SOCCER PLAYER

Fritz Szepan

1907 - 1974

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Friedrich "Fritz" Szepan (2 September 1907 – 14 December 1974) was a German footballer in the period leading up to and including World War II. He spent his entire career with Schalke 04 where he won six national championships and one German Cup. He is commonly regarded as one of the greatest Schalke players of all time. To celebrate the 100th birthday of the club, the supporters voted the Schalker Jahrhundertelf, the "Team of the century": he was included in the midfield. From 1929 to 1938 he played for the Germany national team which he led as captain in 30 matches and during two World Cups. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Szepan is the 1,591st most popular soccer player (down from 1,580th in 2019), the 3,572nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,619th in 2019) and the 108th most popular German Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fritz Szepan ranks 1,591 out of 21,273. Before him are Jaroslav Pollák, Kyle Walker, Salif Keïta, Fernando Paternoster, Koloman Gögh, and Vladica Popović. After him are Dieter Hoeneß, Carvalho Leite, Bruno Alves, Rachid Mekhloufi, Silvester Takač, and Igor Chislenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Fritz Szepan ranks 189. Before him are Blagoje Marjanović, John Marley, Nicanor Zabaleta, Helmut Walcha, Mark Krein, and Jean Carzou. After him are Heikki Savolainen, Victor Capesius, Peggy Ashcroft, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, George Baird, and Roger Vailland. Among people deceased in 1974, Fritz Szepan ranks 132. Before him are George Van Biesbroeck, Olga Baclanova, Werner Kohlmeyer, Aman Andom, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, and André Marie. After him are Elisabeth Abegg, Sattar Bahlulzade, Gösta Lilliehöök, Karl Hohmann, José Miró Cardona, and Egon Wellesz.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Fritz Szepan ranks 3,574 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt (1857), August W. Eichler (1839), Peer Steinbrück (1947), Paul Dessau (1894), Paul von Rusdorf (1385), and Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg (1879). After him are Albert Niemann (1834), Dieter Hoeneß (1953), Hermann von Stein (1854), Anton Diffring (1916), H.P. Baxxter (1964), and Hans-Jürgen Kreische (1947).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Fritz Szepan ranks 108. Before him are Karlheinz Förster (1958), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (1989), Hannes Löhr (1942), Hans-Jörg Butt (1974), Klaus Toppmöller (1951), and Franz Roth (1946). After him are Dieter Hoeneß (1953), Hans-Jürgen Kreische (1947), Franz John (1872), Heinz Kwiatkowski (1926), Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987), and Robert Kovač (1974).

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