
The diminutive yet supremely gifted midfielder, a technical wizard on the right flank, who claimed both the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1996. Career record: 101 caps and 11 goals for Germany; club career at 1. FC Köln, Karlsruher SC, TSV 1860 München; honours include national Player of the Year 1989, national Player of the Year 1992.
One rank above: Karlheinz Förster at #29.
One rank below: Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck at #31.
Germany's editorial top five: Franz Beckenbauer · Gerd Müller · Manuel Neuer · Lothar Matthäus · Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.