1956 - Today
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 224,716 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Hans van Breukelen is the 672nd most popular soccer player (down from 666th in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 317th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Hans van Breukelen ranks 672 out of 16,880. Before him are Enzo Scifo, Gianluca Pagliuca, Bernard Vukas, Tomohiko Ikoma, Diego Costa, and Alfio Basile. After him are Sven Tumba, Pak Doo-ik, Pepe Reina, Dejan Stanković, Fernando Morientes, and Eizo Yuguchi.
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 666
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 667
1927 - 1983
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 668
1932 - 2009
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 669
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 670
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 671
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 672
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 673
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 674
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 675
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 676
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 677
1945 - 2003
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 678
Among people born in 1956, Hans van Breukelen ranks 96. Before him are Mimi Rogers, Bruce Greenwood, Dana Delany, Jens Fink-Jensen, Luis Guzmán, and Ewa Kopacz. After him are Alain Ducasse, Steven Bauer, Mari Boine, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, Boris Akunin, and Kazuyo Sejima.
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 90
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 91
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 92
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 93
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 94
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 95
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 96
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 97
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 98
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 99
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 100
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 101
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 102
Among people born in Netherlands, Hans van Breukelen ranks 344 out of 1,427. Before him are William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Floris I, Count of Holland (1025), Aad de Mos (1947), James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649), and Barent Fabritius (1624). After him are Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (1968), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), John de Mol Jr. (1955), Frits Philips (1905), Princess Marie of the Netherlands (1841), and Aldo van Eyck (1918).
1613 - 1664
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 338
1854 - 1929
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 339
1025 - 1061
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 340
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 341
1649 - 1685
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 342
1624 - 1673
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 343
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 344
1968 - 2013
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 345
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 346
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 347
1905 - 2005
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 348
1841 - 1910
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 349
1918 - 1999
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 350
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Hans van Breukelen ranks 34. Before him are Danny Blind (1961), Sjaak Swart (1938), Mark van Bommel (1977), Phillip Cocu (1970), Jordi Cruyff (1974), and Aad de Mos (1947). After him are Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Memphis Depay (1994), Faas Wilkes (1923), Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Ronald de Boer (1970), and Willy van der Kuijlen (1946).
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 28
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 29
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 30
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 31
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 32
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 33
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 34
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 35
1994 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 36
1923 - 2006
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 37
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 38
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 39
1946 - 2021
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 40