SOCCER PLAYER

John Veldman

1968 - Today

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John Fitzgerald Veldman (born 24 February 1968) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Veldman spent his entire career in the Eredivisie, playing 297 matches from 1986 to 2001. He began his professional career at PSV Eindhoven, then moved on to Willem II, Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax, Vitesse and RBC Roosendaal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Veldman has received more than 35,094 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Veldman is the 9,592nd most popular soccer player (down from 8,106th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Suriname (down from 25th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Surinamer Soccer Player.

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  • 35k

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  • 34.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Veldman ranks 9,592 out of 21,273Before him are Tanguy Nianzou, Satoru Noda, Sébastien Pocognoli, Martín Zubimendi, Ana-Maria Crnogorčević, and Pierluigi Gollini. After him are Shon Weissman, Alberto Zapater, Mike Phelan, Nelson Cuevas, Gordon Cowans, and Michael Eneramo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, John Veldman ranks 728Before him are Garrett Wang, Susana Harp, Augusto Pedro de Sousa, David Gray, Deborah S. Jin, and Lavell Crawford. After him are Pauly Shore, Andre Royo, Shelby Lynne, Kimmo Kinnunen, Jean-Christophe Rolland, and Anca Tănase.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, John Veldman ranks 26 out of 33Before him are Melvin Manhoef (1976), Henk Fraser (1966), Ulrich van Gobbel (1971), Edson Braafheid (1983), Letitia Vriesde (1964), and Romeo Castelen (1983). After him are Romeo Zondervan (1959), Chuckie (1978), Tyrone Spong (1985), Jeangu Macrooy (1993), Kelvin Leerdam (1990), and Dwight Tiendalli (1985).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Suriname

Among soccer players born in Suriname, John Veldman ranks 11Before him are Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1972), Stanley Menzo (1963), Henk Fraser (1966), Ulrich van Gobbel (1971), Edson Braafheid (1983), and Romeo Castelen (1983). After him are Romeo Zondervan (1959), Kelvin Leerdam (1990), Dwight Tiendalli (1985), and Dion Malone (1989).