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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 602,903 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Daniel Van Buyten is the 1,479th most popular soccer player (down from 1,345th in 2019), the 466th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 429th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Daniel Van Buyten ranks 1,479 out of 16,880. Before him are Roberto Firmino, Jesús Navas, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Christophe Galtier, Gerrie Mühren, and Eduard Markarov. After him are Gustavo Peña, Shojiro Sugimura, Diego Lugano, Vladica Popović, Luis Miró, and Alfred Körner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Daniel Van Buyten ranks 54. Before him are Anthony Mackie, Danai Gurira, Laetitia Casta, Gabriel Heinze, Yiruma, and Tyrese Gibson. After him are Jim Sturgess, Ayumi Hamasaki, Stana Katic, Andy Samberg, Selma Ergeç, and Lauren Ridloff.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Daniel Van Buyten ranks 466 out of 1,019. Before him are Robert Waseige (1939), Jean Aerts (1907), Adrien-François Servais (1807), Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889), Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin (1866), and Philippe van Lansberge (1561). After him are Henri Pousseur (1929), Jan Fabre (1958), René Vandereycken (1953), George Albert Boulenger (1858), Arnold Badjou (1909), and Marcel Kint (1914).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Daniel Van Buyten ranks 25. Before him are Louis Van Hege (1889), Joseph Mermans (1922), Kevin De Bruyne (1991), Axel Witsel (1989), Dries Mertens (1987), and Vincent Kompany (1986). After him are Arnold Badjou (1909), Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Thomas Vermaelen (1985), Marouane Fellaini (1987), Jacques Moeschal (1900), and Jan Vertonghen (1987).

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