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Wolfgang Overath

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Wolfgang Overath (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʔoːvəʁaːt] ; born 29 September 1943) is a former West German footballer. A true one-club man, Overath spent his entire professional career at 1. FC Köln. He represented his country three times in World Cup finals, culminating in 1974 with the 2–1 victory over the Netherlands on home soil. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Overath is the 221st most popular soccer player (up from 223rd in 2019), the 992nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,072nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Soccer Player.

Wolfgang Overath is a former German footballer who played as a midfielder for 1. FC Köln and West Germany. He was named German Footballer of the Year in 1967 and 1973, and won the European Championship with West Germany in 1972.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Wolfgang Overath ranks 221 out of 21,273. Before him are Shozo Tsugitani, Shiro Azumi, Kurt Hamrin, József Bozsik, Sergio Ramos, and Kazuyoshi Miura. After him are Tsukasa Hosaka, Kenny Dalglish, Andrea Pirlo, Bora Milutinović, Shojiro Sugimura, and Ryuzo Shimizu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Wolfgang Overath ranks 73. Before him are Terrence Malick, Finn E. Kydland, Sam Shepard, Neale Donald Walsch, Klaus Maria Brandauer, and Tom Holland. After him are Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Lucio Dalla, Joni Mitchell, Mario J. Molina, Alain de Benoist, and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Overath ranks 992 out of 7,253. Before him are Horst Buchholz (1933), Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788), Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671), Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (1528), Matthias Erzberger (1875), and Karl Rahner (1904). After him are Joost van den Vondel (1587), Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777), Therese Neumann (1898), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799), and Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Wolfgang Overath ranks 15. Before him are Rudi Völler (1960), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), Berti Vogts (1946), Andreas Brehme (1960), Helmut Schön (1915), and Helmut Rahn (1929). After him are Bert Trautmann (1923), Felix Magath (1953), Harald Schumacher (1954), Niko Kovač (1971), Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1939), and Michael Ballack (1976).

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