SOCCER PLAYER

Franky Van der Elst

1961 - Today

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Franky Van der Elst (born 30 April 1961) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He later worked as a manager. During a 21-year professional career he played mainly with Club Brugge, being regarded as a legend there and briefly coaching the team in the 2000s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franky Van der Elst has received more than 143,432 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Franky Van der Elst is the 896th most popular soccer player (up from 1,083rd in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 404th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Franky Van der Elst ranks 896 out of 21,273. Before him are Marcelo Salas, Txiki Begiristain, Jean-Marc Bosman, Javier Irureta, Roy Keane, and Takao Nishiyama. After him are Géza Kalocsay, Marcel Koller, Sergei Aleinikov, Roger Piantoni, Nuno Gomes, and Toni Turek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Franky Van der Elst ranks 96. Before him are Liam Cunningham, Andrey Kurkov, Jacky Cheung, Ignazio Cassis, Jonas Jonasson, and Dylan McDermott. After him are Sergei Aleinikov, Eric Stoltz, Tom Araya, Bernard Werber, Aleksandr Dvornikov, and Rafael Grossi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Franky Van der Elst ranks 338 out of 1,190. Before him are Chrodegang (715), Emile Claus (1849), John I, Count of Hainaut (1218), Jan Porcellis (1583), Richilde, Countess of Hainaut (1100), and Jean-Marc Bosman (1964). After him are Hendrick van Balen the Elder (1570), Paul van Zeeland (1893), Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), Camille Jenatzy (1868), Paul Janssen (1926), and Hugo Broos (1952).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Franky Van der Elst ranks 15. Before him are Enzo Scifo (1966), Frans Janssens (1945), Odilon Polleunis (1943), Marc Wilmots (1969), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), and Jean-Marc Bosman (1964). After him are Wilfried Van Moer (1945), Raoul Lambert (1944), Dries Mertens (1987), Franky Vercauteren (1956), Radja Nainggolan (1988), and Axel Witsel (1989).

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