Wuppertal is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Gonzalo Castro, but the city has produced 53 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Erich Ribbeck, Richard Sukuta-Pasu, Holger Fach and Dimitris Grammozis. Among them are 48 male and 5 female players. Birth years range from 1926 to 2004.
