1966 - Today
Frank De Bleeckere (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋɡ də ˈbleːkərə]; born 1 July 1966) is a Belgian former football referee. He had been a referee since 1984, and an international (FIFA) official since 1998. De Bleeckere refereed in his first World Cup finals in Germany, and had to pass a late fitness test following injury. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank De Bleeckere has received more than 55,050 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Frank De Bleeckere is the 30th most popular referee (down from 24th in 2019), the 644th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 578th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Referee.
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Among referees, Frank De Bleeckere ranks 30 out of 107. Before him are Nikolay Latyshev, Jack Taylor, Viktor Kassai, Arnaldo Cézar Coelho, Pedro Proença, and Kim Milton Nielsen. After him are Pierluigi Pairetto, Jorge Larrionda, Milorad Mažić, Daniele Orsato, Ľuboš Micheľ, and Wolfgang Stark.
1913 - 1999
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 24
1930 - 2012
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 25
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 26
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 27
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 28
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 29
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 30
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 31
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 32
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 33
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 34
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 35
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 36
Among people born in 1966, Frank De Bleeckere ranks 244. Before him are Jee Seok-jin, Žarko Paspalj, Vivian Wu, Flemming Povlsen, Kaoru Kakinami, and Kim Joo-sung. After him are Corrie Sanders, Viatcheslav Ekimov, José Garcia, Vladimir Voevodsky, Christopher A. Wray, and Sayuri Yamaguchi.
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 238
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 239
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 240
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 241
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 242
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 243
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 244
1966 - 2012
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 245
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 246
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 247
1966 - 2017
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 248
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 249
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 250
Among people born in Belgium, Frank De Bleeckere ranks 644 out of 1,019. Before him are Philibert Smellinckx (1911), Frans De Mulder (1937), Pierre de Decker (1812), Jacques Beurlet (1944), Jules de Burlet (1844), and Michel Renquin (1955). After him are Maggie De Block (1962), Willy Planckaert (1944), Gunter Pauli (1956), André Saeys (1911), Émile Mpenza (1978), and Roger Laurent (1913).
1911 - 1977
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 638
1937 - 2001
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 639
1812 - 1891
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 640
1944 - 2020
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 641
1844 - 1897
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 642
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 643
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 644
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 645
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 646
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 647
1911 - 1988
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 648
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 649
1913 - 1997
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 650
Among referees born in Belgium, Frank De Bleeckere ranks 1.