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Sigi Schmid

1953 - 2018

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Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid (German: [ˈziːkfʀiːt ˈziːɡiː ʃmiːt]; March 20, 1953 – December 25, 2018) was a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was a starting midfielder. He coached his former college team, the UCLA Bruins from 1980 to 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sigi Schmid is the 351st most popular coach (up from 383rd in 2024), the 5,768th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,046th in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Sigi Schmid ranks 351 out of 471. Before him are Michelangelo Rampulla, Park Kyung-hoon, Tom Watson, Leonardo Cuéllar, João Carlos, and Vadão. After him are Patrizio Sala, Anatoly Baidachny, Otacílio Gonçalves, Gertjan Verbeek, Jamal Sellami, and Giampaolo Mazza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Sigi Schmid ranks 584. Before him are Carlos Gutierrez, Kenneth Rogoff, Bobby Rahal, Kay Stenshjemmet, Robert Rodat, and Jimmy Iovine. After him are Judith Curry, Marcolino Moco, David Thompson, Michelle Hurst, Nailya Gilyazova, and Lee Garlington. Among people deceased in 2018, Sigi Schmid ranks 542. Before him are Roy Clark, Frank Ramsey, Oliver Knussen, Ken Flach, Olivia Cole, and Fazlullah. After him are Walter Bahr, João W. Nery, James H. Billington, Simon Shelton, Aloyzas Kveinys, and Graciano Rocchigiani.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sigi Schmid ranks 5,771 out of 7,253. Before him are Haha (1979), Thilo Kehrer (1996), Heike Henkel (1964), Yann Aurel Bisseck (2000), Robert F. Wagner (1877), and Alexander Hacke (1965). After him are Oliver Reck (1965), Hito Steyerl (1966), Nico Schlotterbeck (1999), Markus Schulz (1975), Reinhold Ewald (1956), and Willi Orban (1992).

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Among COACHES In Germany

Among coaches born in Germany, Sigi Schmid ranks 37. Before him are Wolfgang Sidka (1954), Vincenzo Italiano (1977), Peter Zeidler (1962), Alexander Zorniger (1967), Marco Pezzaiuoli (1968), and Markus Gisdol (1969). After him are Dino Toppmöller (1980), Sandro Schwarz (1978), Mirko Slomka (1967), David Wagner (1971), Jens Keller (1970), and Ümit Karan (1976).

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