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Björn Kuipers

1973 - Today

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Björn Kuipers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbjʏrəŋ ˈkœypərs; ˈbjʏrn -]; born 28 March 1973) is a former Dutch football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee from 2006 to 2021 and an UEFA Elite group referee from 2009 to 2021. He was assisted during international matches by Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Björn Kuipers has received more than 640,551 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Björn Kuipers is the 5th most popular referee (up from 13th in 2019), the 541st most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 556th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Referee.

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  • 640k

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  • 49.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among REFEREES

Among referees, Björn Kuipers ranks 5 out of 107Before him are Pierluigi Collina, Sándor Puhl, Ivan Eklind, and Cüneyt Çakır. After him are Romualdo Arppi Filho, Markus Merk, Felix Brych, Said Belqola, Horacio Elizondo, Howard Webb, and Nicolae Rainea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Björn Kuipers ranks 97Before him are Semmy Schilt, Ichiro Suzuki, Sean Paul, Yorgos Lanthimos, Gabriela Spanic, and Verka Serduchka. After him are Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Asia Carrera, Tyra Banks, Brendan Rodgers, Tadanobu Asano, and Michael Reiziger.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Björn Kuipers ranks 541 out of 1,427Before him are Willem Marinus Dudok (1884), Dirk Jan de Geer (1870), Badr Hari (1984), Theo de Jong (1947), Jan Wolkers (1925), and Peter Aerts (1970). After him are Bertus Aafjes (1914), Richard Witschge (1969), Willem Johan Kolff (1911), George Knobel (1922), Hakim Ziyech (1993), and Derek de Lint (1950).

Among REFEREES In Netherlands

Among referees born in Netherlands, Björn Kuipers ranks 1After him are Pieter Vink (1967).