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John Bosman

1965 - Today

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Johannes "John" Jacobus Bosman (born 1 February 1965) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer for both club and country, he played professionally for 19 years, most notably with Ajax (five seasons) and Anderlecht (five), surpassing the 100-goal mark with both clubs and winning a total of eight major titles combined. Nicknamed Bossie, Bosman represented Netherlands at the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1988, helping the national team win the latter tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Bosman has received more than 179,209 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. John Bosman is the 2,575th most popular soccer player (down from 2,124th in 2019), the 716th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 644th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Bosman ranks 2,575 out of 21,273. Before him are Karel Kolský, Anton Allemann, Juan, Bruno Fernandes, Delfo Bellini, and Gyula Polgár. After him are Sergej Barbarez, Joseíto, Márcio Santos, Simone Perrotta, Gianpiero Marini, and Caio Júnior.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, John Bosman ranks 202. Before him are Maria Schrader, Helena Suková, Amedeo Carboni, Markus Grosskopf, Sylvie Guillem, and Pedro Troglio. After him are Alan Cumming, Caio Júnior, Masaaki Yuasa, Péricles Chamusca, Akina Nakamori, and Hailemariam Desalegn.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, John Bosman ranks 716 out of 1,646. Before him are Gérard Blitz (1901), Thérèse Schwartze (1851), Mieke Bal (1946), Adrie Koster (1954), Erwin Olaf (1959), and Anouk (1975). After him are Alex van Warmerdam (1952), Gustav de Vries (1866), Jan Frederik Gronovius (1686), Martin van Creveld (1946), Tinus Osendarp (1916), and Huub Rothengatter (1954).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, John Bosman ranks 90. Before him are Wim Anderiesen (1903), Ruud Hesp (1965), Georginio Wijnaldum (1990), Boudewijn Zenden (1976), Leen Vente (1911), and Eddy Treijtel (1946). After him are Ernie Brandts (1956), Nordin Amrabat (1987), Regillio Simons (1973), Andries Jonker (1962), Johan Boskamp (1948), and Fred Rutten (1962).

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