SOCCER PLAYER

Daniel Van Buyten

1978 - Today

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Daniel Van Buyten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdaːnijɛl vɑm ˈbœytə(n)]; born 7 February 1978) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a centre back. Nicknamed "Big Dan", Van Buyten was known for his uncompromising style of play, exploiting both his physical strength and aerial ability. Beginning at Charleroi as a striker, Van Buyten's career took off when he converted to a centre back, playing for a series of top flight clubs, including Marseille, Manchester City, Hamburger SV and Bayern Munich. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Van Buyten has received more than 657,805 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Daniel Van Buyten is the 1,237th most popular soccer player (up from 1,479th in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 465th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Daniel Van Buyten ranks 1,237 out of 21,273. Before him are Péter Palotás, José Della Torre, Nobuyuki Oishi, Marc-Vivien Foé, Blagoje Marjanović, and Ousmane Dembélé. After him are Armando Castellazzi, Yuki Fushimi, Moacir Claudino Pinto, Hans-Jörg Butt, Evaristo de Macedo, and Orvar Bergmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Daniel Van Buyten ranks 40. Before him are Katherine Heigl, Walter Samuel, Nelly Furtado, Stana Katic, Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, and Kumail Nanjiani. After him are Sandra Hüller, Rio Ferdinand, Joan Capdevila, Ha Ji-won, Gabriel Heinze, and Vanessa-Mae.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Daniel Van Buyten ranks 428 out of 1,190. Before him are Wim Mertens (1953), Paul de Man (1919), Stan Ockers (1920), Maurice De Waele (1896), Sigiswald Kuijken (1944), and Joseph Decaisne (1807). After him are Jean Servais (1910), Alfred Stevens (1823), Kevin De Bruyne (1991), Annie Cordy (1928), Philippe de Monte (1521), and Philippe van Lansberge (1561).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Daniel Van Buyten ranks 22. Before him are Wilfried Van Moer (1945), Raoul Lambert (1944), Dries Mertens (1987), Franky Vercauteren (1956), Radja Nainggolan (1988), and Axel Witsel (1989). After him are Kevin De Bruyne (1991), Raymond Braine (1907), Georges Heylens (1941), Joseph Mermans (1922), Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), and Louis Van Hege (1889).

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