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Football · Winger · Germany

Pierre Littbarski

1978–1997 · World Cup winner in 1990 with three World Cup finals played.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
82.3
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 77.9
World Cup titles
1
World Cup finals played
3
Germany caps
73
Bundesliga appearances
406
Germany goals
18

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
84
Longevity
86
Honours
82
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Goals per season

SeasonGoals per seasonShare of career
19794
19807
19819
198211
198312
198410
19859
19868
198710
19889
19898
19906
19915
19924
19933
19942

Data sources

  • FIFA
  • UEFA
  • Transfermarkt

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Pierre Littbarski ranks #93 in Football

Pierre Littbarski ranks 93rd among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 434th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 84, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1978–1997 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup titles 1, world cup finals played 3, germany caps 73, bundesliga appearances 406.

Immediately ahead sits Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on 82.9, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Dennis Bergkamp on 81.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Pierre Littbarski GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Littbarski stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Football cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 84/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Pierre Littbarski — frequently asked

Is Pierre Littbarski the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Pierre Littbarski ranks 93rd in Football with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
What is Pierre Littbarski's GOAT Score?
81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Pierre Littbarski rank all time?
434th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 93rd within Football.
Pierre Littbarski vs Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: who ranks higher?
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, on 82.9 against Pierre Littbarski's 81.2 — a margin of 1.7 points.
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