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Hans-Peter Briegel

1955 - Today

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Hans-Peter Briegel (born 11 October 1955) is a German former professional football player and manager who played as a defender or midfielder. One of the most popular German players in his days, Briegel's original sport was athletics, being successful in various events such as long jump (personal best: 7 metres 44 cm, aged 16), triple jump and specifically in heptathlon-forerunner pentathlon. Briegel also ran 100 metres in 10.8 seconds (officially; hand-timed), aged 16. At the age of 17, he left athletics behind him, playing club football with hometown side SV Rodenbach near Kaiserslautern. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans-Peter Briegel is the 684th most popular soccer player (down from 450th in 2019), the 2,010th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,664th in 2019) and the 49th most popular German Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hans-Peter Briegel ranks 684 out of 21,273. Before him are Luis Molowny, Shigeo Yaegashi, Dave Sexton, Guy Roux, Carlos José Castilho, and Lorenzo Fernández. After him are Lúcio, Bruno Fernandes, Michael Owen, Gary Lineker, Ken Naganuma, and Fabio Cudicini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Hans-Peter Briegel ranks 105. Before him are Jeff Koons, Richard Schiff, Debra Winger, John X of Antioch, Big Van Vader, and Fernando Meirelles. After him are Jeff Daniels, Ángela Molina, Tanya Roberts, Siri Hustvedt, Claudio Gugerotti, and Horacio Pagani.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans-Peter Briegel ranks 2,011 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (1825), Johannes Sturm (1507), Michael von Faulhaber (1869), William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1532), Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach (1800), and Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873). After him are Gotthold Eisenstein (1823), Julius Plücker (1801), Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667), Hermann Priess (1901), John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1666), and Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1882).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Hans-Peter Briegel ranks 49. Before him are Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984), Philipp Lahm (1983), Bernd Hölzenbein (1946), Rainer Bonhof (1952), Manfred Kaltz (1953), and Joachim Streich (1951). After him are Klaus Augenthaler (1957), Bodo Illgner (1967), Jürgen Sparwasser (1948), Marc-André ter Stegen (1992), Klaus Allofs (1956), and Max Morlock (1925).

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