Hans Geiger

Association footballer (1905-1974)
Person human Q382732
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Summary

Hans Geiger was born on December 24, 1905[1], in Nuremberg[2]. He died on May 1, 1952[3], in Mainz[4]. He worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: December 17, 1974[8], August 25, 1991[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Member of sports team: 1. FC Nürnberg[12], Germany men's national association football team[13], Tennis Borussia Berlin[14], BFC Viktoria 1889[15], FC Petrolul Ploiești[16]
  • Position played on team / speciality: midfielder[17]
  • Sport: association football[18]
  • Family name: Geiger[19]
  • Given name: Hans[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[21]
  • Country for sport: Germany[22]
  • Coach of sports team: 1. FSV Mainz 05[23]

Why It Matters

Hans Geiger has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Hans Geiger born?

Hans Geiger was born in Nuremberg[2].

Where did Hans Geiger die?

Hans Geiger passed away in Mainz[4].

What did Hans Geiger do for work?

Hans Geiger worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position played on team / speciality → midfielder
    Member of sports team → 1. FC Nürnberg, Germany men's national association football team, Tennis Borussia Berlin +2
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 360387
    Sex or gender → male
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 360387, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289935|batch #289935]]"
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