SOCCER PLAYER

Michael Zorc

1962 - Today

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Michael Zorc (born 25 August 1962) is a German former footballer who played as a central midfielder. Nicknamed "Susi" in his early days because of his long hair, he spent his entire career with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in 572 competitive matches in 17 seasons and scoring 159 goals. Subsequently, Zorc went on to serve as the club's sporting director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Zorc has received more than 362,985 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Michael Zorc is the 2,278th most popular soccer player (down from 2,136th in 2019), the 4,257th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,016th in 2019) and the 167th most popular German Soccer Player.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michael Zorc ranks 2,278 out of 21,273Before him are Ján Kozák, Sávio, Sven Jacobsson, Héctor Vilches, Martin Škrtel, and Daniel Killer. After him are Manfred Burgsmüller, Oscar Heisserer, Marquinhos, Dobromir Zhechev, Georg Braun, and Boban Babunski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Michael Zorc ranks 205Before him are Eddie Izzard, Ricardo Rocha, Maryna Poroshenko, Mariela Castro, Hana Mandlíková, and Ally Sheedy. After him are Yōko Ogawa, Lian Ross, Mano Menezes, Magne Furuholmen, Michael Ball, and Michael Andretti.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael Zorc ranks 4,257 out of 7,253Before him are Rudi Fischer (1912), Kim Dotcom (1974), Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1849), Angela Gossow (1974), Vadim Glowna (1941), and Wolfgang Flür (1947). After him are Manfred Burgsmüller (1949), Selma Ergeç (1978), Karl Hugo Strunz (1910), Elke Erb (1938), Özlem Türeci (1967), and Sylvester Groth (1958).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Michael Zorc ranks 167Before him are Roger Schmidt (1967), Jupp Kapellmann (1949), Heinz Strehl (1938), Christian Ziege (1972), Adolf Urban (1914), and Ernst Albrecht (1907). After him are Manfred Burgsmüller (1949), Günther Herrmann (1939), Paul Janes (1912), Josef Gauchel (1916), Heinz Kubsch (1930), and Karl-Heinz Metzner (1923).