Marco Streller

Marco Streller, Swiss footballer

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Born: June 18, 1981
Age in 2026: 45
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1981

About Marco Streller

Marco Streller is a Swiss former footballer who played as a striker and is best known for his years with FC Basel and the Switzerland national team. He was the sporting director of FC Basel from June 2017 until June 2019. Since February 2020 he works as a TV expert for the Swiss Pay TV broadcaster Teleclub. In the last game of the season Valentin Stocker and Marco Streller scored the two goals in Basels 2–0 home win over BSC Young Boys and Basel won the championship. After returning from Köln, where he made 14 starts, he scored five goals in 27 games as Stuttgart won the Championship, but Streller still failed to impress the Stuttgart board of directors. During his debut on 14 March 2005 he also scored his first goal for the VfB.

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The world when Marco Streller was born

Marco Streller was born in 1981. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1981

#1 song"Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes
Top movieChariots of Fire
Top TV showDallas
Best-selling bookThe Hotel New Hampshire – John Irving

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns
Top headlineMTV launches
Technology milestoneIBM launches the PC
Defining fadPac-Man fever
Notable inventionIBM PC (personal computer)
World population4.53 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population229.5M

1981 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marco Streller's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1981	2026
Gas	$1.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$68,900	$435,000
Average income	$22,388	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.78	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.18	$0.73
Population	229.5M	341 million

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