- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1983
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 144
Greatest Athletes from Germany
This ranking is led by Franz Beckenbauer, Inka Grings and Nadine Angerer. GOAT Rank currently ranks 144 eligible athletes from Germany using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Franz Beckenbauer ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.6.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2013
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2015
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1963–1981
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 89.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2008
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2013
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1980
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–2000
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1982–1999
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2011
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1981–1991
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1966–1976
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1937–1959
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2015
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1998–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2001
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1991–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1978
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1996
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1982–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Franz Beckenbauer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1964–1983 | 92.6 |
| 64 | Inka Grings | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1996–2013 | 89.5 |
| 68 | Nadine Angerer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1996–2015 | 89.4 |
| 70 | Gerd Müller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1963–1981 | 89.3 |
| 96 | Renate Lingor | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1991–2008 | 88.8 |
| 97 | Conny Pohlers | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1996–2013 | 88.8 |
| 98 | Andreas Möller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2004 | 88.8 |
| 106 | Sepp Maier | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1962–1980 | 88.6 |
| 113 | Lothar Matthäus | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–2000 | 88.4 |
| 123 | Steffi Graf | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1982–1999 | 88.3 |
| 131 | Bernd Schuster | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1997 | 88.2 |
| 140 | Ariane Hingst | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1994–2011 | 88.0 |
| 159 | Michael Gross | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1991 | 87.6 |
| 171 | Bettina Wiegmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1989–2003 | 87.5 |
| 173 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1984–1999 | 87.5 |
| 182 | Anja Mittag | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2019 | 87.4 |
| 184 | Joshua Kimmich | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2013–active | 87.4 |
| 211 | Birgit Prinz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2011 | 87.0 |
| 213 | Toni Kroos | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2007–2024 | 87.0 |
| 222 | Roland Matthes | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1966–1976 | 86.9 |
| 229 | Manuel Neuer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–active | 86.8 |
| 242 | Fritz Walter | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1937–1959 | 86.7 |
| 271 | Célia Šašić | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2005–2015 | 86.4 |
| 276 | İlkay Gündoğan | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2009–active | 86.4 |
| 277 | Dirk Nowitzki | Basketball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1998–2019 | 86.3 |
| 286 | Harald Schumacher | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1974–1992 | 86.3 |
| 289 | Thomas Müller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–active | 86.2 |
| 310 | Lena Goeßling | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2021 | 86.1 |
| 316 | Rainer Bonhof | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1970–1983 | 86.0 |
| 323 | Steffi Jones | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2007 | 85.9 |
| 324 | Almuth Schult | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2009–2024 | 85.9 |
| 345 | Doris Fitschen | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2001 | 85.7 |
| 373 | Svenja Huth | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–2024 | 85.5 |
| 380 | Franziska van Almsick | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1991–2004 | 85.4 |
| 391 | Melanie Behringer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2005–2017 | 85.4 |
| 407 | Lea Schüller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2015–active | 85.3 |
| 411 | Fatmire Alushi | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2017 | 85.3 |
| 424 | Rudi Völler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1980–1996 | 85.2 |
| 435 | Jupp Heynckes | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1964–1978 | 85.1 |
| 446 | Andreas Brehme | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1998 | 85.1 |
| 465 | Lars Riedel | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1988–2006 | 84.9 |
| 476 | Sara Däbritz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–active | 84.9 |
| 477 | Thomas Jürgen Häßler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1985–2004 | 84.9 |
| 506 | Miroslav Klose | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1999–2016 | 84.6 |
| 512 | Silvia Neid | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1996 | 84.6 |
| 532 | Philipp Lahm | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2017 | 84.4 |
| 548 | Uwe Seeler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1953–1972 | 84.3 |
| 566 | Kristin Otto | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1982–1989 | 84.2 |
| 607 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1998 | 84.0 |
| 611 | Paul Breitner | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1970–1983 | 84.0 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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