonymous12/8/14

      i left a comment on Uruguay's team too.(need to update)

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  2. alexandre aparecido11/8/14

    Libuda think is very underrated in your country, I speak German I that something else for you, but all games I saw was more than Libuda Grabowski, and others held their list

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant12/8/14

      In primary rating reference by kicker, Libuda is rated below Sigfried Held but just as good as Holzenbein. I just get into deeper details, Libuda seems to be the most talent player in this group, known for his exceptional dribbling but also his scoring record is just much below average in winger standard. Libuda won just 26 caps, much lower than the two and as I check he was few capped just because of his inconsistency profile. In 1966 FIFA World Cup, he was at age of 23 and was not selected for the final squad (he won first caps at only 20 years old), just lost his place to Lothar Emmerich who just play for West Germany for one game. Do you have more support info about him ?

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  3. alexandre aparecido12/8/14

    good reference that I have been games I saw all these players you listed and that to me is essential, but in the international campaign was Held title see play as striker yourself.
    http://imortaisdofutebol.com/2014/07/29/esquadrao-imortal-borussia-dortmund-1962-1966/

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant12/8/14

      Yes but as long as these players are ranked by performance and I admit I cannot watch most of games in 90 minutes through their career, I have to depend on information for now but I've long attempted to watch more. Anyway, If players are rated by only skill, watching of sampling games likes your suggestion could be OK.

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  4. alexandre aparecido12/8/14

    ok, after all we know that much about football that we exchange ideas, have learned a lot from you and I'm sure you will learn at least a little with me

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant12/8/14

      Not little at all, your suggestion always let me found the new important things and fulfill more fact.

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    2. alexandre aparecido13/8/14

      ok friend will soon have my blog and I will pass you the link

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    3. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant13/8/14

      That's a good news and quite sure would be impressive by many.

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  5. Anonymous13/8/14

    Germany are 4 times world champions (not 3)

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant13/8/14

      Oh, OK there are very many things to update.

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  6. alexandre aparecido30/8/14

    Friend's date of birth is wrong Kohler is October 6, 1965

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  7. Nelson Luís da Costa28/1/15

    Did not understand the ausênsia Otto Harder, played 1914-1926 15 games and 14 goals, much better than many strikers placed.His football fame in Germany was comparable with Uwe Seeler's fame.

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant28/1/15

      Thanks for this name. I admit to have never heard of him. As I check by reading two articles. He was accolade for his complete ability and was one of the most talented German players alongside Richard Hoffmann prior to the golden era of Kuzorra and Szepan but his physical body condition was always a problem, played just 50 – 60 minutes per match and unfortunately Germany did not enter to any international matches between 1915 and 1919 (enter only one game in 1914) due to World War I. He returned to play for his nation in 1920 but he scored no goal in first three games whereas the team scored four goals totally. Then, he is conjectured to be punished by ignorance to be called for the caps in following three years (missed all games in 1921 and 1922 and participated only one game in 1923). Harder with his 31 years old was just share a high proportion of the eleven starter in 1924 until 1926 (however still missed four games).
      For me, he could be named in the bottom list but I’d prefer not create his profile.

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    2. Anonymous13/5/15

      Harder was a supporter of the Hitler regime, so his name got forgotten in Germany, i'm not sure if he should be included due to his personality even if he was a very good striker obviously

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    3. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant13/5/15

      I ever read article of Harder and I remember I'd not include him due to his very short prime.

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    4. Nelson Luís da Costa28/7/15

      After all, the site is Performance or personality?

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    5. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant28/7/15

      Performance as the majority and personality in the meaning of greatness impact history is a the minority.

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    6. Nelson Luís da Costa29/7/15

      I think you should focus on talent and performance, how to think or act outside the field should not tell. While defending the Nazi regime, Harder was one of the greatest strikers of his his time, no one knows the influence that received at the time.

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  8. Anonymous13/5/15

    im pretty sure Klose was a way better striker than Bierhoff, you should change this

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant13/5/15

      Bierhoff is better in control the ball by feet and a better foot shorter but Klose is quicker. I watch Bierhoff in his Udinese years and I'm much more impressive on him than Klose. In performance, they have a similar number of seasons.So the peak is preference to Bierhoff.

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  9. Anonymous24/7/15

    I think that thomas Müller deserves more than Prince silver, don't you think so?

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant24/7/15

      I don't think so since he is now only 25 years old and has collected 1.5 world-class and 4 international-class seasons by kicker. Prince Gold required the profile at least 1 - 2 world-class with 6 - 8 international-class seasons.

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  10. Liam17/11/15

    Where is TIMO KONIEZTKA? He was prolific german striker ever!!!

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant17/11/15

      He was rated by kicker in ony 3 international-class seasons. The selective standard of this musuem is at least 5 international-class seasons.

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    2. Anonymous3/2/16

      100 Greatest Bundesliga stars (Ranking of magazine "Sport Bild", 2015). Jury – Rudi Gutendorf, Otto Rehhagel, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Armin Veh, Marcus Weinzierl, Raimund Hinko.

      1.Franz Beckenbauer, 2.Gerd Müller, 3.Lothar Matthäus, 4.Uwe Seeler, 5.Günter Netzer, 6.Manuel Neuer, 7.Wolfgang Overath, 8-9.Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm, 10.Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, 11.Oliver Kahn, 12.Sepp Maier, 13.Arjen Robben (HOL), 14.Jupp Heynckes, 15.Matthias Sammer, 16.Paul Breitner, 17.Michael Ballack, 18.Andreas Brehme, 19.Ruudi Völler, 20.Franck Ribéry (FRA), 21.Andreas Möller, 22.Stefan Effenberg, 23.Thomas Müller, 24.Berti Vogts, 25.Pierre Littbarski, 26.Miroslav Klose, 27.Jürgen Klinsmann, 28.Thomas Häßler, 29.Mehmet Scholl, 30.Giovane Elber (BRA), 31.Klaus Fischer, 32.Uli Hoeneß, 33.Felix Magath, 34.Jürgen Kohler, 35.Reinhard „Stan“ Libuda, 36.Klaus Augenthaler, 37.Guido Buchwald, 38.Bernd Hölzenbein, 39.Mario Basler, 40.Olaf Thon, 41.Heinz Flohe, 42.Manfred Kaltz, 43.Toni Schumacher, 44.Claudio Pizarro (PER), 45.Horst Hrubesch, 46.Georg Schwarzenbeck, 47.Bernd Schuster, 48.Jürgen Grabowski, 49.Karl-Heinz Riedle, 50.Helmut Rahn, 51.Rainer Bonhof, 52.Stefan Reuter, 53.Klaus Allofs, 54.Bixente Lizarazu (FRA), 55.Kevin Keegan (ENG), 56.Mario Götze, 57.Hans-Peter Briegel, 58.Marco Reus, 59.Sigfried Held, 60.Uwe Bein, 61.Timo Konietzka, 62.Ulf Kirsten, 63.Toni Kroos, 64.Karl-Heinz „Charly“ Körbel, 65.Karlheinz Förster, 66.Zé Roberto (BRA), 67.Allan Simonsen (DEN), 68.Jérôme Boateng, 69.Manfred Burgsmüller, 70.Rune Bratseth (NOR), 71.Krassimir Balakov (BUL), 72.Hans Schäfer, 73.Mario Gomez, 74.Lúcio (BRA), 75.Stefan Kuntz, 76.Stéphane Chapuisat, 77.Franz „Bulle“ Roth, 78.Edin Dzeko (BOS), 79.Marco Bode, 80.Hans Tilkowski, 81.Johan Micoud (FRA), 82.Andreas Herzog (AUT), 83.Lothar Emmerich, 84.Anthony Yeboah (GHA), 85.Bruno Pezzey (AUT), 86.Horst-Dieter Höttges, 87.Jens Lehmann, 88.Klaus Fichtel, 89.Jorginho (BRA), 90.Dieter Müller, 91.Jens Jeremis, 92.Wynton Rufer (NZ), 93.Willi Lippens, 94.Willy Sagnol (FRA), 95.Bernard Dietz, 96.Júlio César (BRA), 97.Sami Khedira, 98.David Alaba (AUT), 99.Andreas Köpke, 100.Dante (BRA).

      Note: viewed only Bundesliga participation, not player's career.

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  11. Anonymous24/2/16

    Wolfgang Overath is born : 29 September 1943

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  12. Anonymous24/2/16

    Ralf Fakenmayer seems overated in positional ranking. I Guess Bernd Schneider could have a chance even with his lack of title.

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant24/2/16

      At least I have ranked him down below Torsten Frings based on kicker rating record. I'm also very impressive at Schneider's quality but Kicker rate him in only 3 international-class.

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  13. Anonymous8/3/16

    Uwe Seeler - most assists FIFA World Cup ever - 10.
    Helmut Rahn - most outbox goals FIFA World Cup ever - 5.
    Miroslav Klose - most header FIFA World Cup ever - 7.
    Fritz Walter - most assists FIFA World Cup 1954 - 8.

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  14. Liam5/5/16

    Siegfried Held, Lothar Emmerich, Alfred Kelbassa? Champions for great Borussia Dortmund.

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant10/5/16

      Lothar Emmerich is surely not qualified. He won only 5 caps and was rated by kicker in only 1 international-class season. He might be achieve a few more seasons in aboard but still by far nou enough. Kelbassa also achieved only 2 international-class seasons.

      Finally, Siegfried Held is well-matched with 8 international-class seasons and won 41 caps but kicker seems to overrate him. His best rank in German player of the year is at 7th in 1966 and other than that just below 10th.

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  15. Nelson Luís da Costa16/7/16

    Heinrich Stuhlfauth Date Of Birth : 11 January 1886

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  16. Anonymous20/10/16

    mesut ozil?

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant22/10/16

      I checked his progressive performance in club career by kicker but he still not qualify with only 4 international-class seasonsl. He is likely to be named at the end of this season if sustain his current level through a season.

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  17. Anonymous1/11/16

    You left Podolski out?Have you seen his scoring record?
    And Kloses position in your ranking is way too low.
    you have to elaborate and give a reason for this

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant1/11/16

      I imply you think this squad/ranking are selected based on NT performance only in which I actually include club performance in consideration.

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  18. Blueanteater9/2/17

    I'd argue Neuer is now above Maier and Kahn, and also Philipp Lahm should AT LEAST be an honourable mention, been at the top of the game for no less than a decade

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant12/2/17

      The three are in the similar level but Neuer is just 30 years old and that should be acceptable that he is ranked the last place among the three.

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  19. Liam17/4/17

    Naratorn,

    Frank Mill, Uwe Rahn and Heinz Riedle?

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  20. Anonymous19/7/17

    Neuer is below Schumacher. Please fix that.

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  21. Anonymous20/7/17

    'Greatest German player of the century' by 'VDS'(German Sports writers' Association) to celebrate 100th anniversary of DFB in 2000

    1. Franz Beckenbauer (557points)
    2. Fritz Walter (135points)
    3. Gerd Muller (67points)
    4. Uwe Seeler (44points)
    5. Lothar Matthaus (41points)
    6. Gunter Netzer (24points)
    7. Wolfgang Overath (7points)
    8. Fritz Szepan (7points)
    9. Peter Ducke (6points)
    10. Jurgen Klinsmann (6points)

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant21/7/17

      Hey, are you a guy who always posts such a great voting poll list in many nations ?
      Could you give me a nickname or any login name and your nationality, I really desire to mention you in a group of expert.

      From the list, I never heard of Peter Ducke and this let me interest to know his career biography although he seems to be highly overrated in the poll as he won only one East German player of the year.

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    2. Anonymous21/7/17

      I like your museum, so I always come this site and confirm any updates. Also, I suggested many players to you. But I think you guessed wrong. 'Greatest German player of the century' by 'VDS' is only 2nd data what I posted(1st is in 'East Asian all time squad') in your blog.

      Anyway, I think it's good to put East German Striker Peter Ducke in this squad('Positional Ranking of substitution' or 'Table of Positional Ranking') according to the evidence.

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    3. Anonymous21/7/17

      Additional data. 'Greatest Bundesliga Best XI' by Journalists of German Sports magazine 'Kicker' to celebrate 20th anniversary of Bundesliga in 1983. Number is Ranking(There are some players listed in more than 2 positions).

      Goalkeeper
      1. Sepp Maier, 2. Harald Schumacher, 3. Norbert Nigbur, 4. Ronnie Hellstrom(Sweden), 5. Petar Radenkovic(Yugoslavia), 6. Bernd Franke, 7. Horst Wolter, 8. Hans Tilkowski, 9. Rudi Kargus, 10. Wolfgang Kleff

      Right Back
      1. Berti Vogts, 2. Manfred Kaltz, 3. Bernd Patzke, 4. Josef Piontek, 5. Lothar Huber, 6. Johnny Hansen(Denmark), 7. Hartmut Heidemann, 8. Hans Novak, 9. Bernd Forster, 10. Fahrudin Jusufi(Yugoslavia)

      Left Back
      1. Paul Breitner, 2. Horst-Dieter Hottges, 3. Bernard Dietz, 4. Hans-Peter Briegel, 5. Willi Neuberger, 6. Herbert Zimmermann, 7. Udo Horsmann, 8. Helmut Kremers, 9. Franz Merkhoffer, 10. Michael Bella

      Libero
      1. Franz Beckenbauer, 2. Willi Schulz, 3. Klaus Fichtel, 4. Bruno Pezzey(Austria) 5. Per Lontved(Denmark), 6. Klaus Sieloff, 7. Bernd Cullmann, 8. Dieter Bast, 9. Gerd Strack, 10. Wilfried Hannes

      Stopper
      1. Karlheinz Forster, 2. Georg Schwarzenbeck, 3. Wolfgang Weber, 4. Rudwig Muller, 5. Rolff Russmann, 6. Karl-Heinz Korbel, 7. Ditmar Jakobs, 8. Uwe Klimann, 9. Peter Nogly, 10. Gerd Zimmermann

      Right Midfielder
      1. Kevin Keegan(England), 2. Herbert Wimmer, 3. Jurgen Grabowski, 4. Uli Hoeness, 5. Lothar Ulsass, 6. Werner Kremer, 7. Gilbert Gress, 8. Manfred Burgsmuller, 9. Franz Roth, 10. Klaus Zacyzk

      Central Midfielder
      1. Gunter Netzer, 2. Franz Beckenbauer, 3. Paul Breitner, 4. Heinz Flohe, 5. Peter Grosser, 6. Felix Magath, 7. Hansi Muller, 8. Uli Stielike, 9. Hans Siemensmeyer, 10. Hannes Bongartz

      Left Midfielder
      1. Wolfgang Overath, 2. Bernd Holzenwein, 3. Rainer Bonhof, 4. Erich Beer, 5. Bernd Nickel, 6. Willi Hubertz, 7. Hennes Kupers, 8. Friedhelm Konietzka, 9. Marx Lorenz, 10. Bernd Durenberger

      Right Forward
      1. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, 2. Allan Simonsen(Denmark), 3. Jurgen Grabowski, 4. Reinhard Libuda, 5. Pierre Littbarski, 6. Danilo Popivoda(Yugoslavia), 7. Rudiger Abramcyzck, 8. Horst Koppel, 9. Herbert Laumen, 10. Rainer Geye

      Center Forward
      1. Gerd Muller, 2. Klaus Fischer, 3. Uwe Seeler, 4. Horst Hrubesch, 5. Dieter Muller, 6. Sigi Held, 7. Bernd Ruff, 8. Franz Brungs, 9. Erwin Kostedde, 10. Klaus Toppmoller

      Left Forward
      1. Jupp Heynckes, 2. Georg Volkert, 3. Hannes Lohr, 4. Lothar Emmerich, 5. Erwin Kremers, 6. Gert Dorfel, 7. Willi Rippens(Holland), 8. Henning Jensen(Denmark), 9. Heinz Hornig, 10. Roland Sandberg(Sweden)


      Best XI
      GK: Sepp Maier
      RB: Berti Vogts
      LB: Paul Breitner
      SW: Franz Beckenbauer
      ST: Karlheinz Forster
      RM: Kevin Keegan
      CM: Gunter Netzer
      LM: Wolfgang Overath
      RF: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
      CF: Gerd Muller
      LF: Jupp Heynckes

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  22. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant21/7/17

    Fischer ahead of Seeler is the most biased point in the list. Thanks anyway.I'm appreciated your contribution.

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  23. Michele Benforti27/11/17

    As I check Kicker's ratings, I see that Hummels has collected 1 world class season and 4 international class-seasons, while Boateng has 1,5 world class and 2 international class. Shouldn't both of them be ahead of Ditmar Jakobs who only has 3,5 international class seasons, less caps, less influence and has not even won the World Cup?. And I think Hummels (maybe not Boateng) should also be ahead of Erhardt, who has 6,5 international class but no world class seasons.

    Have a nice day and keep on going! I see you're always improving.

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant30/11/17

      Where do you see Jakobs rating ? He won 7 international-class seasons in bigsoccer-kicker page. Hummels is very likely to be named soon.

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    2. Michele Benforti5/1/18

      Kicker does not report the number of seasons, but the number of times nominated. Every nomination = half season. So Jakobs was chosen 7 times international-class, this means 3,5 seasons. Hummels was chosen for 8 times international-class, so 4 seasons.

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    3. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant5/1/18

      I know kicker periodical unit is half season but Jakobs made full 7 seasons according to Bigsoccer thread by Gregoriak. He specified full season as black circle and half season as white circle.

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    4. Michele Benforti9/1/18

      Ah, ok. I didn't know it. I must have looked at another file then.

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  24. Michele Benforti20/2/18

    Hans Kalb, rated by Gregoriak as 6th best defensive midfielder in the history of Bundesliga, captain of the mighty Nürnberg side of the 20s, 5 time champion.

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant21/2/18

      I have read his biography in German wikipedia. Sepp Herberger considers him as the best German player in his time that should be interpreted as the short period during the 1st half 1920s. Start from 1926, he is overweight and unprofessional behavior with gambling involvement. I will talk over with Gregoriak and back to discuss again.

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  25. Anonymous26/2/18

    I think the admin of this web site is genuinely working hard for his website,
    as here every information is quality based stuff.

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  26. Anonymous1/4/18

    Suggestion: Could you think about class KING BRONZE at those Players?
    Fritz Walter
    Karl Heinz Rummenigge

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  27. Anonymous4/5/18

    Dear Naratorn,
    as a follower and fan of the German team since the late 1960's (born in 1960) I saw many matches on national and international level. From your Table of Positional Ranking I would propose the following changes:
    Goalkeepers:
    Illgner (13) and Lehmann (14) on top of Herkenrath (11) and Stein (12).
    Illgner was the GK of German WC-Winning-Team in 1990 and had many top level appearances with Cologne and later on with Real Madrid.
    Lehmann was an outstanding GK during a decade, Germanys first choice during the tournaments in WC 2006 and EC 2008. He played on very high level with Schalke, Dortmund and Arsenal and only had bad luck that Kahn was regarded as Germanys No. 1 from 1998 to 2005.
    Defensive lateral:
    It’s common opinion that Lahm is the best right or left back of all time in Germany. By far better than Vogts and Schnellinger.
    Former GDR-Player Konrad Weise (15) was a pure Central Defender and in East German National Team he played as a stopper with sweeper Dixie Dörner.
    No way to let out Thomas Berthold from this list. 3x in Geman WC-squad, WC-winner in 1990, he should definetely appear in this ranking.
    Another, not very spectacular, but solid right back and stopper was Arne Friedrich, member of the 2006 and 2010 WC-squads and a regular starter for nearly a decade. I would propose to include him too. (to be continued) ...

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  28. Anonymous4/5/18

    Sweeper:
    Christian Wörns (11) did not fulfill the role of a sweeper. He was a Jürgen-Kohler-type of central defender (stopper).
    Gerd Kische (12) was a very fast right back of East German team of th 1970 but never a sweeper.
    I would include Bernd Cullmann in this list, he played as a sweeper or in defensive midfield for Cologne and Germany (40 caps).
    Stopper:
    I guess you only forgot Per Mertesacker? His playing style was not very elegant because of his height, but he was very good in ball passing and he had a brilliant anticipation. Member of three German WC-squads (2006,2010, 2014) and WC-winner in Brazil.
    Another highly regarded player was a member of the 1954 team, which beat Hungary team in the WC-final: Josef (“Jupp”) Posipal. During the WC tournament he played as a full back, but his normal position was center back. He even played in an European selection in 1953 against England.
    Defensive Midfielder:
    There are very different type of players in this list. Normally it should be divided into DM and box-to-box-midfielder (No. 6 and No. 8). For me, Schweinsteiger is at the same level than Ballack, should be among the top 3.
    It’s always difficult to find a position for players, who still play as a pro. But if you include Özil, Kroos and Müller, there’s no way to let out Sami Khedira. Even he would finish his career tomorrow, he should already be among the top 5.
    (to be continued)

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  29. Anonymous4/5/18

    Offensive Midfielder:
    I would classify Toni Kroos as a Defensive Midfielder (No. 8). He had the offensive part in the beginning of his career but nowadays with Germany and Real Madrid his role is not directly behind the attacking line.
    I would include Hans (“Hansi”) Müller. In the late 70s and beginning 80s he was a Brazilian type of player, unusual for a German at that time.
    Offensive lateral:
    There are several very highly regarded winger you did not mention in your list.
    First of all, Lukas Podolski can not be let out. 49 goals for Germany, 3 times member of a WC-squad and regular starter in 2006 and 2010, he had a lot of impressive appearances in the German shirt.
    I also propose to take Bernd Schneider and Oliver Neuville in your list. Both 2002 WC-runners up and member of the 2006 squad.
    The best left winger of the area before 1945 was Stanislaus Kobierski, member of th 1934 WC-squad.
    I guess, the name under No. 13 (“Adolf Lehner”) should be: Adolf Urban? (left winger of Schalke 04).
    One of the always underrated players is Albert Brülls, member of the 1962 and 1966 WC-squads. He had a brilliant technique, but never played with big clubs in Germany or Italy (Modena, Brescia). But he surely is one of the top 20 Geman winger.
    Not to forget two East German winger: Andreas Thom and Thomas Doll. They both had great appearances with their national team in the late 1980s. Later on, they did not find a regular place in the common German team of the 1990s, but because of their club appearances and their honours for the East German team, they should also be in this list.
    (to be continued)

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  30. Anonymous4/5/18

    Forward:
    Dieter Müller (9) was nothing but a Gerd-Müller-type striker, a No. 9. He should be classified in the striker-list. A formidable goalscorer in Bundesliga, but he only had big days in national team during the EC of 1976. Later on, German manager Helmut Schön preferred Klaus Fischer or Horst Hrubesch.
    Jupp Heynkes was a tremendous player in all position of the attacking line. I would classify him as a winger because of his appearances for Germany between 1971 and 1976 on the right or left side.
    You will be surprised, if I propose Helmut Schön to be included in the list, but as a player, he was a highly talented ball passer and goalscorer in the late 1930s and beginning 1940s together with German young star Fritz Walter. He also did very well with his club Dresden alongside with legend Richard Hofmann.
    Striker:
    As far as I know, famous Richard Hofmann was a second striker, as for example young Fritz Walter. He usually played behind a No. 9 striker. He was one of the German world class players before 1945.
    The one, I would definitely include in this list, is Karl-Heinz Riedle. On club level, he had top appearances with Bremen, Lazio and Dortmund. In Geman team he often was second choice behind Völler and Klinsmann, but was a gread goalscorer anyway.
    That’s what I want to propose for your German list.
    Thank’s very much for your detailed work that I loved tor study.
    Uwe from Germany

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant6/5/18

      Dear, Uwe, I'm appreciated your tremendous contribution. Anyway, Kicker seasonal rating is a main source applied to the rating. Aside from that, other sources such as Bundesliga team of the season and ranking in German footballer of the year are taken into account. I quite rely on Kicker as it is professional rating organization.

      I'm interesting in Hofmann position that I have a little knowledge about him.

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  31. Anonymous7/5/18

    Hi, Naratorn,
    o.k., but you should at least change the position of Konrad Weise, Gerd Kische, Christian Wörns and Dieter Müller, because I am shure about their positions in the field.
    About Richard Hofmann, he played as a second striker or inside left (German: "linker Halbstürmer"). Eye-witnesses of his matches declared him to be one of the best players they have ever seen (Helmut Schön). His best match for Germany was against England professional team, when he marked 3x while the match ended with a draw (3-3). German Football Association (DFB) suspended him from national team in 1933 for cigarette advertisment. Without that suspension, he would have been part of the 1934 world cup team in Italy and of the famous "Breslau XI" in 1937. Becaus of that suspension he did not belong to bothe of thea teams, as you mentioned wrongly in your first sentences about the German team at the top.
    Greetings, Uwe

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  32. Futebol é doença11/5/18

    Hello naratorn it's me Alex see our Germany on my blog https://futeboldoenca.blogspot.com/b/post-preview?token=qqoEVGMBAAA.EhRTYpr6RR447DydXWxTGHtcNmEiGJ8Nga7UGoCLZS4Lavxn77fBvxydv6r3iTpjp6qHjNGKSHTLs3uT4UyGmQ.YJqN5nSAIr_hT5N1RglcZw&postId=8210472637366598468&type=POST

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant19/5/18

      I have entered but it shows invalid security taken.

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  33. Divisor16/7/18

    Do you think about adding the ranking of each player in the positional table? (King, Queen, etc), because I want to make my own rankings and help me as a point of reference

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  34. Anonymous17/7/18

    Hans Schäfer has Prince Gold but in 100 best Wingers, he is positioned before players with class silver?

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  35. Anonymous17/7/18

    I meant Queen SILVER, the same about Rudi Völler.

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  36. Anonymous17/7/18

    This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

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  37. Anonymous17/7/18

    Manuel neuer hast Queen Bronze but is above keepers with Queen Gold
    So heute should also have Queen Gold

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  38. Qindarka28/7/18

    Trying not to fall for recency bias but shouldn't at least one World Cup 2014 winner be in the first team squad?

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  39. Axel Pérsico7/8/18

    Now Kahn has to be in the first XI. You put him above Maier in total performance, peak performance and total skill.

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant10/8/18

      Here is the higher criteria of international country part where Maier is much better than Kahn as better longevity. I think I will make clearer criteria for ILM in the near future.

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  40. janitox4/11/18

    karleinz was good player.

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  41. Nasko5/1/19

    Sommer with King Bronze at the Same Level as Matthäus and Müller?
    when Sommer has King Bronze Müller and Matthäus should have King silver and Beckenbauer King Gold

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    1. Anonymous12/2/19

      Müller should have King Gold as well though.. guy was incredibly consistent and scored freaking 735 goals in 793 matches in one of, if not the best league in the world during his career. He is already considered by many experts to be the best ever striker the game has ever seen. Sammer was beast too, so no need to discredit him. Feel like Maier needs king rating as well based on his performances.

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  42. kartiksharmakanth11/1/19

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  43. Alex23/7/19

    Hansi Mûller could enter in positional rankinf

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant21/9/19

      His performance profile is strange. 1 World-Class but achieved only another 3 international-class seasons that is too low.

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  44. Anonymous14/9/19

    Why has Rudi Völler only prince gold although he is in positional ranking before players like artime zarra takacs which have all at least queen bronze?

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  45. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant21/9/19

    OK, He is actually Queen Bronze in striker list.

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  46. Anonymous17/11/19

    klaus allofs has only prince silver although he is in 9 x 100 placed before lit of players with prince gold like vialli griezmann.
    so he should have at least prince gold.

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  47. LOLOl5/1/20

    It says "5. Hans Peter Briegel 6. Phillip Lahm 7. Paul Janes" And Janes Is still in the squad. shouldn't Briegel be in the squad?

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant12/1/20

      OK I have changed Janes to higher place. Note that criteria here is different from positional hall of fame.

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  48. Michele Benforti25/2/20

    Does "Aki" Schmidt not deserve a mention in positional ranking or even in the profile section? He was named 12 times in International class by Kicker, playing in two different roles.

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  49. Michele Benforti5/4/20

    Marco Reus? Currently named twice in World Class and 8 times in International Class by Kicker. Shouldn't that be enough for a profile and ranking?

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant5/4/20

      Each time is just a half season. Now he has 1 world-class and 4 international-class. So he qualified in domestic football but he has too few international recognition. I prefer name in the list.

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    2. Michele Benforti7/4/20

      Yes, I am aware that the ratings are for half a season. He was plagued by injuries, but he is one of the best German players of the entire decade - he also won 2 German Footballer of the Year, and the star player for Dortmund in the last 7-8 years (together with Hummels and Aubameyang). He would have been World Champion in 2014 if not for an injury.

      Let's compare him with 3 players on your list: Libuda, Basler and Löhr.

      Reus: 2 times German Footballer of the Year (2012,19)
      2 times WC, 8 times INT-Class, 7 times broad circle.

      Libuda: 0 times German footballer of the year
      4 times INT-Class, 11 times broad circle

      Löhr: 0 times German footballer of the year
      5 times Int-Class, 8 times broad circle

      Basler: 0 times German footballer of the year
      4 times Int-Class, 6 times broad circle

      In addiction to having WAY better rankings in Kicker than all these players, as you can easily see online, Reus is equal or superior in talent than Libuda and Basler, but more consistent than both of them, and better technically than Löhr. He also has better international stats than Libuda and Basler, and similar to Löhr.


      Reus has not only had better performances throughout his (still short) carreer, but has also a better status than all these players ever had.

      There is no way, in my opinion, that he should not feature here and that he is not placed at least on par with Adolf Urban. He has similar kicker stats to Sigfried Held and is still only 31.

      I hope you will reconsider based on these arguments. Let me know!

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    3. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant7/4/20

      I mean he should be great enough to be even made a profile (at least great enough to make a reserved list for sure)

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    4. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant8/4/20

      OK I have named in top 100 wingers of all-time and made profile for Reus in German Museum. Thanks for let me know.

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    5. Michele Benforti13/4/20

      You're welcome. It just seemed strange for me, since you have updated your rankings with most current players, not to have him in positional ranking.

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  50. Anonymous24/4/20

    Mario Gomez should not belong into the 100 all time greatest strikers in 9*100.

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant24/4/20

      The ranking is tentative. He was rated by kicker in 1 world-class and 4 international-class. Only this profile would have him qualify for top 100 but the rating seems overrated when he was poor in many international tournaments and 2011 that is his world-class year in Bundesliga, he was not even nominated in Ballon'Dor.

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  51. SASA6/5/20

    The Greatest German Player in the history according to SASA Program 2019:

    1. Franz Beckenbauer (The Greatest Since 1973 "47 Years" – The Former Greatest is Uwe Seeler)... Ranking him in the history (19)
    2. Gerd Muller ... Ranking him in the history (39)
    3. Uwe Seeler ... Ranking him in the history (44)
    4. Lothar Matthaus ... Ranking him in the history (53)
    5. Oliver Kahn ... Ranking him in the history (169)
    6. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge ... Ranking him in the history (170)
    7. Philipp Lahm ... Ranking him in the history (200)
    8. Manuel Neuer ... Ranking him in the history (222)
    9. Berti Vogts ... Ranking him in the history (226)
    10. Bernd Schuster ... Ranking him in the history (230)
    11. Rudi Voller ... Ranking him in the history (232)
    12. Paul Breitner ... Ranking him in the history (238)
    13. Karl-Heinz Schnellinger ... Ranking him in the history (240)
    14. Mesut Ozil ... Ranking him in the history (260)
    15. Heinrich Stuhlfauth ... Ranking him in the history (262)
    16. Jurgen Klinsmann ... Ranking him in the history (267)
    17. Sepp Maier ... Ranking him in the history (322)
    18. Toni Kroos ... Ranking him in the history (347)
    19. Michael Ballack ... Ranking him in the history (369)
    20. Thomas Muller ... Ranking him in the history (395)
    21. Bastian Schweinsteiger ... Ranking him in the history (437)
    22. Fritz Walter ... Ranking him in the history (453)
    23. Marco Reus ... Ranking him in the history (459)
    24. Gunter Netzer ... Ranking him in the history (467)
    25. Horst Szymaniak ... Ranking him in the history (478)
    26. Andreas Moller ... Ranking him in the history (493)
    27. Jupp Heynckes ... Ranking him in the history (499)
    28. Harald Anton Schumacher ... Ranking him in the history (510)
    29. Fritz Szepan ... Ranking him in the history (534)
    30. Manfred Kaltz ... Ranking him in the history (539)
    31. Andreas Brehme ... Ranking him in the history (541)
    32. Wolfgang Overath ... Ranking him in the history (544)
    33. Paul Janes ... Ranking him in the history (550)
    34. Karl Decker ... Ranking him in the history (567)
    35. Stefan Effenberg ... Ranking him in the history (612)
    36. Hans Kalb ... Ranking him in the history (631)
    37. Jurgen Croy ... Ranking him in the history (638)
    38. Mats Hummels ... Ranking him in the history (661)
    39. Jurgen Kohler ... Ranking him in the history (690)
    40. Matthias Sammer ... Ranking him in the history (695)
    41. Karl-Heinz Forster ... Ranking him in the history (715)
    42. Hans Schafer ... Ranking him in the history (735)
    43. Hans-Peter Briegel ... Ranking him in the history (746)
    44. Rainer Bonhof ... Ranking him in the history (748)
    45. Ernst Lehner ... Ranking him in the history (760)
    46. Uli Hoenes ... Ranking him in the history (787)
    47. Klaus Allofs ... Ranking him in the history (788)
    48. Uli Stielike ... Ranking him in the history (827)
    49. Oliver Bierhoff ... Ranking him in the history (829)
    50. Bodo illgner ... Ranking him in the history (839)

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  52. Anonymous8/8/20

    Just som correction in name it's Harald or Toni Schumacher not Schmaccher, Eike Immel (not Ike), Markus Babbel instead of Marcus Babble, Jens Nowotny not Jen Nowotny, Christian Wörns not Cristain Worn. Rolf Rüssmann not Roff Russmann. Dietmar Hamann not Ditmar Hamann. Thomas Häßler, Hässler or Haessler not Thomas Haesler (with ss in any case). Dieter Erler not DIter Erler. Sorry fot this long list, the correction are not important but bette to have correct name even in Positional Ranking.

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  53. Anonymous24/8/20

    Neuer now has 2 Champions leageu titles.. the fact that you rate buffon as king silver and Neuer only as QG is disturbing.. they are not THAT far apart surely?? Neuer has been more successful with his national team than Buffon has.. Neuer got more silver and bronze medals than Buffon. For sure Neuer deserves an upgrade?

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant4/9/20

      I agree. Now he has been comparable to Zamora and achieving King Bronze.

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  54. Axel Pérsico28/11/20

    According to "The 9X100 Positional Ranking" list, Tonki Kroos deserves to be higher here.

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  55. Anonymous15/2/21

    I think you are missing Fritz Walters brother Ottmar Walter. They played together in Kaiserslautern and the German national team. He was outshined by Fritz, but still he got 336 goals in 321 games for Kaiserslautern whilst playing alongside his brother. That is insane in on its own. He is in my opinion one of the most underrated strikers of all time. He also got 10 goals in 21 games for Germany, but that is a little misleading since he got subbed in very late in the game usually. He didn't play 21 full games for them. He scored 4 goals in the 1954 world cup win. He was top scorer of the league three times, while Fritz only managed to do that twice.

    I hope you will consider adding him, as I see you have waaaay more players scattered everywhere with less merit than Ottmar. He deserves queen rating at least if you ask me. Surely it's a mistake that he's not here? Easily deserve it in front of Miroslav Klose as well. His stats are unreal, even for his time.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottmar_Walter

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant18/3/21

      I considered his career which was highly interrupted. He is anyway already named in positional ranking list.

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  56. Anonymous17/2/21

    Thomas Muller's date of birth is wrong and the list of his honours is outdated too.

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  57. Nirtallica18/2/21

    Adolf lehner is a real player ?

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  58. Stuart19/3/21

    The real name is Ernst Lehner. Right winger and one of the best German players in the 1930th. Took part in WC 1934 and 1938 and member of the famous "Breslau Team" of 1937.

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  59. Unknown26/3/21

    https://zimnative.com/blogs/historical-sites-and-ancient-ruins

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  60. Anonymous4/6/21

    hye naratorn. this is some really good content. I hope you keep updating the players bcs some of them have achieved more than the last update in this blog. I hope you consider to update and edit the list again for some players. for example phillip lahm have won world cup and that is something need to be considered again for this list to make him higher. also for toni kroos. thanks a lot

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  61. Unknown28/7/21

    Seppmaier,Lahm,Sammer,Breitner,Matthaus, Beckenbauer,Walter,Netzer,Ballack,G.Muller, Rummenigge

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  62. Anonymous1/8/21

    I am curious about the class of precocious talents who went unfulfilled like Mario Goetze. What would be Mario Goetze's class if he could be ranked? Prince Bronze? Princess gold?

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    1. Naratorn Wirunhchatapant13/8/21

      He has gotten 0.5 world-class and 2.5 international-class seasons would be ranked in Prince Bronze.

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  63. Anonymous16/8/21

    Thank you a lot.
    Why are Toni Kroos and Andreas Moller both ranked at the fifth place in the positional ranking list? Is it a typo or are they actually supposed to be equally ranked?

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  64. Anonymous16/8/21

    Why is Mats Hummels inot included right after Wolfgang Weber in the substitution list for central defenders? You have included him in the positional ranking at the end. I find the class of Kuzorra and Szepan to be way too high in light of their performance evaluation score in the main hall of fame. Is it because of their great quality that they did not get the opportunity to show fully for the national team because of war disruptions and a bad relationship with the national coach ?

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  65. Anonymous22/8/21

    Bernd Bransch is in Table of Positional Ranking both Defensive Lateral and Sweeper. Jerome Boateng is twice stopper.

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  66. Anonymous23/8/21

    I believe the likes of Lahm, Ballack, T.Muller and Kroos maybe deserve a mention in the introduction as they are the best outfield german players of the last 20 years or so and Lahm, Muller and Kroos also won the world cup. Based on their positional hall of fame scores they are not on the same caliber as the best outfield german players of previous generations but Kahm and Neuer did not carry the German Nt on their own with no support and Kroos and Muller could gain more points as they are still active. Ballack's case is that he was for a few years also the German NT's only world class outfield player.

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  67. Anonymous18/9/21

    Why is Lahm in queen bronze class while Ballack,T.Muller and Kroos are in prince gold class despite having similar positional hall of fame scores? Because Lahm has done more for the national team? Lahm scores higher in international country but Ballack was in the team of the tournament several times for both the world cup and the Euros and T.Muller and Kroos have had bad moments with the Germany Nt but they won the world cup as key players being more important than Lahm in that occasion.

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  68. Anonymous18/9/21

    Reviewing the positional hall of fame Ballack is the highest rated of the four in international country, higher than even Lahm and yet he is in prince gold class. Is it because he does not have enough qualified seasons according to Kicker?

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  69. Anonymous22/10/21

    Why is Haesler only in prince gold class? He is one of the best offensive laterals in the main hall of fame .

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  70. Anonymous1/11/21

    Why is Walter ahead of Rummenigge in the positional ranking even though Rummenigge is ranked higher in the positional hall of fame ? Greater contribution to the German National team?

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  71. Anonymous25/12/21

    I personally think Ballack, Muller and Kroos should be all in Queen Bronze class like Lahm or at least T.Muller and Kroos looking at their progressive performance in Kicker. Haesler as well because of his positional hall of fame rating.

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  72. Anonymous27/1/22

    Kroos and T.Muller's performances for Germany in major tournaments after 2014 are regrettable and Muller was especially below par but i believe there is a good case for ranking them up.
    Kroos has helped Real Madrid to win three UCLs in a row and Muller has helped Bayern Munich to win a sextuple. Real Madrid had Ronaldo and they were a team filled with superstars but it has to be noticed that they reached the UCL's semifinals last season after Ronaldo left with Kroos as a starter.
    Muller has a been a key cog to a Bayern Munich team that lost a single UCL game since 2020. Robert Lewandowski's individual brilliance certainly comes first but it does not account for Bayern Munich's whole performance and they have benefitted from T.Muller returning to the starting line-up.

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  73. Anonymous29/3/22

    In opinion having followed his career T.Muller was generally a very overrated footballer from 2013 to 2016 but he is also highly underrated for his absolute level after 2019. From 2013 to 2016 he was an excellent player with some big moments but not one of very best in the world.
    Last season the media were overrating him because he was pleasing to watch but he was in reality struggling to reach his best form. However in my opinion his performance for most of the 2019-2020 season is completely underrated by the media and more befitting of an AA minus rating than of an A plus rating on the positional hall of fame.
    I think that as this season progresses it will become clear that he is not a declining footballer.

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  74. Anonymous31/3/22

    Imo T.Muller is a player whose career trajectory is completely misunderstood thus leading him to be underrated or overrated at different points of his career. He definitely used to be overrated in general as player from 2013 to 2016 but he has also often been patronized by the media and his peers. For example i am convinced that some of the Ballon D'Or voters overrated his performances so much in 2013 and 2015 because they mistakenly thought that talent wise he was a limited try-hard who did not enough recognition for his performances in high-pressure situations.
    He is actually an extremely talented player whose career has been hindered by consistency and self-confidence issues. Most notably he has a penchant for often crumbling emotionally as soon as he feels he is supposed to "carry" a team on his own and he does not feel comfortable with a manager or national team coach.
    I am writing this for you to consider because i believe that by the end of the season it could become clear that his career trajectory has been misjudged and that he needs a revision. Time will tell but i believe that he will prove to not be a player on the decline by the end of the 2021-2022 season.

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  75. Anonymous31/3/22

    Sorry but Marco Reus is overrated on there, he should be regarded on the same light as Mario Gomez. He is obviously a far superior player but his career is overrated.

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  76. Anonymous1/4/22

    So i hope you will take more into account T.Muller's Kicker ratings if Bayern Munich and Germany manage to win some major international titles in the near future with him playing an important role.
    He is a player whose career might be become underrated when he retires because he used to be overrated when he was supposedly in his prime and his career is marred by inconsistency and underperformance in high-pressure situations whenever there is an expectation on him that he has to be the ouright star player.

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  77. Anonymous8/4/22

    Reus is perhaps not an overrated footballer but i believe some german wingers or forwards who are not ranked here like Serge Gnabry have not received a lot of recognition after seasons that were not any worse that Reus at his prime.
    I think Gnabry is a player that should be considered for this list and the positional ranking list, he has been undervalued looking at his consistent goalscoring record in the Bundesliga and and at his performances in the UCL in the 2019-2020 season.
    I find it scarcely believable that he was ranked as only international class by Kicker in 2020.

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  78. Manè Garrincha30/4/22

    Podolski

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  79. alexandre aparecido12/6/22

    O que eu acho estranho nos critérios do Dearman é que os jogadores mais premiados estão abaixo dos menos premiados só por serem contemporâneos.

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    1. Anonymous23/6/22

      He also rates them on the basis of performances and takes into account the teammates they had on the pitch .

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  80. Anonymous16/6/22

    I do not think Podolski is anywhere near that calibre.

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  81. Anonymous16/6/22

    I think that after this season both Kroos and T.Muller should be in queen bronze class. Kroos at the very least since he won the UCl, the league and the domestic cup as a key player. T.Muller also has a case, he has good stats in the UCL and won the league.

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  82. Anonymous16/6/22

    Kroos has also been ranked twice as international class by kicker for this season.

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  83. Anonymous20/6/22

    Does Kroos at least have the required ratings for his class to increase?

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  84. Anonymous25/6/22

    The classes for at least some of the newer players like Kroos are outdated.

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  85. Anonymous26/6/22

    Why can not the classes of the new players increase? At least Kroos.

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  86. Anonymous26/6/22

    I think it is unrealistic that only Neuer out of this generation is above prince gold class.

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  87. Anonymous27/6/22

    Lahm is in queen bronze class but he is no longer active.

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  88. Anonymous28/6/22

    Serge Gnabry is an underrated player who does not get enough credit.

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  89. Anonymous28/6/22

    There are some players who get very little recognition for some reason and Gnabry is one of those in my view.
    What is the stance that your work takes towards unrecognized players?

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  90. Anonymous30/6/22

    Will you reconsider the class of some of the new players? I think Kroos in particular has a well-founded case.

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  91. Anonymous2/9/22

    Ilkay Gundogan?

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  92. Anonymous28/1/23

    Dietz was also part of EC 1980 team. It should be taken into consideration.

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  93. Anonymous11/8/23

    I think Neuer's ranking must be updated (he is at least above his predecessor Kahn)

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