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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 667,274 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Björn Kuipers is the 12th most popular referee (down from 5th in 2019), the 606th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 540th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Referee.

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  • 670k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among REFEREES

Among referees, Björn Kuipers ranks 12 out of 147. Before him are Michel Vautrot, Markus Merk, Horacio Elizondo, Rudi Glöckner, Nicolae Rainea, and Jack Taylor. After him are Howard Webb, Roberto Rosetti, Nicola Rizzoli, Said Belqola, Gamal Al-Ghandour, and Viktor Kassai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Björn Kuipers ranks 111. Before him are Tim Kang, Michael Reiziger, Roselyn Sánchez, Igor Matovič, Darko Kovačević, and Ioan Gruffudd. After him are Asia Carrera, Paulo Fonseca, Nacho Vidal, Cassandra Clare, Mariza, and Valentina Lisitsa.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Björn Kuipers ranks 606 out of 1,646. Before him are Adriaan van Maanen (1884), C. George Boeree (1952), Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1691), Memphis Depay (1994), Evert van Aelst (1602), and Pim Doesburg (1943). After him are Wim Eijk (1953), Coen Moulijn (1937), Willeke Alberti (1945), Johannes Burman (1707), Willem Johan Kolff (1911), and Johannes Meursius (1579).

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Among REFEREES In Netherlands

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

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