1968 - Today
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 778,210 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Stefan Effenberg is the 761st most popular soccer player (down from 694th in 2019), the 2,539th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,263rd in 2019) and the 61st most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Stefan Effenberg ranks 761 out of 16,880. Before him are Manuel Sanchís Martínez, Yvon Douis, Georgi Asparuhov, Michio Yasuda, Kepa Arrizabalaga, and Winfried Schäfer. After him are Oleg Salenko, Dieter Müller, N'Golo Kanté, Alejandro Scopelli, Hans Tilkowski, and Pahiño.
1938 - 2017
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 755
1935 - 2021
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 756
1943 - 1971
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 757
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 758
1994 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 759
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 760
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 761
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 762
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 763
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 764
1908 - 1987
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 765
1935 - 2020
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 766
1923 - 2012
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 767
Among people born in 1968, Stefan Effenberg ranks 63. Before him are Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, Aidan Gillen, DJ BoBo, Carlos Marín, Hervé Renard, and Larry Sanger. After him are Adam McKay, Jovenel Moïse, Oleg Deripaska, Damon Albarn, Thom Yorke, and Toni Kukoč.
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 57
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 58
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 59
1968 - 2021
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 60
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 61
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 62
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 63
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 64
1968 - 2021
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 65
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 66
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 67
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 68
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 69
Among people born in Germany, Stefan Effenberg ranks 2,539 out of 6,142. Before him are Alexander von Linsingen (1850), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach (1800), Gustav Fröhlich (1902), Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria (1734), and Winfried Schäfer (1950). After him are Hajo Herrmann (1913), Carlos Schwabe (1866), Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1727), Johannes Franz Hartmann (1865), Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1886), and Fritz Wepper (1941).
1850 - 1935
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 2,533
1850 - 1921
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 2,534
1800 - 1834
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 2,535
1902 - 1987
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 2,536
1734 - 1776
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 2,537
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 2,538
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 2,539
1913 - 2010
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 2,540
1866 - 1926
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 2,541
1727 - 1759
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 2,542
1865 - 1936
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 2,543
1886 - 1970
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 2,544
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 2,545
Among soccer players born in Germany, Stefan Effenberg ranks 61. Before him are Robert Enke (1977), Andreas Möller (1967), Christoph Daum (1953), Jürgen Sparwasser (1948), Ottmar Walter (1924), and Winfried Schäfer (1950). After him are Dieter Müller (1954), Hans Tilkowski (1935), Mario Götze (1992), Rainer Bonhof (1952), Joachim Streich (1951), and Klaus Allofs (1956).
1977 - 2009
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 55
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 56
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 57
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 58
1924 - 2013
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 59
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 60
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 61
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 62
1935 - 2020
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 63
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 64
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 65
1951 - 2022
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 66
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 67