SOCCER PLAYER
Lars Ricken
1976 - Today

Lars Ricken
Lars Ricken (born 10 July 1976) is a German retired footballer and the current managing director of Borussia Dortmund. From 2008 to 2024, he was the youth coordinator at Dortmund. Ricken represented Borussia Dortmund throughout his entire professional career, which spanned 15 years. He was the youngest player to appear for the club in an official match, a record later broken by Nuri Şahin. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Lars Ricken is the 4,560th most popular soccer player (down from 3,417th in 2024), the 5,272nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,863rd in 2019) and the 301st most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Lars Ricken ranks 4,560 out of 21,273. Before him are Žarko Nikolić, Robert Budzynski, Martin Petrov, Maya Yoshida, Sergiño Dest, and Marcel Sabitzer. After him are Émile Mpenza, Stephen Hunt, Masami Ihara, Marek Heinz, Wim Lagendaal, and Gerard Moreno.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsŽarko Nikolić
1936 - 2011
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,560
Robert Budzynski
1940 - 2023
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,561
Martin Petrov
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4,562
Maya Yoshida
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,563
Sergiño Dest
2000 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,564
Marcel Sabitzer
1994 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,565
Lars Ricken
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,566
Émile Mpenza
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,567
Stephen Hunt
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,568
Masami Ihara
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 4,569
Marek Heinz
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,570
Wim Lagendaal
1909 - 1987
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,571
Gerard Moreno
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4,572
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Lars Ricken ranks 205. Before him are Bizarre, Stephanie McMahon, Maxim Galkin, Luka Peroš, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, and Emma de Caunes. After him are Troy Baker, Ricardinho, Jessica Capshaw, Vladimir Samsonov, Saúl Martínez, and Kazumasa Shimizu.
Others Born in 1976
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SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 199
Stephanie McMahon
WRESTLER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 200
Maxim Galkin
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 201
Luka Peroš
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 202
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 203
Emma de Caunes
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 204
Lars Ricken
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 205
Troy Baker
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 206
Ricardinho
COACH
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 207
Jessica Capshaw
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 208
Vladimir Samsonov
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 209
Saúl Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 210
Kazumasa Shimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 211
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Lars Ricken ranks 5,275 out of 7,253. Before him are Holger Hieronymus (1959), Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (1951), Hans Deppe (1897), Brigitte Zypries (1953), Josef Peters (1914), and Hans Reissner (1874). After him are Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia (1890), Hans von Pechmann (1850), Hanns Kilian (1905), Caspar Memering (1953), Elke Erb (1938), and Gregor Braun (1955).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHolger Hieronymus
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 5,269
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 5,270
Hans Deppe
ACTOR
1897 - 1969
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 5,271
Brigitte Zypries
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 5,272
Josef Peters
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,273
Hans Reissner
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1967
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,274
Lars Ricken
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,275
Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1890 - 1923
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,276
Hans von Pechmann
CHEMIST
1850 - 1902
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,277
Hanns Kilian
ATHLETE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 5,278
Caspar Memering
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 5,279
Elke Erb
WRITER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 5,280
Gregor Braun
CYCLIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 5,281
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Lars Ricken ranks 301. Before him are Reinhard Lauck (1946), Bruno Labbadia (1966), Ivan Klasnić (1980), Tim Borowski (1980), Karim Adeyemi (2002), and Holger Hieronymus (1959). After him are Caspar Memering (1953), Sebastian Kehl (1980), Kai Havertz (1999), Florian Wirtz (2003), Josef Streb (1912), and Klaus Sammer (1942).
Reinhard Lauck
1946 - 1997
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 295
Bruno Labbadia
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 296
Ivan Klasnić
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 297
Tim Borowski
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 298
Karim Adeyemi
2002 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 299
Holger Hieronymus
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 300
Lars Ricken
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 301
Caspar Memering
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 302
Sebastian Kehl
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 303
Kai Havertz
1999 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 304
Florian Wirtz
2003 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 305
Josef Streb
1912 - 1986
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 306
Klaus Sammer
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 307














































