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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 1,858,059 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephan Lichtsteiner is the 1,904th most popular soccer player (down from 1,485th in 2019), the 411th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 336th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 1,904 out of 16,880. Before him are Vlastimil Bubník, Blaž Slišković, Fulvio Bernardini, Fausto dos Santos, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, and Adalbert Deșu. After him are Rudolf Krčil, Dadá Maravilha, José Eulogio Gárate, Wilhelm Hahnemann, Frank Leboeuf, and Basile Boli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 47. Before him are Helene Fischer, Milo Yiannopoulos, Theo James, Nigel de Jong, Antonio Puerta, and Annabelle Wallis. After him are Olivia Wilde, Belén Cuesta, Laverne Cox, Danijel Subašić, Marija Šerifović, and Per Mertesacker.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 411 out of 876. Before him are Alain Berset (1972), Roger Vonlanthen (1930), Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), René Felber (1933), James of Saint George (1230), and Severino Minelli (1909). After him are Denise Biellmann (1962), Alain de Botton (1969), Alexander Frei (1979), Fritz Schär (1926), Corina Casanova (1956), and Pierre Aubert (1927).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 19. Before him are Stéphane Chapuisat (1969), Charles Antenen (1929), Robert Ballaman (1926), Oliver Neuville (1973), Roger Vonlanthen (1930), and Severino Minelli (1909). After him are Alexander Frei (1979), Thomas Bickel (1963), Anton Allemann (1936), Marcel Koller (1960), Roger Bocquet (1921), and Mario Frick (1974).

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