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Thomas Linke

1969 - Today

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Thomas Linke (born 26 December 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He last worked as the director of football of FC Ingolstadt 04. Linke was remembered as a hard-nosed tackler with tremendous heading ability, and played in 13 Bundesliga seasons in representation of Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich, totalling 340 games. Having gained his first cap for Germany in his late 20s, he went on to represent the country in one World Cup and one European Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Linke is the 3,520th most popular soccer player (down from 2,387th in 2024), the 4,871st most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,332nd in 2019) and the 234th most popular German Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Thomas Linke ranks 3,520 out of 21,273. Before him are Carlos Kameni, Ardico Magnini, Roy Bentley, César Ruminski, Ilie Balaci, and Willy Kernen. After him are Maino Neri, Santiago Vernazza, Fredi Bobic, Jesús del Muro, Giacomo Mari, and Vedran Ćorluka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Thomas Linke ranks 263. Before him are Helmut Lotti, Andrea Elson, Christy Turlington, Lexington Steele, Michael Baur, and Lukas Moodysson. After him are Despina Vandi, Byron Moreno, Halvard Hanevold, Olegário Benquerença, Wyclef Jean, and Genco Gulan.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Thomas Linke ranks 4,874 out of 7,253. Before him are Gustav Schäfer (1906), Edzard Ernst (1948), Ian Ashley (1947), Matthias Heidemann (1912), Paul du Bois-Reymond (1831), and Heinrich Held (1868). After him are Jenny Erpenbeck (1967), Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (1839), Dieter Henrich (1927), Friedel Rausch (1940), Lena Meyer-Landrut (1991), and Friedrich Gogarten (1887).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Thomas Linke ranks 234. Before him are Günther Herrmann (1939), Manfred Kaiser (1929), Wolfgang Blochwitz (1941), Serge Gnabry (1995), Thomas Allofs (1959), and Matthias Heidemann (1912). After him are Friedel Rausch (1940), Niclas Füllkrug (1993), Mario Basler (1968), Heinz Vollmar (1936), Markus Babbel (1972), and Christoph Metzelder (1980).

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