SOCCER PLAYER

Jaap Stam

1972 - Today

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Jakob "Jaap" Stam (Dutch pronunciation: [jaːp ˈstɑm]; born 17 July 1972) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a centre-back and is regarded as one of the best defenders of all-time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaap Stam has received more than 3,390,417 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Jaap Stam is the 852nd most popular soccer player (down from 533rd in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 288th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jaap Stam ranks 852 out of 21,273. Before him are Setsu Sawagata, Norio Yoshimizu, Santos Urdinarán, Fergus Suter, Wilson da Silva Piazza, and Paulo Bento. After him are Carlos Peucelle, Bennie Muller, Adolfo Pedernera, Antonio Rüdiger, Dominique Colonna, and Miguel Capuccini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Jaap Stam ranks 45. Before him are Karl Nehammer, Alain Berset, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Jos Verstappen, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, and Geri Halliwell. After him are Octavia Spencer, Toni Collette, Dita Von Teese, Leymah Gbowee, Carmen Electra, and Josh Duhamel.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jaap Stam ranks 376 out of 1,646. Before him are Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1608), Pieter Boddaert (1730), Jos Verstappen (1972), Albert van Ouwater (1415), Hendrick de Keyser (1565), and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983). After him are Bennie Muller (1938), Aagje Deken (1741), Hendrik Casimir (1909), Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten (1927), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), and Floris II, Count of Holland (1091).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Jaap Stam ranks 39. Before him are Aad de Mos (1947), Hans van Breukelen (1956), Dirk Kuyt (1980), Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975), and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983). After him are Bennie Muller (1938), Marc Overmars (1973), Sjaak Swart (1938), Faas Wilkes (1923), Theo de Jong (1947), and Hakim Ziyech (1993).

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