German Sports Legends
The greatest german sports people of all time — across 13 sports.
⚽ Football
German
Antonio Rüdiger
Centre-back
German professional footballer and centre-back who has won multiple Champions League titles with Che…
German
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Midfielder
German footballer and midfielder who captained Germany to 2014 World Cup victory and won 8 Bundeslig…
German
Birgit Prinz
Centre Forward
German footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest women's players of all time, three-time FIF…
German
Florian Wirtz
Attacking Midfielder
Germany's most gifted teenager since Müller — Bundesliga champion and the European Championship's st…
German
Franz Beckenbauer
Sweeper/Defender
Der Kaiser — German footballer and manager who won the World Cup both as player (1974) and manager (…
German
Gerd Müller
Centre Forward
Der Bomber — Germany's World Cup winner and Bayern Munich legend whose 365 Bundesliga goals were a r…
German
İlkay Gündoğan
Midfielder
German midfielder known for his technical ability, leadership, and success with Manchester City and …
German
Jamal Musiala
Attacking Midfielder
German attacking midfielder/winger born 2003, known for exceptional dribbling and creativity. Bayern…
German
Jérôme Boateng
Centre-back
German centre-back who won the 2014 World Cup and spent a decade at Bayern Munich, winning multiple …
German
Joshua Kimmich
Right Back / Midfielder
Supremely versatile German star equally at home at right-back or in midfield, whose intelligence and…
German
Jürgen Klinsmann
Forward
German footballer and manager who won the 1990 World Cup and 1996 European Championship as a player,…
German
Kai Havertz
Forward / Attacking Midfielder
Elegant German forward who scored the winning goal in the Champions League final for Chelsea before …
German
Leon Goretzka
Midfielder
Powerful German box-to-box midfielder whose physical transformation and all-round ability have been …
German
Leroy Sané
Winger
PFA Young Player of the Year at City — Germany's electric winger of a new generation.…
German
Manuel Neuer
Goalkeeper
German goalkeeper widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, known for revolutionizing the …
German
Marc-André ter Stegen
Goalkeeper
German goalkeeper renowned for his exceptional shot-stopping ability and distribution skills, establ…
German
Marco Reus
Attacking Midfielder/Forward
The most beloved one-club man in modern football — Borussia Dortmund's captain through two decades.…
German
Mario Götze
Attacking Midfielder/Forward
German footballer who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final, known for his technical a…
German
Mats Hummels
Centre-back
German centre-back and former captain, renowned for his defensive leadership, ball-playing ability, …
German
Mesut Özil
Attacking Midfielder
German footballer and attacking midfielder renowned for his exceptional vision, creativity and passi…
German
Michael Ballack
Midfielder
German midfielder who captained Germany to World Cup and European Championship finals, known for his…
German
Miroslav Klose
Centre Forward
The FIFA World Cup's all-time leading scorer with 16 goals — Germany's World Cup winner in 2014 and …
German
Nadine Angerer
Goalkeeper
German footballer and goalkeeper who became the first goalkeeper to win FIFA World Player of the Yea…
German
Oliver Kahn
Goalkeeper
German footballer and goalkeeper, widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, kn…
German
Per Mertesacker
Centre Back
German footballer and centre-back who captained Germany to World Cup victory in 2014 and won three F…
German
Philipp Lahm
Full-back/Midfielder
German football defender and midfielder who captained Bayern Munich and Germany to multiple titles, …
German
Sami Khedira
Midfielder
German midfielder who won the 2014 World Cup and Champions League titles with Real Madrid and Juvent…
German
Serge Gnabry
Winger
Explosive German winger who overcame a difficult spell at Arsenal to become one of Bayern Munich's m…
German
Thomas Müller
Forward
Bayern Munich's legendary "Raumdeuter" (space interpreter) — World Cup winner and one of football's …
German
Timo Werner
Forward
Rapid German forward whose pace and movement caused havoc, though his finishing was often scrutinise…
German
Toni Kroos
Midfielder
German midfielder regarded as one of the finest passers in football history, winning Champions Leagu…
🏀 Basketball
German
Detlef Schrempf
Power Forward/Small Forward
German basketball forward who became one of the most successful European players in NBA history, win…
German
Detlef Schrempf Extra
Small Forward/Power Forward
German basketball forward who became the first European player to win NBA Sixth Man of the Year Awar…
German
Dirk Nowitzki
Power Forward
German basketball legend who revolutionized the power forward position with his exceptional shooting…
German
Franz Wagner
Small Forward
The most complete young German player since Dirk Nowitzki — Orlando's co-star and an elite two-way w…
German
Satou Sabally
Forward / Guard
Versatile German forward whose NBA-level brand appeal, elite scoring and global platform have made h…
🎾 Tennis
German
Alexander Zverev
Singles
Germany's top men's player and 2020 ATP Finals champion and Olympic gold medallist.…
German
Angelique Kerber
Singles
Three-time Grand Slam champion and Olympic gold medallist who ended Germany's long wait for a women'…
German
Boris Becker
Professional Tennis Player
Wimbledon's youngest ever champion (aged 17) who won six Grand Slams and embodied 1980s tennis glamo…
German
Steffi Graf
Professional Tennis Player
The only player to achieve the Golden Slam — all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold in the same year …
🏊 Swimming
German
Kornelia Ender
Swimmer (Freestyle/Butterfly)
East German swimmer who dominated women's swimming in the 1970s, winning 4 Olympic golds at Montreal…
German
Michael Gross
Freestyle/Butterfly Swimmer
The Albatross — two Olympic golds at Los Angeles 1984 and a 2.21m wingspan that gave him a unique ph…
🏒 Ice Hockey
German
Leon Draisaitl
Centre/Left Wing
German professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers, known for his e…
German
Moritz Seider
Defenceman
German professional ice hockey defenseman who became the youngest NHL defenseman to win the Calder T…
German
Tim Stützle
Centre
German ice hockey center who became the youngest player in Ottawa Senators history to score 35+ goal…
🏎️ Formula 1
German
Michael Schumacher
Racing Driver
German Formula 1 driver widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, holding the record for m…
German
Nico Rosberg
Racing Driver
German-Finnish Formula 1 driver who won the 2016 World Championship with Mercedes before retiring fi…
German
Ralf Schumacher
Driver
German Formula 1 racing driver who won 6 Grand Prix races during his career from 1997-2007, driving …
German
Sebastian Vettel
Racing Driver
German Formula 1 driver who won four consecutive World Championships (2010-2013) with Red Bull Racin…
⛷️ Winter Sports
German
Claudia Pechstein
Speed Skater
Nine Olympic medals and the most decorated Winter Olympian in German history — Claudia Pechstein com…
German
Felix Loch
Luge
German luger who dominated the sport in the 2010s, winning Olympic gold in 2014 and 2018, plus multi…
German
Georg Hackl
Luge
German luger who dominated the sport in the 1990s, winning three consecutive Olympic gold medals and…
German
Katarina Witt
Figure Skater
German figure skater who dominated women's singles in the 1980s, winning consecutive Olympic golds i…
🏁 Motorsport
German
Nico Hülkenberg
Formula 1 Driver
German Formula One racing driver known for holding the record for most F1 race starts without a win,…
German
Sabine Schmitz
Racing Driver
German racing driver and television presenter known as 'Queen of the Nürburgring', first woman to wi…
🏓 Table Tennis
German
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Table Tennis Player
German table tennis player born in Ukraine, former world No. 1 and Olympic medalist known for aggres…
German
Patrick Franziska
Professional Table Tennis Player
German professional table tennis player known for his attacking style and consistent top-10 world ra…
German
Timo Boll
Table Tennis Player
German table tennis legend, former World No.1, 8-time European Champion and one of the most successf…