SOCCER PLAYER
Dieter Herzog
1946 - Today

Dieter Herzog
Dieter Herzog (born 15 July 1946 in Oberhausen) is a former German international football player. Herzog played more than 350 Bundesliga matches (69 goals) for Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in his professional career, after starting his senior career with Sportfreunde Hamborn 07 in a lower division and joining Düsseldorf a year before the club returned to the Bundesliga in 1971. He was part of the Düsseldorf team that ended third in the Bundesliga in 1972–73 and 1973–74, the season in which he made the biggest impact. In 1976 the left-sided winger joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen when the club was attempting to build a squad that could lead them all the way up to the Bundesliga. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dieter Herzog is the 2,601st most popular soccer player (down from 1,592nd in 2019), the 4,434th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,631st in 2019) and the 184th most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Dieter Herzog ranks 2,601 out of 21,273. Before him are Fred Martin, Juan Santisteban, Lars Olsen, Jorge Toro, Lauren, and Vilmos Kohut. After him are Ted Drake, Gunnar Jansson, Walter Schleger, Guillermo Amor, Iuliu Bodola, and Cosmin Contra.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFred Martin
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,599
Juan Santisteban
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,600
Lars Olsen
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,601
Jorge Toro
1939 - 2024
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,602
Lauren
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,603
Vilmos Kohut
1906 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,604
Dieter Herzog
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,605
Ted Drake
1912 - 1995
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 2,606
Gunnar Jansson
1907 - 1998
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 2,607
Walter Schleger
1929 - 1999
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 2,608
Guillermo Amor
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 2,609
Iuliu Bodola
1912 - 1992
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 2,610
Cosmin Contra
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 2,611
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Dieter Herzog ranks 465. Before him are Mark L. Lester, Colette Besson, Gailard Sartain, Galina Starovoytova, Zinaida Turchyna, and John Piper. After him are Kim Yong-chol, Im Shung-hwi, Giuseppe Furino, René Pijnen, José Guilherme Baldocchi, and Ernesto Pérez Balladares.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsMark L. Lester
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 459
Colette Besson
ATHLETE
1946 - 2005
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 460
Gailard Sartain
ACTOR
1946 - 2025
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 461
Galina Starovoytova
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1998
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 462
Zinaida Turchyna
HANDBALL PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 463
John Piper
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 464
Dieter Herzog
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 465
Kim Yong-chol
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 466
Im Shung-hwi
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 467
Giuseppe Furino
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 468
René Pijnen
CYCLIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 469
José Guilherme Baldocchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 470
Ernesto Pérez Balladares
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 471
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Dieter Herzog ranks 4,437 out of 7,253. Before him are Gisela Arendt (1918), Adolf Bernhard Marx (1795), Max Lorenz (1901), Karl Schorn (1803), Herbert Runge (1913), and Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal (1907). After him are Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750), Anton Ackermann (1905), Jupp Kapellmann (1949), Walther Reinhardt (1872), Hermann Gunkel (1862), and Theodore Levitt (1925).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGisela Arendt
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1969
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 4,431
Adolf Bernhard Marx
COMPOSER
1795 - 1866
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 4,432
Max Lorenz
SINGER
1901 - 1975
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 4,433
Karl Schorn
PAINTER
1803 - 1850
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 4,434
Herbert Runge
BOXER
1913 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 4,435
Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 4,436
Dieter Herzog
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 4,437
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
WRITER
1750 - 1819
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4,438
Anton Ackermann
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1973
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4,439
Jupp Kapellmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,440
Walther Reinhardt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1930
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,441
Hermann Gunkel
PHILOSOPHER
1862 - 1932
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,442
Theodore Levitt
ECONOMIST
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,443
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Dieter Herzog ranks 184. Before him are Hans Jakob (1908), Adolf Urban (1914), Rüdiger Abramczik (1956), Emre Can (1994), Wolfgang Peters (1929), and Jakob Bender (1910). After him are Jupp Kapellmann (1949), Dieter Burdenski (1950), Bernd Stange (1948), Bernd Storck (1963), Wolfram Löwe (1945), and Jürgen Pommerenke (1953).
Hans Jakob
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 178
Adolf Urban
1914 - 1943
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 179
Rüdiger Abramczik
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 180
Emre Can
1994 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 181
Wolfgang Peters
1929 - 2003
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 182
Jakob Bender
1910 - 1981
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 183
Dieter Herzog
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 184
Jupp Kapellmann
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 185
Dieter Burdenski
1950 - 2024
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 186
Bernd Stange
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 187
Bernd Storck
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 188
Wolfram Löwe
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 189
Jürgen Pommerenke
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 190