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Rafael van der Vaart

1983 - Today

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Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (engl.: 'from the ride', born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Van der Vaart began his career at Ajax's youth academy and worked his way into the first team, debuting as a 17-year-old. Known for his playmaking skills, he drew comparisons to Johan Cruyff. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael van der Vaart has received more than 3,000,815 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 62 in 2019). Rafael van der Vaart is the 785th most popular soccer player (down from 714th in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 333rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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  • 53.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rafael van der Vaart ranks 785 out of 16,880. Before him are Rihei Sano, Alf-Inge Håland, Andrzej Szarmach, Faas Wilkes, Luis Fernández, and Pauleta. After him are Jørgen Juve, Ángel Romano, Ángel Di María, Roberto Dinamite, Paulo Dybala, and Javier Saviola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Rafael van der Vaart ranks 21. Before him are Philipp Lahm, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Adam Driver, Mila Kunis, Yaya Touré, and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ. After him are Alina Kabaeva, Mélanie Laurent, Daniele De Rossi, Jesse Eisenberg, Meryem Uzerli, and Felicity Jones.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rafael van der Vaart ranks 379 out of 1,427. Before him are Memphis Depay (1994), Adriaen van der Werff (1659), Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (1903), Floris II, Count of Holland (1091), Faas Wilkes (1923), and Cornelis Engebrechtsz. (1468). After him are Anna van Egmont (1533), Frans Brüggen (1934), Wim Ruska (1940), Arnold Houbraken (1660), Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594), and Menno van Coehoorn (1641).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Rafael van der Vaart ranks 37. Before him are Jordi Cruyff (1974), Aad de Mos (1947), Hans van Breukelen (1956), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Memphis Depay (1994), and Faas Wilkes (1923). After him are Ronald de Boer (1970), Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Ruud Geels (1948), Rinus Israël (1942), Dirk Kuyt (1980), and Virgil van Dijk (1991).

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