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SOCCER PLAYER

François Van der Elst

1954 - 2017

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François Van der Elst (1 December 1954 – 11 January 2017) was a Belgian footballer, who played as a winger. He is mainly known for winning several national and European trophies while at R.S.C. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Van der Elst has received more than 98,455 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. François Van der Elst is the 1,756th most popular soccer player (down from 1,614th in 2019), the 507th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 474th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 98k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, François Van der Elst ranks 1,756 out of 16,880. Before him are Mario Varglien, Ivan Buljan, Émile Veinante, Gunnar Andersson, Luiz Gustavo, and Vítor Pereira. After him are Leivinha, Ahn Jung-hwan, Romeo Benetti, Emiliano Sala, Iván Helguera, and Bernabé Ferreyra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, François Van der Elst ranks 221. Before him are Jaak Uudmäe, Ross the Boss, Mohsen Rezaee, Stina Ekblad, Ivo Van Damme, and Bouasone Bouphavanh. After him are Koen Lenaerts, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Annette Haven, Jan Theuninck, Akemi Iwata, and José María Figueres. Among people deceased in 2017, François Van der Elst ranks 274. Before him are Ludvig Faddeev, Darlanne Fluegel, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Om Puri, Daniil Granin, and Eugene Garfield. After him are Alec McCowen, Amotz Zahavi, Richard Hatch, Björn Granath, Hrvoje Šarinić, and Hubert Dreyfus.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, François Van der Elst ranks 507 out of 1,019. Before him are Jan Vertonghen (1987), George Van Biesbroeck (1880), Camille Lemonnier (1844), David Ruelle (1935), Walthère Frère-Orban (1812), and Edgard Colle (1897). After him are Koen Lenaerts (1954), Georges Ronsse (1906), Jacques d'Arthois (1613), Ferdinand Bracke (1939), Joseph Decaisne (1807), and Jan Theuninck (1954).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, François Van der Elst ranks 32. Before him are Arnold Badjou (1909), Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Thomas Vermaelen (1985), Marouane Fellaini (1987), Jacques Moeschal (1900), and Jan Vertonghen (1987). After him are Ludo Coeck (1955), Henri Coppens (1930), Christian Piot (1947), Georges Heylens (1941), Léopold Anoul (1922), and Léon Semmeling (1940).

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