International Eligibility & Player Data
Tag
Players born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
International football players with roots in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Includes those who left early and went on to represent other nations.
37 players
NAT
PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
GERGER
Manuel Neuer
GK
27.03.1986 (40)
GER Bayern München
2011
GERGER
Mesut Özil
MF
15.10.1988 (37)
Retired
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GERGER
İlkay Gündoğan
MF
24.10.1990 (35)
TUR Galatasaray
2025
TURTUR
Hamit Altıntop
MF
08.12.1982 (43)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Kaan Ayhan
MF
10.11.1994 (31)
TUR Galatasaray
2023
GERGER
Olaf Thon
DF
01.05.1966 (60)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Halil Altıntop
FW
08.12.1982 (43)
Retired
—
GERGER
Fritz Szepan
FW
02.09.1907 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Rudolf Gellesch
FW
01.05.1914 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Rüdiger Abramczik
FW
18.02.1956 (70)
Retired
—
GERGER
Bernhard Klodt
FW
26.10.1926 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Hans Klodt
GK
10.06.1914 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Hans Nowak
DF
09.08.1937 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Ernst Kuzorra
FW
16.10.1905 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Heinz Hornig
FW
28.09.1937 (88)
Retired
—
GERGER
Alfred Kelbassa
MF
21.04.1925 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Norbert Nigbur
GK
08.05.1948 (78)
Retired
—
GERGER
Herbert Burdenski
MF
19.05.1922 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Heinz Kwiatkowski
GK
16.07.1926 (†)
Deceased
—
CROCRO
Filip Tapalović
MF
31.08.1973 (52)
Retired
—
GERGER
Willi Koslowski
FW
17.02.1937 (†)
Deceased
—
TURTUR
Ahmet Dursun
FW
25.01.1978 (48)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Ahmed Kutucu
FW
01.03.2000 (26)
TUR Galatasaray
2025
BELBEL
Romeo Vermant
FW
24.01.2004 (22)
BEL Club Brugge
2023
GERGER
Michael Delura
MF
01.07.1985 (41)
Retired
—
GERGER
Max Grüger
MF
24.05.2005 (21)
GER Schalke 04
2024
GERGER
Danny Latza
MF
07.12.1989 (36)
Retired
—
GERGER
Jürgen Rynio
GK
01.04.1948 (78)
Retired
—
GERGER
Görkem Sağlam
MF
11.04.1998 (28)
TUR Kayserispor
2026
GERGER
Jörg Sobiech
DF
15.01.1969 (57)
Retired
—
GERGER
Jürgen Sobieray
DF
02.11.1950 (75)
Retired
—
GERGER
Marcel Sobottka
DF
25.04.1994 (32)
GER VfL Bochum
2026
GERGER
Oliver Steurer
DF
06.01.1995 (31)
AUT Ried
2023
GERGER
Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp
DF
23.07.1947 (78)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Ünal Alpuğan
MF
03.08.1973 (52)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Mertcan Ayhan
DF
08.09.2006 (19)
GER Schalke 04
2025
TURTUR
Volkan Ünlü
GK
08.07.1983 (43)
Retired
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