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Stephan Lichtsteiner

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Stephan Lichtsteiner (Swiss Standard German: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈlɪçtˌʃtaɪnər]; born 16 January 1984) is a Swiss former professional footballer. An attacking right-back or wing-back, he was known for his energetic runs down the right wing, as well as his stamina and athleticism, which earned him the nicknames "Forrest Gump" and "The Swiss Express". He began his professional career with Grasshopper, winning a league title in 2002–03, and moved to Lille in 2005, helping the French club to Champions League qualification in his first season with the team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephan Lichtsteiner has received more than 1,931,582 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephan Lichtsteiner is the 2,131st most popular soccer player (down from 1,904th in 2019), the 420th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 409th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.

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  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 2,131 out of 21,273. Before him are Ragnar Gustavsson, Dragan Pantelić, Ely, Iván Helguera, Julio Montero Castillo, and Lyuboslav Penev. After him are Jakub Błaszczykowski, Iago Aspas, Jan Heintze, Karl-Erik Palmér, Leivinha, and Yasuhito Endō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 46. Before him are Marija Šerifović, Mathieu Valbuena, Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland, Badr Hari, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Helene Fischer. After him are Vágner Love, Martin Škrtel, Miranda, Paolo Guerrero, Mathieu Flamini, and Vincenzo Nibali.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 420 out of 1,015. Before him are Albert Meyer (1870), Anita Traversi (1937), Aegidius Tschudi (1505), Eugeniusz Bodo (1899), Hakan Yakin (1977), and Ueli Steck (1976). After him are Stefano Franscini (1796), Nicolas Bouvier (1929), Karl Ludwig von Haller (1768), Pierre Cérésole (1879), Roger Courtois (1912), and Patrick Juvet (1950).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 17. Before him are Richard Dürr (1938), Oliver Neuville (1973), Thomas Bickel (1963), Robert Ballaman (1926), Murat Yakin (1974), and Hakan Yakin (1977). After him are Roger Courtois (1912), Granit Xhaka (1992), Charles Antenen (1929), Heinz Hermann (1958), Alexander Frei (1979), and Severino Minelli (1909).

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