1907 - 1978
Raymond Ernest Michel Braine (28 April 1907 – 24 December 1978) was a Belgian football striker. He was also the first Belgian professional player, when he obtained a transfer to Sparta Prague in 1930. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond Braine has received more than 33,426 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Raymond Braine is the 1,114th most popular soccer player (up from 1,139th in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from Belgium and the 14th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Raymond Braine ranks 1,114 out of 16,923. Before him are Eraldo Monzeglio, Maryan Wisniewski, Miguel Capuccini, Christian Panucci, Ferenc Szusza, and Gerald Vanenburg. After him are Jacques Santini, Bora Kostić, Eusebio Tejera, Fernando Riera, Edmundo, and Michele Andreolo.
1906 - 1981
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 1,108
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 1,109
1904 - 1980
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 1,110
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 1,111
1923 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 1,112
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 1,113
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 1,114
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 1,115
1930 - 2011
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 1,116
1922 - 2002
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 1,117
1920 - 2010
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 1,118
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 1,119
1912 - 1981
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 1,120
Among people born in 1907, Raymond Braine ranks 154. Before him are Roman Rudenko, Gene Autry, Frederick Copleston, Ramon Magsaysay, James A. Michener, and Ethel Smith. After him are Marcel Bezençon, James M. Gavin, Parvin E'tesami, Helmut Walcha, Giuseppe Occhialini, and William Steig. Among people deceased in 1978, Raymond Braine ranks 113. Before him are Charles Best, Franz Bäke, Josef Frings, Julio Jaramillo, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, and Roy Harrod. After him are Lennie Tristano, José Gonzalvo, Jean Nicolas, Juan Evaristo, Federico Chávez, and Mary Blair.
1907 - 1981
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 148
1907 - 1998
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 149
1907 - 1994
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 150
1907 - 1957
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 151
1907 - 1997
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 152
1907 - 1979
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 153
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 154
1907 - 1981
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 155
1907 - 1990
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 156
1907 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 157
1907 - 1991
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 158
1907 - 1993
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 159
1907 - 2003
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 160
1899 - 1978
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 107
1898 - 1978
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 108
1887 - 1978
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 109
1935 - 1978
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 110
1915 - 1978
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 111
1900 - 1978
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 112
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 113
1919 - 1978
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 114
1920 - 1978
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 115
1913 - 1978
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 116
1902 - 1978
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 117
1882 - 1978
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 118
1911 - 1978
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 119
Among people born in Belgium, Raymond Braine ranks 393 out of 899. Before him are Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), Joseph Lebeau (1794), Peter Benoit (1834), Ferdinand de Marsin (1656), Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925), and Jean Duvieusart (1900). After him are Dries Mertens (1987), Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584), Dirk Frimout (1941), Edmond Leburton (1915), Hubert Van Innis (1866), and Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830).
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 387
1794 - 1865
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 388
1834 - 1901
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 389
1656 - 1706
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 390
1925 - 2010
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 391
1900 - 1977
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 392
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 393
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 394
1584 - 1667
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 395
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 396
1915 - 1997
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 397
1866 - 1961
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 398
1830 - 1872
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 399
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Raymond Braine ranks 14. Before him are Enzo Scifo (1966), Marc Wilmots (1969), Louis Van Hege (1889), Romelu Lukaku (1993), Thibaut Courtois (1992), and Jean-Marc Bosman (1964). After him are Dries Mertens (1987), Franky Van der Elst (1961), Wilfried Van Moer (1945), Franky Vercauteren (1956), Raoul Lambert (1944), and Daniel Van Buyten (1978).
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 8
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 9
1889 - 1975
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 10
1993 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 11
1992 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 12
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 13
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 14
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 15
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 16
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 17
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 18
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 19
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 20