SOCCER PLAYER
Josef Posipal
1927 - 1997

Josef Posipal
Josef "Jupp" Posipal (20 June 1927 – 21 February 1997) was a German footballer. Born in Romania, he was part of the Germany national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Posipal is the 1,163rd most popular soccer player (up from 1,199th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Romania (up from 214th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Josef Posipal ranks 1,163 out of 21,273. Before him are Stefan Effenberg, Rafael Márquez, Fernando Muslera, Bert Patenaude, Erich Ribbeck, and Ernst Stojaspal. After him are Ladislav Novák, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bo Larsson, Carmelo Simeone, Bob Wilson, and Waldo Machado.
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1968 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1,160
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1979 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,161
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1986 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,162
Bert Patenaude
1909 - 1974
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,163
Erich Ribbeck
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,164
Ernst Stojaspal
1925 - 2002
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,165
Josef Posipal
1927 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,166
Ladislav Novák
1931 - 2011
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,167
Aleksandar Mitrović
1994 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 1,168
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1944 - 2023
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 1,169
Carmelo Simeone
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 1,170
Bob Wilson
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 1,171
Waldo Machado
1934 - 2019
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,172
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Josef Posipal ranks 172. Before him are Yutaka Taniyama, Giuseppe Moioli, Lee Konitz, Yitzhak Hofi, Allan Kaprow, and Franco Maria Malfatti. After him are Adhemar da Silva, Oleg Yefremov, Roger Walkowiak, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Carlos Romero, and Werner Liebrich. Among people deceased in 1997, Josef Posipal ranks 119. Before him are Ho Feng-Shan, Hans Robert Jauss, Laurean Rugambwa, Jeff Buckley, Andrés Rodríguez, and Frank Parker. After him are Seni Pramoj, Harold Robbins, Andrew Cunanan, Andrei Sinyavsky, Luigi Villoresi, and Anatoli Boukreev.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsYutaka Taniyama
MATHEMATICIAN
1927 - 1958
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 166
Giuseppe Moioli
ATHLETE
1927 - 2025
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 167
Lee Konitz
COMPOSER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 168
Yitzhak Hofi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 169
Allan Kaprow
PAINTER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 170
Franco Maria Malfatti
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1991
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 171
Josef Posipal
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 172
Adhemar da Silva
ATHLETE
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 173
Oleg Yefremov
ACTOR
1927 - 2000
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 174
Roger Walkowiak
CYCLIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 175
Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1985
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 176
Carlos Romero
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1999
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 177
Werner Liebrich
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1995
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 178
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsHo Feng-Shan
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1997
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 113
Hans Robert Jauss
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 114
Laurean Rugambwa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 115
Jeff Buckley
MUSICIAN
1966 - 1997
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 116
Andrés Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1997
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 117
Frank Parker
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 118
Josef Posipal
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 119
Seni Pramoj
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 120
Harold Robbins
WRITER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 121
Andrew Cunanan
EXTREMIST
1969 - 1997
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 122
Andrei Sinyavsky
WRITER
1925 - 1997
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 123
Luigi Villoresi
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 124
Anatoli Boukreev
MOUNTAINEER
1958 - 1997
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 125
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Josef Posipal ranks 208 out of 844. Before him are Richard Wurmbrand (1909), Alexander I Aldea (1397), Tamás Bakócz (1442), Julius Popper (1857), Ion Creangă (1837), and Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (1952). After him are Olga Szabó-Orbán (1938), Mihail Sadoveanu (1880), Marthe Bibesco (1886), Benjamin Fondane (1898), Endre Kabos (1906), and Edward Luttwak (1942).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsRichard Wurmbrand
WRITER
1909 - 2001
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 202
Alexander I Aldea
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1436
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 203
Tamás Bakócz
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1521
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 204
Julius Popper
EXPLORER
1857 - 1893
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 205
Ion Creangă
WRITER
1837 - 1889
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 206
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 207
Josef Posipal
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 208
Olga Szabó-Orbán
FENCER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 209
Mihail Sadoveanu
WRITER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 210
Marthe Bibesco
WRITER
1886 - 1973
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 211
Benjamin Fondane
WRITER
1898 - 1944
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 212
Endre Kabos
FENCER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 213
Edward Luttwak
HISTORIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 214
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania
Among soccer players born in Romania, Josef Posipal ranks 14. Before him are Dudu Georgescu (1950), Nicolae Kovács (1911), Helmuth Duckadam (1959), Gheorghe Popescu (1967), Cristian Chivu (1980), and Adrian Mutu (1979). After him are Ștefan Barbu (1908), Miodrag Belodedici (1964), Alexander Vencel (1944), Elek Schwartz (1908), Constantin Rădulescu (1896), and Marius Lăcătuș (1964).
Dudu Georgescu
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 8
Nicolae Kovács
1911 - 1977
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 9
Helmuth Duckadam
1959 - 2024
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 10
Gheorghe Popescu
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 11
Cristian Chivu
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 12
Adrian Mutu
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 13
Josef Posipal
1927 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 14
Ștefan Barbu
1908 - 1970
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 15
Miodrag Belodedici
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 16
Alexander Vencel
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 17
Elek Schwartz
1908 - 2000
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 18
Constantin Rădulescu
1896 - 1981
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 19
Marius Lăcătuș
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 20