SOCCER PLAYER

Stefan Effenberg

1968 - Today

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Stefan Effenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈʔɛfn̩bɛʁk]; born 2 August 1968) is a German former footballer who most recently acted as sporting director for KFC Uerdingen 05. A midfielder, he was known for his leadership skills, passing range, shooting ability, and physical strength, but was also a temperamental and controversial character. In the Bundesliga alone – where he represented Bayern Munich most notably, in six seasons and in two different spells – Effenberg collected 109 yellow cards, an all-time record at the time of his retirement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stefan Effenberg has received more than 849,490 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Stefan Effenberg is the 774th most popular soccer player (down from 761st in 2019), the 2,344th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,536th in 2019) and the 65th most popular German Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stefan Effenberg ranks 774 out of 21,273. Before him are Kenneth Zohore, Arnfinn Bergmann, Antonio de la Cruz, Kazu Naoki, Demetrio Albertini, and Marc-André ter Stegen. After him are Josep Maria Fusté, Petar Nadoveza, Shogo Kamo, Odilon Polleunis, Stefan Kuntz, and Abdulrahman Fawzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Stefan Effenberg ranks 61. Before him are Terry Crews, Slaven Bilić, Marc Anthony, Mathias Rust, Larry Sanger, and Tracy Morgan. After him are Patricia Arquette, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Thom Yorke, Euronymous, Helena Christensen, and Paolo Di Canio.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Stefan Effenberg ranks 2,344 out of 7,253. Before him are Elisabeth of Schönau (1129), Rudolf Kempe (1910), Johann David Heinichen (1683), Sibylle of Cleves (1512), Hermann Abert (1871), and Marc-André ter Stegen (1992). After him are William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1682), John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (1543), Wols (1913), Adolf Kussmaul (1822), Reiner Stahel (1892), and Eduard Wirths (1909).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Stefan Effenberg ranks 65. Before him are Dieter Müller (1954), Sami Khedira (1987), Andreas Möller (1967), Joachim Streich (1951), Jérôme Boateng (1988), and Marc-André ter Stegen (1992). After him are Stefan Kuntz (1962), Klaus Allofs (1956), Horst Eckel (1932), Hans Tilkowski (1935), Winfried Schäfer (1950), and Thomas Häßler (1966).

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