SOCCER PLAYER
Olaf Thon
1966 - Today
Olaf Thon
Olaf Thon (born 1 May 1966) is a German former professional football player and coach. Mainly a central midfielder, Thon's 19-year professional career was solely associated to Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, having amassed more than 500 official games and 100 goals for both combined. Later in his career, Thon played as a sweeper. Nicknamed The Professor, he also collected more than 50 caps for the Germany national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olaf Thon is the 2,465th most popular soccer player, the 4,384th most popular biography from Germany and the 181st most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Olaf Thon ranks 2,465 out of 21,273. Before him are Zdravko Rajkov, Glenn Strömberg, Rudi Assauer, Dražen Ladić, Amedeo Carboni, and Léopold Anoul. After him are Hwang Sun-hong, Antonín Vodička, Roger Marche, Joe Fagan, Adolf Šimperský, and Rafinha.
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Zdravko Rajkov
1927 - 2006
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2,459
Glenn Strömberg
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2,460
Rudi Assauer
1944 - 2019
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 2,461
Dražen Ladić
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,462
Amedeo Carboni
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,463
Léopold Anoul
1922 - 1990
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,464
Olaf Thon
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,465
Hwang Sun-hong
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,466
Antonín Vodička
1907 - 1975
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 2,467
Roger Marche
1924 - 1997
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 2,468
Joe Fagan
1921 - 2001
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 2,469
Adolf Šimperský
1909 - 1964
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 2,470
Rafinha
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 2,471
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Olaf Thon ranks 160. Before him are Johan Renck, Gideon Sa'ar, Paul Gilbert, Julianna Margulies, Jason Patric, Miroslav Đukić, and Teddy Sheringham. After him are Antoine Fuqua, Ergin Ataman, Benedicta Boccoli, Leon Lai, and Lyuboslav Penev.
Others Born in 1966
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Johan Renck
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 153
Gideon Sa'ar
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 154
Paul Gilbert
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 155
Julianna Margulies
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 156
Jason Patric
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 157
Miroslav Đukić
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 158
Teddy Sheringham
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 159
Olaf Thon
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 160
Antoine Fuqua
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 161
Ergin Ataman
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 162
Benedicta Boccoli
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 163
Leon Lai
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 164
Lyuboslav Penev
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 165
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Olaf Thon ranks 4,384 out of 7,253. Before him are Maria Schrader (1965), Ingrid Gulbin (1943), Hugo von Mohl (1805), Berthold Delbrück (1842), Rudi Assauer (1944), and Georg Friedrich von Martens (1756). After him are Ralph Siegel (1945), Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling (1798), Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt (1885), Ludwig Lachmann (1906), Marianne Hoppe (1909), and Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803).
Others born in Germany
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Maria Schrader
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 4,378
Ingrid Gulbin
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 4,379
Hugo von Mohl
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1872
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 4,380
Berthold Delbrück
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1922
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 4,381
Rudi Assauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 4,382
Georg Friedrich von Martens
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1821
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 4,383
Olaf Thon
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 4,384
Ralph Siegel
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 4,385
Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1875
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 4,386
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1964
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 4,387
Ludwig Lachmann
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1990
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 4,388
Marianne Hoppe
ACTOR
1909 - 2002
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 4,389
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1803 - 1877
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 4,390
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Olaf Thon is not ranked in Germany
