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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. 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

Among soccer players, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 588 out of 16,880Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 21Before 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.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 116 out of 1,019Before 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).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 37Before 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).