Heidelberg is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Hansi Flick, but the city has produced 51 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Jonas Hofmann, Lukas Rupp, Fritz Walter and Arbër Hoxha. Among them are 44 male and 7 female players. Documented players span more than 109 years, from 1898 to 2007.
