Dresden is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Matthias Sammer, but the city has produced 105 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Helmut Schön, Hans-Jürgen Kreische, Lars Lukas Mai and Marie-Louise Eta. Among them are 99 male and 6 female players. Documented players span more than 155 years, from 1850 to 2005.