Gerd Backhaus

East German footballer
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Summary

Gerd Backhaus was born on September 8, 1942[1], in Germany[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Bismark[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[6], German Democratic Republic[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • League or competition: DDR-Oberliga[9]
  • Commons category: Gerd Backhaus[10]
  • Position played on team / speciality: forward[11]
  • Sport: association football[12]
  • Family name: Backhaus[13]
  • Given name: Gerd[14]
  • Participant in: football at the 1964 Summer Olympics[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[16]
  • Country for sport: German Democratic Republic[17]
  • Height: 180 cm[18]
  • Mass: 80 kg[19]

Why It Matters

Gerd Backhaus has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Gerd Backhaus born?

Gerd Backhaus's place of birth was Germany[2].

What did Gerd Backhaus do for work?

Gerd Backhaus worked as an association football player[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . worldfootball.net. worldfootball.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 387507
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 387507, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289935|batch #289935]]"
  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position played on team / speciality → forward
    Place of birth → Germany, Bismark
    Family name → Backhaus
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
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