The following are the association football events of the year 1998 throughout the world.
Marc Janko is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Janko was a successful goal-scorer, particularly during his time at Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored 75 league goals in 108 matches, including 39 goals in 35 matches in the 2009–10 season. He is the son of Eva Janko, who won a bronze medal in the women's Javelin event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Atdhe Nuhiu is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club SC Rheindorf Altach.
Fredrik Aasmundrud Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Molde FK.
Ole Kristian Selnæs is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Rosenborg as a defensive midfielder. Between 2015 and 2019, he made 32 appearances for the Norway national team scoring twice. He is the son of former Rosenborg goalkeeper Ivar Selnæs.
Per Kristian Worre Bråtveit is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Strømsgodset.
Marvin Egho is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Randers.
Kristian Traychev Dimitrov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Levski Sofia and the Bulgarian national team.
Kristian Majdahl Pedersen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Swansea City, and for the Denmark national team. He plays predominantly at left back but can also play at centre back.
Kristian Dirks Riis is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Kristian Dobrev is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Slavia Sofia.
Jan Mlakar is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Pisa.
Alexander Schmidt is an Austrian footballer who plays as a striker for Austria Wien.
Husein Balić is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club ŁKS Łódź.
David Cancola is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Ionikos. He has previously played for Austria Wien, Wiener Neustadt, TSV Hartberg, Slovan Liberec and Ross County.
Christian Ilić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Dinamo București.
Nikolai Baden Frederiksen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lyngby.
Stefan Thurner is an Austrian physicist and complexity researcher. He has been professor for Science of Complex Systems at the Medical University of Vienna since 2009, external professor at the Santa Fe Institute since 2007, and guest professor at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore since 2016.
Thurner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kristian Michael Shaw Fulton is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
