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Marco van Basten

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Marcel "Marco" van Basten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː vɑm ˈbɑstə(n)] ; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch former football manager and player who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, he scored 300 goals in a high-profile career, but played his last match in 1993, at the age of 28, due to an ankle injury which forced him to announce his retirement two years later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marco van Basten has received more than 4,545,971 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Marco van Basten is the 14th most popular coach, the 42nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 51st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Coach.

Marco van Basten is a retired Dutch footballer and former football manager. He played for Ajax and Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Marco van Basten ranks 14 out of 328Before him are Guus Hiddink, Luis Aragonés, Giovanni Trapattoni, Louis van Gaal, Fabio Capello, and Sepp Maier. After him are Joachim Löw, Vicente del Bosque, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Frank Rijkaard, Marcello Lippi, and Ronald Koeman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Marco van Basten ranks 8Before him are Nicolas Cage, Monica Bellucci, Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Russell Crowe, and Dan Brown. After him are Sarah Palin, Boris Johnson, Jack Ma, Kamala Harris, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Bebeto.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Marco van Basten ranks 42 out of 1,427Before him are Michiel de Ruyter (1607), William II of the Netherlands (1792), Guus Hiddink (1946), Louis van Gaal (1951), Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870), and Jan van Riebeeck (1619). After him are Thomas Bernhard (1931), André Rieu (1949), Max Euwe (1901), Willebrord Snellius (1580), Johan de Witt (1625), and Theo van Doesburg (1883).

Among COACHES In Netherlands

Among coaches born in Netherlands, Marco van Basten ranks 4Before him are Rinus Michels (1928), Guus Hiddink (1946), and Louis van Gaal (1951). After him are Frank Rijkaard (1962), Ronald Koeman (1963), Dick Advocaat (1947), Leo Beenhakker (1942), Bert van Marwijk (1952), Huub Stevens (1953), Henk ten Cate (1954), and Co Adriaanse (1947).

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