1944 - Today
Günter Theodor Netzer (born 14 September 1944) is a German former professional football player, executive and pundit. He achieved great success in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the early 1970s and, after moving to Spain in 1973, with Real Madrid. A technically gifted playmaker, Netzer played as an attacking midfielder and is considered one of the greatest passers in the game's history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Günter Netzer has received more than 369,784 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Günter Netzer is the 161st most popular soccer player (down from 134th in 2019), the 1,002nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 881st in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Soccer Player.
Günter Netzer is most famous for his time as a player for the German national team and as a midfielder for the German club Borussia Mönchengladbach. He is also known for being the youngest player to ever play in the Bundesliga.
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Among soccer players, Günter Netzer ranks 161 out of 16,880. Before him are Ivica Osim, Wim Jansen, Berti Vogts, Allan Simonsen, József Bozsik, and Grzegorz Lato. After him are Wolfgang Overath, Davor Šuker, Ruud Krol, Gérson, Héctor Castro, and Masao Nozawa.
1941 - 2022
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 155
1946 - 2022
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 156
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 157
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 158
1925 - 1978
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 159
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 160
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 161
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 162
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 163
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 164
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 165
1904 - 1960
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 166
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 167
Among people born in 1944, Günter Netzer ranks 73. Before him are Maria João Pires, David J. Wineland, Bernard Cornwell, Nelson Freire, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, and Jean-Pierre Sauvage. After him are Klaus Nomi, Bernhard Schlink, Serge Haroche, Jeroen Krabbé, Thein Sein, and Gérard Mourou.
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 67
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 68
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 69
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 70
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 71
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 72
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 73
1944 - 1983
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 74
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 75
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 76
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 77
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 78
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 79
Among people born in Germany, Günter Netzer ranks 1,002 out of 6,142. Before him are Hermann of Reichenau (1013), Emil Jellinek (1853), Max Liebermann (1847), Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658), Georg Wittig (1897), and Erhard Heiden (1901). After him are Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (1759), Wolfgang Overath (1943), Eugen Dühring (1833), Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826), Klaus Nomi (1944), and Bernhard Schlink (1944).
1013 - 1054
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 996
1853 - 1918
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 997
1847 - 1935
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 998
1658 - 1716
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 999
1897 - 1987
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1,000
1901 - 1933
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1,001
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 1,002
1759 - 1818
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 1,003
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,004
1833 - 1921
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,005
1826 - 1907
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,006
1944 - 1983
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,007
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,008
Among soccer players born in Germany, Günter Netzer ranks 13. Before him are Paul Breitner (1951), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Uwe Seeler (1936), Rudi Völler (1960), Felix Magath (1953), and Berti Vogts (1946). After him are Wolfgang Overath (1943), Harald Schumacher (1954), Helmut Schön (1915), Michael Ballack (1976), Helmut Rahn (1929), and Manuel Neuer (1986).
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 7
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 8
1936 - 2022
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 9
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 11
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 12
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 13
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 14
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 15
1915 - 1996
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 16
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 17
1929 - 2003
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 18
1986 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 19