- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1983
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 72
Greatest Football Players from Germany
This ranking is led by Franz Beckenbauer, Inka Grings and Nadine Angerer. GOAT Rank currently ranks 72 eligible Football players from Germany using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1965–1979
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2008
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Franz Beckenbauer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1964–1983 | 92.6 |
| 45 | Inka Grings | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1996–2013 | 89.5 |
| 47 | Nadine Angerer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1996–2015 | 89.4 |
| 48 | Gerd Müller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1963–1981 | 89.3 |
| 70 | Renate Lingor | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1991–2008 | 88.8 |
| 71 | Conny Pohlers | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1996–2013 | 88.8 |
| 72 | Andreas Möller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2004 | 88.8 |
| 76 | Sepp Maier | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1962–1980 | 88.6 |
| 80 | Lothar Matthäus | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–2000 | 88.4 |
| 92 | Bernd Schuster | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1997 | 88.2 |
| 98 | Ariane Hingst | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1994–2011 | 88.0 |
| 115 | Bettina Wiegmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1989–2003 | 87.5 |
| 117 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1984–1999 | 87.5 |
| 120 | Anja Mittag | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2019 | 87.4 |
| 122 | Joshua Kimmich | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2013–active | 87.4 |
| 141 | Birgit Prinz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2011 | 87.0 |
| 142 | Toni Kroos | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2007–2024 | 87.0 |
| 149 | Manuel Neuer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–active | 86.8 |
| 154 | Fritz Walter | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1937–1959 | 86.7 |
| 165 | Célia Šašić | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2005–2015 | 86.4 |
| 169 | İlkay Gündoğan | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2009–active | 86.4 |
| 170 | Harald Schumacher | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1974–1992 | 86.3 |
| 173 | Thomas Müller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–active | 86.2 |
| 183 | Lena Goeßling | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2021 | 86.1 |
| 186 | Rainer Bonhof | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1970–1983 | 86.0 |
| 189 | Steffi Jones | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2007 | 85.9 |
| 190 | Almuth Schult | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2009–2024 | 85.9 |
| 204 | Doris Fitschen | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2001 | 85.7 |
| 223 | Svenja Huth | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–2024 | 85.5 |
| 230 | Melanie Behringer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2005–2017 | 85.4 |
| 238 | Lea Schüller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2015–active | 85.3 |
| 242 | Fatmire Alushi | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2017 | 85.3 |
| 248 | Rudi Völler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1980–1996 | 85.2 |
| 254 | Jupp Heynckes | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1964–1978 | 85.1 |
| 257 | Andreas Brehme | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1998 | 85.1 |
| 270 | Sara Däbritz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–active | 84.9 |
| 271 | Thomas Jürgen Häßler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1985–2004 | 84.9 |
| 281 | Miroslav Klose | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1999–2016 | 84.6 |
| 283 | Silvia Neid | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1979–1996 | 84.6 |
| 291 | Philipp Lahm | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2017 | 84.4 |
| 297 | Uwe Seeler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1953–1972 | 84.3 |
| 321 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1998 | 84.0 |
| 323 | Paul Breitner | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1970–1983 | 84.0 |
| 329 | Matthias Sammer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1985–1998 | 83.9 |
| 334 | Berti Vogts | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1965–1979 | 83.8 |
| 343 | Antonio Rüdiger | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–active | 83.7 |
| 350 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2011–active | 83.6 |
| 351 | Oliver Kahn | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1987–2008 | 83.5 |
| 353 | Nadine Keßler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–2016 | 83.5 |
| 360 | Lena Oberdorf | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2018–active | 83.4 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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