SOCCER PLAYER
André Abegglen
1909 - 1944

André Abegglen
André Abegglen (7 March 1909 – 8 November 1944) was a Swiss football player and manager. As a striker he played for Grasshoppers, French club Sochaux and the Switzerland national team, for whom he appeared in two World Cups. He is the brother of Max Abegglen and Jean Abegglen, both players of the Swiss national team. He died in 1944, at the age of just 35, to the cause of a heart attack. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Abegglen is the 796th most popular soccer player (down from 635th in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 198th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, André Abegglen ranks 796 out of 21,273. Before him are Hideo Sakai, Masaki Yokotani, Hiroji Imamura, Terry Cooper, Alfréd Schaffer, and Brian Clough. After him are Jorginho, Peregrino Anselmo, Rudi Garcia, Paulo Sousa, Ali Sami Yen, and Santos Iriarte.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHideo Sakai
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 793
Masaki Yokotani
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 794
Hiroji Imamura
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 795
Terry Cooper
1944 - 2021
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 796
Alfréd Schaffer
1893 - 1945
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 797
Brian Clough
1935 - 2004
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 798
André Abegglen
1909 - 1944
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 799
Jorginho
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 800
Peregrino Anselmo
1902 - 1975
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 801
Rudi Garcia
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 802
Paulo Sousa
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 803
Ali Sami Yen
1886 - 1951
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 804
Santos Iriarte
1902 - 1968
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 805
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, André Abegglen ranks 102. Before him are Attilio Demaría, Franz Bardon, Johannes Willebrands, Jim Davis, Mikhail Mil, and Hideo Sakai. After him are Karl Schäfer, Roberto Burle Marx, C. Northcote Parkinson, Dorothy Round, Sigmund Rascher, and Héctor José Cámpora. Among people deceased in 1944, André Abegglen ranks 123. Before him are Józef Beck, Missak Manouchian, Heinz Brandt, Paul von Hase, Hans Krása, and Adelbert Schulz. After him are Fritz Pfeffer, Pavel Haas, Amy Beach, Zinaida Portnova, Josef Bürckel, and Kosta Pećanac.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsAttilio Demaría
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1990
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 96
Franz Bardon
OCCULTIST
1909 - 1958
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 97
Johannes Willebrands
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 2006
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 98
Jim Davis
ACTOR
1909 - 1981
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 99
Mikhail Mil
ENGINEER
1909 - 1970
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 100
Hideo Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 101
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 102
Karl Schäfer
SKATER
1909 - 1976
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 103
Roberto Burle Marx
ARCHITECT
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 104
C. Northcote Parkinson
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 105
Dorothy Round
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1982
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 106
Sigmund Rascher
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 1945
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 107
Héctor José Cámpora
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1980
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 108
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsJózef Beck
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1944
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 117
Missak Manouchian
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1944
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 118
Heinz Brandt
NOBLEMAN
1907 - 1944
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 119
Paul von Hase
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1944
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 120
Hans Krása
COMPOSER
1899 - 1944
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 121
Adelbert Schulz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1944
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 122
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 123
Fritz Pfeffer
CELEBRITY
1889 - 1944
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 124
Pavel Haas
COMPOSER
1899 - 1944
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 125
Amy Beach
COMPOSER
1867 - 1944
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 126
Zinaida Portnova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1926 - 1944
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 127
Josef Bürckel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1944
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 128
Kosta Pećanac
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1944
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 129
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, André Abegglen ranks 220 out of 1,015. Before him are Jeremias Gotthelf (1797), Jacob Sprenger (1435), Jost Amman (1539), Emma Jung (1882), Jean Ziegler (1934), and Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1817). After him are Claude Nicollier (1944), Joseph Deiss (1946), Roberto Di Matteo (1970), Eugène Grasset (1845), Leonardo Conti (1900), and Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (1750).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJeremias Gotthelf
WRITER
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 214
Jacob Sprenger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1435 - 1495
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 215
Jost Amman
PAINTER
1539 - 1591
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 216
Emma Jung
WRITER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 217
Jean Ziegler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 218
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
CHEMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 219
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 220
Claude Nicollier
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 221
Joseph Deiss
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 222
Roberto Di Matteo
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 223
Eugène Grasset
PAINTER
1845 - 1917
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 224
Leonardo Conti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 225
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
MATHEMATICIAN
1750 - 1840
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 226
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland
Among soccer players born in Switzerland, André Abegglen ranks 4. Before him are Werner Leimgruber (1934), Yann Sommer (1988), and Ivan Rakitić (1988). After him are Roberto Di Matteo (1970), Leopold Kielholz (1911), Josef Hügi (1930), Marcel Koller (1960), Anton Allemann (1936), Oliver Neuville (1973), Thomas Bickel (1963), and Robert Ballaman (1926).
Werner Leimgruber
1934 - 2025
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1
Yann Sommer
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 2
Ivan Rakitić
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 3
André Abegglen
1909 - 1944
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 4
Roberto Di Matteo
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 5
Leopold Kielholz
1911 - 1980
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 6
Josef Hügi
1930 - 1995
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 7
Marcel Koller
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 8
Anton Allemann
1936 - 2008
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 9
Oliver Neuville
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 10
Thomas Bickel
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 11
Robert Ballaman
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 12