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Germany

A statistical overview of Germany's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 99 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 4
Continental titles: 3
Tournament entries: 34
Legends tracked: 99

Capital: Berlin
Population: 84.4M
Coach profiles: 1 ranked
Database OVR: 87 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 99
Average OVR: 87
Peak OVR: 95
Average height: 181 cm
Average speed: 79
Average first touch: 79

Composition

Position distribution

99 total

Goalkeepers11 · 11%

Defenders30 · 30%

Midfielders30 · 30%

Attackers28 · 28%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 1414%
Right: 7980%
Unknown: 66%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1980s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRBeckenbauer, Franz95 OVRDatabase rating

National-team scorerKlose, Miroslav71 goals137 caps

Most national capsMatthäus, Lothar150 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioMüller, Gerd1.09 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreReuter, Stefan92 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthJancker, Carsten95 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchLittbarski, Pierre93 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1980s23 legendsPrimary player era

Coaching legacy

Highest-rated Germany coaches

The leading coaches from this football culture, ordered by Legends Database OVR. Their tactical work remains explored in each dedicated profile.

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Calm CommanderOttmar HitzfeldBorussia Dortmund / Bayern Munich90OVR

Showing 1 of 1 Germany coach profile currently rated in the database.

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches163

Win rate54.6%

Goal difference+112

Won: 8955%
Drawn: 3320%
Lost: 4125%

Goals for: 316
Goals against: 204
World Cup: 20appearances
Continental: 14appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Germany's football tradition through these recurring themes.

mental strength
efficiency
high-intensity pressing
physical power
team cohesion

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Confederation: UEFA
Capital: Berlin

Player index

Explore every Germany legend

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