Football players born in Gelsenkirchen

This page lists all 120 football players born in Gelsenkirchen that are documented on Wikidata. The best-known names from the city include Mesut Özil, Manuel Neuer, İlkay Gündoğan and Hamit Altıntop. Among them are 116 male and 4 female players. Documented players span more than 106 years, from 1900 to 2006.

Most notable players from Gelsenkirchen

Mesut Özil

b. 1988Germany86

Manuel Neuer

b. 1986Germany85

İlkay Gündoğan

b. 1990Germany78

Hamit Altıntop

b. 1982Turkey74

Olaf Thon

b. 1966Germany68

All 120 players from Gelsenkirchen

Kaan Ayhan

b. 1994Turkey67

Halil Altıntop

b. 1982Turkey67

Rüdiger Abramczik

b. 1956Germany62

Bernhard Klodt

b. 1926Germany62

Heinz Kwiatkowski

b. 1926Germany60

Michael Skibbe

b. 1965Germany59

Fritz Szepan

b. 1907Germany59

Danny Latza

b. 1989Germany59

Willi Koslowski

b. 1937Germany59

Norbert Nigbur

b. 1948Germany59

Heinz Hornig

b. 1937Germany56

Ahmed Kutucu

b. 2000Turkey56

Hans Nowak

b. 1937Germany55

Rudolf Gellesch

b. 1914Germany52

Adolf Urban

b. 1914German Reich52

Ernst Kuzorra

b. 1905Germany51

Marcel Sobottka

b. 1994Germany49

Ahmet Dursun

b. 1978Turkey49

Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp

b. 1947Germany47

Toni Tapalović

b. 1980Germany46

Michael Delura

b. 1985Poland46

Herbert Burdenski

b. 1922Germany46

Görkem Sağlam

b. 1998Germany46

Filip Tapalović

b. 1976Germany43

Volkan Ünlü

b. 1983Turkey41

Ernst Kalwitzki

b. 1909Germany41

Otto Tibulski

b. 1912Germany41

Karl Barufka

b. 1921Germany38

Stefan Blank

b. 1977Germany38

Aleksander Tupalski

b. 1900Poland38

Fritz Pliska

b. 1915Germany38

Jörg Sobiech

b. 1969Germany36

Norbert Elgert

b. 1957Germany36

Ulrich Bittcher

b. 1957Germany36

Manfred Kreuz

b. 1936Germany36

Mertcan Ayhan

b. 2006Germany36

Ünal Alpuğan

b. 1973Turkey36

Hans Klodt

b. 1914Germany36

Heinz Pliska

b. 1941Germany36

Hans-Jürgen Becher

b. 1941Germany36

Connor Krempicki

b. 1994Germany36

Pakize Gözde Dökel

b. 1997Turkey33

Oliver Steurer

b. 1995Germany33

Güngör Kaya

b. 1990Turkey33

Dirk Karkuth

b. 1962Germany33

Detlef Krella

b. 1964Germany33

Klaus Berge

b. 1961Germany33

Waldemar Gerhardt

b. 1939Germany33

Dominik Ernst

b. 1990Germany33

Mike Möllensiep

b. 1975Germany33

Volker Abramczik

b. 1964Germany30

Görkem Can

b. 2000Turkey30

Max Grüger

b. 200530

Thomas Kläsener

b. 1976Germany30

Jürgen Rynio

b. 1948Germany30

Benjamin Wingerter

b. 1983Germany30

Norbert Eilenfeldt

b. 1956Germany30

Luca Podlech

b. 2005Germany26

Otto Laszig

b. 1934Germany26

Norbert Dörmann

b. 1958Germany26

Migel Schmeling

b. 200026

Jürgen Sobieray

b. 1950Germany26

Bruno Zboralski

b. 1921France20

Ali Kandil

b. 1982Turkey20

Lisa Josten

b. 1993Germany20

Gerhard Wagner

b. 1944Germany20

Cihan Yıldız

b. 1995Germany20

Rıdvan Balcı

b. 1993Turkey20

Sigmar Bieber

b. 196820

Emil Rothardt

b. 1905Germany20

Gerd Kasperski

b. 1949Germany20

Heinz Murach

b. 1926Germany20

Bernhard Füller

b. 1921German Reich13

Ernst Kuster

b. 1940Germany13

Ferdinand Zajons

b. 1906Germany13

Rudolf Eder

b. 1930Germany13

Sabrina Dörpinghaus

b. 1988Germany13

Siegmar Bieber

b. 1968Germany13

Gökhan Öztürk

b. 1992Turkey13

Werner Kisker

b. 192513

Ernst Alexander

b. 1914Germany13

Werner Gmeiner

b. 1957Germany13

Klaus Schonz

b. 1940Germany13

Klaus Beverungen

b. 1951Germany13

Ovid Hajou

b. 198313

Günter Wohlgemuth

b. 1938Germany13

Heinz Hinz

b. 1919Germany13

Joseph Kuta

b. 1919Poland13

Paul Stieber

b. 1997Germany13

Ulrich Schröder

b. 1961Germany13

Gianluca Swajkowski

b. 200513

Günter Karnhof

b. 1931Germany13

Günter Kuczinski

b. 1954Germany13

Markus Schwiderowski

b. 1973Germany13

Wilhelm Schabram

b. 1916German Reich13

Willi Dargaschewski

b. 1921Germany13

Rainer Schönwälder

b. 1940Germany13

Wilfried Kapteina

b. 1930Germany13

André Pawlak

b. 1971Germany13

Lily Reimöller

b. 2005Germany13

Kurt Sahm

b. 192413

Rolf Lendzian

b. 194013

Karl-Heinz Sell

b. 1941Germany13

Timur Karagülmez

b. 1989Germany13

Karl-Heinz Bente

b. 1941Germany13

Horst Poganaz

b. 1938Germany13

Walter Badorek

b. 1906Germany13

Stanisław Olejniczak

b. 190213

Joseph Plesiak

b. 1917Germany13

Gerhard Pastoors

b. 193613

Herbert Höbusch

b. 1949Germany13

Werner Jestremski

b. 1942Germany13

Uwe Höfer

b. 1959Germany13

Helmut Gorka

b. 196013

Franciszek Zdrojewski

b. 19080