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Lothar Matthäus

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Lothar Herbert Matthäus (German pronunciation: [ˈloːtaʁ maˈtɛːʊs] ; born 21 March 1961) is a German football pundit and former professional player and manager. He captained West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and was awarded the Ballon d'Or. In 1991, he was named the first FIFA World Player of the Year, and remains the only German to have received the award. He was also included in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lothar Matthäus is the 42nd most popular soccer player (down from 31st in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from Germany (down from 275th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Soccer Player.

Lothar Matthäus is most famous for being a German football player and manager. He played in the German Bundesliga for Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and 1. FC Köln, and was captain of the West German national team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the European Championship in 1980.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Lothar Matthäus ranks 42 out of 21,273. Before him are Gunnar Nordahl, Luís Figo, Carlos Alberto Torres, Paolo Maldini, Sándor Kocsis, and Ronaldinho. After him are Paolo Rossi, Ruud Gullit, László Kubala, Romário, Antonín Panenka, and Fernando Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Lothar Matthäus ranks 6. Before him are Barack Obama, Diana, Princess of Wales, Ilham Aliyev, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and Michael J. Fox. After him are Nadia Comăneci, Stephen Hillenburg, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, George Clooney, and Hibatullah Akhundzada.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lothar Matthäus ranks 391 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877), Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), Hugo Boss (1885), Johann Gottfried Galle (1812), Fritz Sauckel (1894), and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776). After him are Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Gerhard Domagk (1895), Jürgen Klopp (1967), and Helmuth Weidling (1891).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Lothar Matthäus ranks 4. Before him are Franz Beckenbauer (1945), Gerd Müller (1945), and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955). After him are Oliver Kahn (1969), Uwe Seeler (1936), Fritz Walter (1920), Paul Breitner (1951), Rudi Völler (1960), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Berti Vogts (1946), and Andreas Brehme (1960).

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