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Paul Breitner

1951 - Today

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Paul Breitner (German pronunciation: [ˈpaʊ̯l ˈbʁaɪ̯tnɐ]; born 5 September 1951) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and left-back. Considered one of the best full-backs and midfielders of all time, and one of the best players of his era, Breitner was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team. In 2004 he was named one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration. Breitner was capped 48 times for West Germany and was an integral part of the team that won the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring in the final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Breitner is the 82nd most popular soccer player (down from 79th in 2019), the 615th most popular biography from Germany (down from 529th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Soccer Player.

Paul Breitner is most famous for being a German football player. He was a member of the West German team that won the 1974 World Cup.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paul Breitner ranks 82 out of 21,273. Before him are Franco Baresi, George Weah, Rivaldo, Gianluigi Buffon, José Leandro Andrade, and Gabriel Batistuta. After him are Bobby Moore, Gheorghe Hagi, Stanley Matthews, Raúl, Helenio Herrera, and Guillermo Stábile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Paul Breitner ranks 28. Before him are Bonnie Tyler, Glenn Hughes, Olivia Hussey, Akhmad Kadyrov, Michel Barnier, and Bertie Ahern. After him are Juan Manuel Santos, Win Myint, Jill Biden, Aslan Maskhadov, Traian Băsescu, and Dražen Dalipagić.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul Breitner ranks 615 out of 7,253. Before him are Robert Ritter von Greim (1892), Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892), Katherine Oppenheimer (1910), Erich Hoepner (1886), Emile Berliner (1851), and Horst Wessel (1907). After him are Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908), Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710), Feodor Lynen (1911), Hans von Seeckt (1866), Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (1842), and Till Lindemann (1963).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Paul Breitner ranks 8. Before him are Gerd Müller (1945), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), Lothar Matthäus (1961), Oliver Kahn (1969), Uwe Seeler (1936), and Fritz Walter (1920). After him are Rudi Völler (1960), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Berti Vogts (1946), Andreas Brehme (1960), Helmut Schön (1915), and Helmut Rahn (1929).

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