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West German men's footballers

  • Horst-Dieter HöttgesHorst-Dieter Höttges was born on the 10th of September 1943 in the city of Mönchengladbach. He started playing football at local sides named Blau-Weiß Dahl…
  • Wolfgang OverathWolfgang Overath spent his entire professional career at 1. FC Köln between 1962 and 1977. He appeared in 765 matches for the club during that fifteen-year…
  • Jürgen GrabowskiJürgen Grabowski entered the world on the 7th of July 1944 in Wiesbaden, West Germany. He began his football journey with local clubs SV Biebrich 1919 and FV…
  • Gerd MüllerGerd Müller was born on the 3rd of November 1945 in Nördlingen, Germany. He began playing football for his hometown club TSV 1861 Nördlingen youth ranks in…
  • Helmut RahnHelmut Rahn began his football journey in 1938 at the local club Altenessen 1912. He played there until 1946 before moving to SC Oelde 09.
  • Sepp MaierJosef Dieter Maier entered the world on the 28th of February 1944 in the small Bavarian town of Metten. He began his journey with Bayern Munich's youth sides…
  • Jürgen KlinsmannJürgen Klinsmann was born on the 30th of July 1964 in Göppingen, Germany. His family moved to Stuttgart when he was a teenager.
  • Oliver KahnOliver Kahn joined the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975 at the age of six. His father Rolf had played for that same club from 1962 to 1965 before Oliver…
  • Franz BeckenbauerFranz Anton Beckenbauer was born on the 11th of September 1945 at a clinic in the Maxvorstadt borough of Munich. He grew up in the working-class district of…
  • Lothar MatthäusLothar Herbert Matthäus entered the world on the 21st of March 1961 in Erlangen, Bavaria. His father Heinz worked as a canteen manager after fleeing across…