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Stephan Lichtsteiner

1984 - Today

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Stephan Lichtsteiner (Swiss Standard German: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈlɪçtˌʃtaɪnər]; born 16 January 1984) is a Swiss former professional footballer. An attacking right-back or wing-back, he was known for his energetic runs down the right wing, as well as his stamina and athleticism, which earned him the nicknames "Forrest Gump" and "The Swiss Express". He began his professional career with Grasshopper, winning a league title in 2002–03, and moved to Lille in 2005, helping the French club to Champions League qualification in his first season with the team. In 2008, he joined Italian club Lazio, and won both the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephan Lichtsteiner is the 2,251st most popular soccer player (down from 2,130th in 2019), the 448th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 421st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 2,251 out of 21,273. Before him are Sam Allardyce, Rui Patrício, Bernard Genghini, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Naoki Matsushita, and Ricardo Gareca. After him are Hendrik Isemborghs, Fabián Ruiz, Pedro Zaballa, Ansu Fati, Abdulrahman Fawzi, and Karel Pešek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 58. Before him are Maxi López, Lena Katina, Bob Morley, Marija Šerifović, Nikola Karabatić, and István Kovács. After him are Ku Hye-sun, Antonio Puerta, Mahamat Déby, Branislav Ivanović, Mathieu Valbuena, and Helene Fischer.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 448 out of 1,015. Before him are Philipp Etter (1891), Gottfried Dienst (1919), Arnold Koller (1933), Renée Colliard (1933), Bernhard Hammer (1822), and Leon Schlumpf (1925). After him are Kaspar Villiger (1941), Alexander Frei (1979), Paolo Macchiarini (1958), Granit Xhaka (1992), Romain Grosjean (1986), and Robert Emden (1862).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 18. Before him are Robert Ballaman (1926), Stéphane Chapuisat (1969), Luuk de Jong (1990), Max Abegglen (1902), Roger Courtois (1912), and Roger Vonlanthen (1930). After him are Alexander Frei (1979), Granit Xhaka (1992), Eugène Parlier (1929), Murat Yakin (1974), Heinz Schneiter (1935), and Hakan Yakin (1977).

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