1978 - Today
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. In 2002 he was transferred to FC Barcelona of Spain, but his time at the club was short-lived due to his unsteady relationship with then-head coach, Louis van Gaal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Román Riquelme has received more than 2,774,405 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Juan Román Riquelme is the 588th most popular soccer player (down from 547th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 109th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 588 out of 16,880. Before him are Radamel Falcao, Jürgen Grabowski, Tadao Takayama, Antonio Di Natale, Sakae Takahashi, and Setsu Sawagata. After him are Jorge Burruchaga, Nobuyuki Oishi, Michel Hidalgo, Bernd Hölzenbein, Edoardo Reja, and Christian Vieri.
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 582
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 583
1904 - 1980
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 584
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 585
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 586
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 587
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 588
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 589
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 590
1933 - 2020
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 591
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 592
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 593
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 594
Among people born in 1978, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 21. Before him are James Franco, Gennaro Gattuso, Kumail Nanjiani, Frank Lampard, Katherine Heigl, and Katie Holmes. After him are Nelly Furtado, Zoe Saldana, Manny Pacquiao, Tom Ellis, Dejan Stanković, and Kevin Federline.
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 15
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 16
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 17
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 18
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 19
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 20
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 21
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 22
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 23
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 24
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 25
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 26
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 27
Among people born in Argentina, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 116 out of 1,019. Before him are Facundo Cabral (1937), Ubaldo Fillol (1950), Bernardino Rivadavia (1780), Héctor Yazalde (1946), Joseph Kessel (1898), and Diego Milito (1979). After him are Jorge Burruchaga (1962), Gabriela Sabatini (1970), Linda Cristal (1934), Arturo Frondizi (1908), Justo José de Urquiza (1801), and Gerardo Martino (1962).
1937 - 2011
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 110
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 111
1780 - 1845
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 112
1946 - 1997
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 113
1898 - 1979
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 114
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 115
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 116
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 117
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 118
1934 - 2020
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 119
1908 - 1995
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 120
1801 - 1870
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 121
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 122
Among soccer players born in Argentina, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 37. Before him are Carlos Bianchi (1949), José Manuel Moreno (1916), Héctor Rial (1928), Ubaldo Fillol (1950), Héctor Yazalde (1946), and Diego Milito (1979). After him are Jorge Burruchaga (1962), Gerardo Martino (1962), Hugo Gatti (1944), Javier Mascherano (1984), Amadeo Carrizo (1926), and Alfio Basile (1943).
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 31
1916 - 1978
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 32
1928 - 1991
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 33
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 34
1946 - 1997
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 35
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 36
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 37
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 38
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 39
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 40
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 41
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 42
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 43