SOCCER PLAYER

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

1939 - 2024

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Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (31 March 1939 – 20 May 2024) was a German footballer who played as a defender. An athletic and hard-tackling player, with a strong physique, he was nicknamed the "Volkswagen" for his continuity of performance, both in quantity and in quality, and for his versatility; indeed, although he was usually deployed as a full-back, he was capable of playing anywhere along the back, and could also play as a centre-back, as a sweeper, or even as a defensive midfielder. He was one of the first successful German footballers abroad. In his prime he was often considered one of the best and most complete left-backs in the world in his era, rivaled only by Giacinto Facchetti, Nílton Santos and Silvio Marzolini. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl-Heinz Schnellinger is the 288th most popular soccer player (down from 235th in 2019), the 1,117th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,095th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Soccer Player.

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger is most famous for being a German footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He played for Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the German national team. He is the only player to have won the European Championship with three different teams.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger ranks 288 out of 21,273. Before him are Franck Ribéry, Setsu Sawagata, Kenzo Ohashi, Niko Kovač, Zbigniew Boniek, and Enrique Ballestrero. After him are Eizo Yuguchi, Masanori Tokita, Shumpei Inoue, Kikuzo Kisaka, Shiro Teshima, and Hugo Gatti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger ranks 65. Before him are Ion Țiriac, Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Phil Spector, Claude François, Joel Schumacher, and Mark Margolis. After him are Dale T. Mortensen, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Joaquim Chissano, Emil Constantinescu, Pak Pong-ju, and Daniel C. Tsui. Among people deceased in 2024, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger ranks 79. Before him are Dikembe Mutombo, Andrew Schally, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Angelo Amato, Marcello Gandini, and Daniel Dennett. After him are Fraser Stoddart, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Seiji Ozawa, Iris Apfel, Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, and Geneviève Grad.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger ranks 1,117 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709), Heinrich Schwabe (1789), Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876), Georg Böhm (1661), and Günther Rall (1918). After him are Fritz Haarmann (1879), Peter Sloterdijk (1947), Ernst Schröder (1841), Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778), Michael Wolgemut (1434), and Gustav Noske (1868).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger ranks 20. Before him are Helmut Rahn (1929), Wolfgang Overath (1943), Bert Trautmann (1923), Felix Magath (1953), Harald Schumacher (1954), and Niko Kovač (1971). After him are Michael Ballack (1976), Manuel Neuer (1986), Günter Netzer (1944), Mesut Özil (1988), Thomas Müller (1989), and Sepp Herberger (1897).

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