SOCCER PLAYER

Philipp Degen

1983 - Today

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Philipp Degen (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈfiː.lɪp ˈdeː.gən]; born 15 February 1983) is a retired Swiss professional footballer. Degen was usually a right back who could also play at left back or on the right wing. Degen reached the last 16 in the 2006 World Cup with Switzerland and was selected again for Euro 2008 but did not play any games. He began his professional career at the local Swiss club FC Basel, playing four seasons in the first team before moving to Borussia Dortmund. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Philipp Degen is the 8,384th most popular soccer player (down from 7,751st in 2024), the 774th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 760th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Philipp Degen ranks 8,384 out of 21,273. Before him are Yevhen Seleznyov, Faouzi Chaouchi, Wahbi Khazri, Jorge Ribeiro, Paulo Henrique, and Peter Odemwingie. After him are Ann Kristin Aarønes, Breno Borges, Rafik Halliche, Jan Stejskal, Fridolina Rolfö, and Ri Kwang-chon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Philipp Degen ranks 375. Before him are Benson Henderson, Ilya Yashin, Jeon Hye-bin, Camilla Luddington, Marko Šuler, and Noma Dumezweni. After him are Michaela McManus, Hakan Balta, Custódio Castro, Umut Bulut, Dani Sordo, and Paul Verhaegh.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Philipp Degen ranks 774 out of 1,015. Before him are Marwin Hitz (1987), Kurt Meier (1962), Martin Odersky (1958), Leonardo Genoni (1987), Carla Juri (1985), and Thomas Frischknecht (1970). After him are Marcel Fässler (1959), Michael Albasini (1980), Dominique Herr (1965), Brigitte McMahon (1967), Daniele Ganser (1972), and Sonja Nef (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Philipp Degen ranks 99. Before him are Martin Brunner (1963), Mario Gavranović (1989), Martin Rueda (1963), Benjamin Huggel (1977), Christoph Spycher (1978), and Marwin Hitz (1987). After him are Dominique Herr (1965), Aleksandar Prijović (1990), Mauro Lustrinelli (1976), Marco Grassi (1968), Fabio Coltorti (1980), and Noah Okafor (2000).

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