SOCCER PLAYER

Juan Román Riquelme

1978 - Today

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Juan Román Riquelme (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan roˈman riˈkelme]; born 24 June 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current president of Boca Juniors, the club where he spent the majority of his playing career. He is considered by various journalists, players and coaches as one of the greatest playmakers of all time. Riquelme played as a midfielder in the classic "enganche" role from 1996 until 2015, beginning his career with Boca Juniors, where he won eleven titles, including, five Primera División titles, three Copa Libertadores and one Intercontinental Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Román Riquelme has received more than 2,995,713 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Román Riquelme is the 466th most popular soccer player (up from 588th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Argentina (up from 116th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 466 out of 21,273Before him are Sigfried Held, Ko Arima, Masao Uchino, Jorge Burruchaga, Oscar, and Masafumi Hara. After him are Danny Blind, Velibor Vasović, Mauricio Pochettino, Carlos Tevez, Shunichi Kumai, and Hirokazu Ninomiya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 11Before him are Didier Drogba, Carles Puyol, Omar Sy, Gennaro Gattuso, Michelle Rodriguez, and Ian Somerhalder. After him are Charlene, Princess of Monaco, Frank Lampard, Ashton Kutcher, Rachel McAdams, Daniel Brühl, and Lúcio.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 93 out of 1,154Before him are Gustavo Santaolalla (1951), Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (1971), José Froilán González (1922), Gaspar Noé (1963), Silvina Ocampo (1903), and Jorge Burruchaga (1962). After him are Adolfo Rodríguez Saá (1947), Mauricio Pochettino (1972), Carlos Tevez (1984), Héctor Yazalde (1946), Fernando Redondo (1969), and Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 26Before him are Hernán Crespo (1975), Jorge Solari (1941), Carlos Bianchi (1949), Leopoldo Luque (1949), Juan Sebastián Verón (1975), and Jorge Burruchaga (1962). After him are Mauricio Pochettino (1972), Carlos Tevez (1984), Héctor Yazalde (1946), Fernando Redondo (1969), Ubaldo Fillol (1950), and Diego Milito (1979).