SOCCER PLAYER
Dieter Hecking
1964 - Today

Dieter Hecking
Dieter-Klaus Hecking (pronounced [ˈdiːtɐ ˈhɛkɪŋ]; born 12 September 1964) is a German football manager and former professional player who last managed VfL Bochum. He played for Hannover 96 and Eintracht Braunschweig as a midfielder. He returned to manage Hannover despite the long-standing and bitter rivalry between the two clubs. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Dieter Hecking is the 3,888th most popular soccer player (up from 4,215th in 2024), the 5,021st most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,163rd in 2019) and the 258th most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Dieter Hecking ranks 3,888 out of 21,273. Before him are Anatoli Bashashkin, Henri Dirickx, Javier Fragoso, Andy Selva, Sidney Govou, and Ivan Gudelj. After him are François Bracci, Fumiaki Nakamura, Julien Darui, Hernanes, Vintilă Cossini, and Vratislav Lokvenc.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnatoli Bashashkin
1924 - 2002
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,887
Henri Dirickx
1927 - 2018
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,888
Javier Fragoso
1942 - 2014
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,889
Andy Selva
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,890
Sidney Govou
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,891
Ivan Gudelj
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,892
Dieter Hecking
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,893
François Bracci
1951 - 2023
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3,894
Fumiaki Nakamura
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 3,895
Julien Darui
1916 - 1987
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 3,896
Hernanes
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 3,897
Vintilă Cossini
1913 - 2000
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 3,898
Vratislav Lokvenc
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 3,899
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Dieter Hecking ranks 300. Before him are Wiliame Katonivere, Niall Ferguson, Levan Gachechiladze, Ivan Bella, Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, and Shi Zhengli. After him are Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Věra Jourová, Miroslav Kadlec, Augusto Paolo Lojudice, Iliana Iotova, and Stephen Colbert.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsWiliame Katonivere
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 294
Niall Ferguson
HISTORIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 295
Levan Gachechiladze
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2025
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 296
Ivan Bella
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 297
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 298
Shi Zhengli
BIOLOGIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 299
Dieter Hecking
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 300
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 301
Věra Jourová
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 302
Miroslav Kadlec
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 303
Augusto Paolo Lojudice
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 304
Iliana Iotova
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 305
Stephen Colbert
PRESENTER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 306
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Dieter Hecking ranks 5,024 out of 7,253. Before him are Jürgen Kurths (1953), Johann Ludwig Krapf (1810), Wolfgang Behrendt (1936), Wilhelm Brinkmann (1910), Moon Ga-young (1996), and Gustav Goßler (1879). After him are Klaus Reichert (1947), Paul Verhoeven (1901), Hans Rademacher (1892), Friedrich Engel (1861), Chris Roberts (1944), and Waldemar Tietgens (1879).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJürgen Kurths
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5,018
Johann Ludwig Krapf
EXPLORER
1810 - 1881
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5,019
Wolfgang Behrendt
BOXER
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,020
Wilhelm Brinkmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,021
Moon Ga-young
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,022
Gustav Goßler
ATHLETE
1879 - 1940
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,023
Dieter Hecking
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,024
Klaus Reichert
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,025
Paul Verhoeven
ACTOR
1901 - 1975
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 5,026
Hans Rademacher
MATHEMATICIAN
1892 - 1969
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 5,027
Friedrich Engel
MATHEMATICIAN
1861 - 1941
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5,028
Chris Roberts
SINGER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5,029
Waldemar Tietgens
ATHLETE
1879 - 1917
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5,030
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Dieter Hecking ranks 258. Before him are Timo Werner (1996), Zvjezdan Misimović (1982), Eike Immel (1960), Frank Mill (1958), Rüdiger Schnuphase (1954), and Engelbert Kraus (1934). After him are Konrad Weise (1951), Leo Wilden (1936), Hermann Nuber (1935), Jens Nowotny (1974), Kevin Trapp (1990), and Yıldıray Baştürk (1978).
Timo Werner
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 252
Zvjezdan Misimović
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 253
Eike Immel
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 254
Frank Mill
1958 - 2025
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 255
Rüdiger Schnuphase
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 256
Engelbert Kraus
1934 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 257
Dieter Hecking
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 258
Konrad Weise
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 259
Leo Wilden
1936 - 2022
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 260
Hermann Nuber
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 261
Jens Nowotny
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 262
Kevin Trapp
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 263
Yıldıray Baştürk
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 264
















































