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Bastian Schweinsteiger

1984 - Today

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Bastian Schweinsteiger ( SHWYNE-shty-gər, German: [ˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈʃvaɪnʃtaɪɡɐ] ; born 1 August 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder before later switching to a central midfield role. Former Germany national team manager Joachim Löw has referred to Schweinsteiger as one of the greatest players the country has ever produced. Schweinsteiger spent 17 seasons at Bayern Munich, playing in exactly 500 matches across all competitions and scoring 68 goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bastian Schweinsteiger is the 606th most popular soccer player (down from 425th in 2019), the 1,854th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,613th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular German Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Bastian Schweinsteiger ranks 606 out of 21,273. Before him are Ryozo Suzuki, Ryuzo Hiraki, Ubaldo Fillol, Tarcisio Burgnich, Phil Neville, and Émerson Leão. After him are Thibaut Courtois, José Ángel Iribar, Edu Coimbra, Hong Myung-bo, Ichiro Hosotani, and Jorge Burruchaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Bastian Schweinsteiger ranks 19. Before him are Scarlett Johansson, Robinho, Sarah Rose Karr, Tom Scott, LeBron James, and Emmanuel Adebayor. After him are Elizabeth Holmes, Avril Lavigne, Alizée, Kazuyuki Mugita, Javier Mascherano, and Katy Perry.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Bastian Schweinsteiger ranks 1,854 out of 7,253. Before him are Sophie, Princess of Albania (1885), Augustin Bea (1881), Gregor Gysi (1948), Wilhelm Schmidt (1868), Armin Laschet (1961), and Frederick of Saxony (1474). After him are Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772), Melitta Bentz (1873), Princess Feodora of Leiningen (1807), Ernest Mandel (1923), Carl Ludvig Engel (1778), and Ralf Rangnick (1958).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Bastian Schweinsteiger ranks 43. Before him are Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (1948), Jürgen Kohler (1965), Horst Hrubesch (1951), Oliver Bierhoff (1968), Klaus Fischer (1949), and Ottmar Walter (1924). After him are Philipp Lahm (1983), Bernd Hölzenbein (1946), Rainer Bonhof (1952), Manfred Kaltz (1953), Joachim Streich (1951), and Hans-Peter Briegel (1955).

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