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Hans van Breukelen

1956 - Today

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Johannes Franciscus "Hans" van Breukelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑns fɑm ˈbrøːkələ(n)]; born 4 October 1956) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the technical director of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) from 2017 until 2018. Van Breukelen grew up in De Bilt, where he played in the BVC youth academy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans van Breukelen has received more than 285,859 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Hans van Breukelen is the 729th most popular soccer player (down from 671st in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 343rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hans van Breukelen ranks 729 out of 21,273. Before him are Takashi Mizuno, Paulo Sousa, Asim Ferhatović, Gianni De Biasi, Peregrino Anselmo, and Sérgio Conceição. After him are Ricardo Carvalho, Periko Alonso, Harry Kane, Zlatko Čajkovski, Yasuo Haruyama, and Júlio César.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Hans van Breukelen ranks 98. Before him are Bruce Greenwood, Rita Wilson, Henri Toivonen, Philip Kerr, Elie Hobeika, and Gianni De Biasi. After him are King Diamond, Luis Guzmán, Yegor Gaidar, William J. Burns, El Risitas, and Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hans van Breukelen ranks 341 out of 1,646. Before him are Henk Sneevliet (1883), Isaac Titsingh (1745), Mart Stam (1899), Gerard van Swieten (1700), Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053), and Sharon den Adel (1974). After him are Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597), Olivier van Noort (1558), Wander Johannes de Haas (1878), Karel Doorman (1889), Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743), and Gemma Frisius (1508).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Hans van Breukelen ranks 34. Before him are Erwin Koeman (1961), Piet Schrijvers (1946), Roy Makaay (1975), Phillip Cocu (1970), Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), and Aad de Mos (1947). After him are Dirk Kuyt (1980), Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Jaap Stam (1972), and Bennie Muller (1938).

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