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Nicknamed ‘Gap’ for his front teeth, Eye of the Tiger for his motivational music… and the story of how a tooth ended up in his head! Football fans enjoy the strange Wikipedia page of Germany’s savior, Niclas Fullkrug
Fans flocked to Niclas Fullkrug’s Wikipedia page following his goal-rich cameo in Germany’s 1-1 draw with Spain, and found a page full of bizarre and funny facts about the striker.
The Werder Bremen hitman earned just his fourth international match for the German national team when he came on as a second-half substitute in the gigantic Group E game on Sunday evening, but scored the equalizer seven minutes from time.
Being a somewhat unknown amount, fans took to his Wikipedia page to spot the 29-year-old and were presented with some fascinating facts about Fullkrug under the headline “Personal Life.”
Fans learned all about German striker Niclas Fullkrug after his cameo and goal on Sunday
Here, fans learned that not only does the German No. 9 have a wife named Lisa, but he also regularly listens to Survivor’s classic Eye of the tiger for motivation.
But, perhaps most bizarrely, the section also outlines the time when Fullkrug had to be hospitalized after a teammate’s tooth was lodged in his forehead – without any other detail in this astonishing anecdote.
It’s not the only teeth-related fact in the section either, you can also learn that the attacker’s nickname is ‘Lucke’, which is German for ‘gap’ and relates to his two front teeth.
The big striker (far right) has been used as a substitute for Hansi Flick’s German side
The discovery prompted fans to take to Twitter to share Germany’s new star’s findings, with one fan describing the page as saying, “Füllkrug may have the most unhinged Wikipedia Personal Life section I’ve seen in years.”
While another labeled the personal section as ‘Niclas Fullkrug’s wiki page is something else lmao’.
One fan has defended Fullkrug’s page as the best out there, taking the wiki info on screen and saying: ‘German Niklas Fullkrug, the best “Personal Life” wiki entry you’ll see for a footballer .’
Fans and journalists discovered some fascinating things while perusing Fullkrug’s Wikipedia
Washington Post journalist Ella Brockway also got in on the Fullkrug act, posting “Niclas Füllkrug: goalscorer, owner of a truly fascinating Personal Life section on Wikipedia.”
Fullkrug started his career with Bremen, but made a name for himself in the second division in Germany for first Nurnberg and then Hanover.
His goal-scoring exploits saw him return to Werder Bremen in 2019, where the club announced his new contract with the club simply by posting an image of his ‘famous’ teeth.
Since his return, Fullkrug has scored 39 goals in 82 appearances for the German club, sending them back to the Bundesliga last season.
Despite his small role in Werder Bremen’s promotion, Fullkrug’s salary was actually cut by 30 per cent at the start of this season due to financial problems at the club, as revealed by BILD.
That hasn’t stopped him scoring though, with 10 goals in 14 Bundesliga appearances to date leading to his call-up to the national side and inclusion in their World Cup squad for Qatar.
Fullkrug has scored 10 goals for Werder Bremen this season and has worked his way into the Germany squad for the World Cup