Antonio Rüdiger

Antonio Rüdiger is exactly the type of defender I love to watch. Berlin-born and rising from Stuttgart's reserves to anchoring Real Madrid and the German national team, he embodies the modern centre-back: fast, aerially dominant, and relentless in the tackle. There is real comfort in seeing a player throw his body in front of danger when his side is under pressure. Off the pitch he comes across as warm and playful, but what wins me over is the switch he flips on matchday into pure menace. Defenders who entertain through grit have a special, understated cool.

Name (English)

Antonio Rüdiger

Name (Japanese)

アントニオ・リュディガー

Reading

あんとにお・りゅでぃがー

Born

March 3, 1993 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

Origin

Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg

Height

190 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Official sitehttps://www.antonio-ruediger.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/toniruediger/
• Xhttps://x.com/ToniRuediger
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio%20R%C3%BCdiger
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96755

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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