| 1 |  Walker | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 2 |  Michael Lejan | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | Retired | 1983 | — |
| 3 |  Michael Carrick | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Retired | 1981 | — |
| 4 |  Simon Rolfes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 5 |  Goran Sukalo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Slovenia | Retired | 1981 | — |
| 6 |  David Solga | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 7 |  Barbaros Barut | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 1983 | — |
| 8 |  Thierno Bah | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea Switzerland | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 9 |  Jérôme Colinet | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | Retired | 1983 | — |
| 10 |  Malte Metzelder | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 11 |  Nicolás Medina | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Italy | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 12 |  Anthony Obodai | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ghana | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 13 |  Matthias Lehmann | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1983 | — |
| 14 |  Torsten Reuter | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 15 |  Stefan Beckert | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 16 |  Mladen Kascelan | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Montenegro | Retired | 1983 | — |
| 17 |  Christoph Preuß | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1981 | — |
| 18 |  Rogier Molhoek | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | Retired | 1981 | — |
| 19 |  Mohamed Coubageat | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Togo | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 20 |  Tamandani Nsaliwa | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Canada Germany | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 21 |  John Halls | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 22 |  Adebowale Ogungbure | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Nigeria Germany | Retired | 1981 | — |
| 23 |  Tim Kruse | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1983 | — |
| 24 |  Sandro Stallbaum | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1981 | — |
| 25 |  Oliver Kirch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 26 |  Danko Boskovic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany Montenegro | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 27 |  Chris Baird | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Northern Ireland | Retired | 1982 | — |
| 28 |  Lars Jungnickel | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Retired | 1981 | — |
| 29 |  Alou Diarra | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Mali | Retired | 1981 | — |
| 30 |  Danny Mathijssen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | Retired | 1983 | — |