SOCCER PLAYER

Jan Ceulemans

1957 - Today

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Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɑn ˈkøːləˌmɑns]; born 28 February 1957) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, Ceulemans was known for his stamina, aerial ability and technique. He was also known for his power, imposing frame and natural authority.Ceulemans was also a regular member of the Belgium national football team, with 96 international appearances, a record that stood for 26 years until it was surpassed by Jan Vertonghen's 97th appearance for Belgium on 10 October 2017; Ceulemans is now the ninth most-capped for Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Ceulemans has received more than 276,914 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Jan Ceulemans is the 443rd most popular soccer player (down from 356th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 199th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jan Ceulemans by language

Over the past year Jan Ceulemans has had the most page views in the with 33,450 views, followed by Dutch (13,174), and French (9,176). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (197.01%), Malagasy (170.04%), and Uzbek (84.46%)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jan Ceulemans ranks 443 out of 21,273. Before him are Herbert Wimmer, Milan Galić, Ahmed Faras, Felice Borel, Daniele Massaro, and Nereo Rocco. After him are Adolf Scherer, Dejan Savićević, Noritaka Hidaka, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, Thibaut Courtois, and Ally McCoist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jan Ceulemans ranks 55. Before him are Yuen Biao, Shannon Tweed, Subcomandante Marcos, Spike Lee, Preben Elkjær, and Stephen Fry. After him are Cesare Prandelli, Yoshihiko Noda, Georgi Parvanov, Dani Rodrik, Daniel Stern, and Mukesh Ambani.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jan Ceulemans ranks 202 out of 1,190. Before him are Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Juan de Flandes (1450), Theroigne de Mericourt (1762), Hugo Claus (1929), Herbert Wimmer (1944), and Raymond Goethals (1921). After him are Rik Van Looy (1933), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Alexander Agricola (1446), Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), Melchior Broederlam (1355), and Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Jan Ceulemans ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953), Paul Van Himst (1943), Michel Preud'homme (1959), Eden Hazard (1991), and Herbert Wimmer (1944). After him are Thibaut Courtois (1992), Romelu Lukaku (1993), Enzo Scifo (1966), Frans Janssens (1945), Odilon Polleunis (1943), and Marc Wilmots (1969).

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