Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.
Matthias Sammer is a German football official and former player and coach. He played as a defensive midfielder and later in his career as a sweeper.
Patrick Olaiya Olukayode Owomoyela is a German former professional footballer of Nigerian descent who played mainly as a right-back. He previously played for Lüneburger SK, VfL Osnabrück, SC Paderborn 07, Arminia Bielefeld, SV Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund and Hamburger SV II. He was capped by Germany at international level and was a member of the squad at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Marko Rehmer is a German former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back.
Adam Matysek is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently a board member of I liga club Odra Opole.
Willi Schulz is a German former footballer who played as a defender for Schalke 04 and Hamburger SV. At international level, he made 66 appearances for the West Germany national team. He is now the last surviving player from the Germany team in the 1962 World Cup.
Horst Eckel was a German footballer who played as a wing-half. He was part of the West Germany national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He was the last surviving player of the 1954 World Cup Final.
Matthías Vilhjálmsson is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a striker for the Úrvalsdeild club Víkingur. He can as well play as a midfielder. He also played for the Icelandic national football team from 2009 to 2016.
Badr El-Din El Doud Abdalla, known as Bader Eldin Galag, is a Sudanese football midfielder currently playing for Al-Merriekh. Galag is also appearing in Al-Hilal portsudan and in the Sudan national team as right winger. He is a member of the Sudan national football team.
Erich Juskowiak was a German footballer who played as a left-back. He earned 31 caps and 4 goals for the West Germany national team between 1951 and 1959. He played in the World Cup Finals in 1958 where West Germany reached the semi-final.
Gerd Weber is a German former footballer who played as a right midfielder or right-back for Dynamo Dresden.
Stephan Paßlack is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back. At international level, he represented Germany playing for the U21 team, the B team and the first team with whom he earned four caps scoring one goal.
Georg Stollenwerk was a German footballer and trainer.
Zoltán Sebescen is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back or right-winger.
Claus Kreul was a German football player and manager. A right-back, he played in the DDR-Oberliga for FC Karl-Marx-Stadt and BSG Wismut Aue and later managed several Oberliga teams. Kreul died in February 2024, at the age of 79.
Edward Lawrence Bader was an American politician who served as Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey for much of the Roaring Twenties, when the city was arguably at the peak of its popularity as a vacation spot. Bader was known for his contributions to the construction, athletics and aviation of Atlantic City.
Matthias Lukas Ginter is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Germany national team.
Harrison Joseph Bader, nicknamed "Tots", is an American professional baseball center fielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets.
Al-Taraj Club is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Qatif. The club was founded in 1980 and plays its home matches at the Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium.The club was formed in 1980 as a result of the coalition of Al-Bader and Al-Shate, the only two football clubs from Qatif at the time.
Loïc Séri Badé is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Sevilla.
