Munich is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Franz Beckenbauer, but the city has produced 308 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Philipp Lahm, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Karim Adeyemi and Zvjezdan Misimović. Among them are 288 male and 20 female players. Documented players span more than 128 years, from 1880 to 2008.