SOCCER PLAYER

Richard Witschge

1969 - Today

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Richard Peter Witschge (born 20 September 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known for his technique and passing ability. In an 18-year professional career he played mainly for Ajax, but also represented, amongst other clubs, Barcelona. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Witschge has received more than 219,302 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Witschge is the 1,544th most popular soccer player (down from 1,411th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 542nd in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Richard Witschge ranks 1,544 out of 21,273. Before him are Stanislaus Kobierski, Roberto Aballay, Danilo Alvim, Jair Marinho, Yukio Goto, and Yasuhiko Okudera. After him are Erwin Vandenbergh, Johann Horvath, Kálmán Mészöly, Fahrudin Jusufi, Luuk de Jong, and Teodoro Fernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Richard Witschge ranks 118. Before him are Pedro Castillo, Roy Jones Jr., Andrew Cunanan, Sayako Kuroda, Sean Combs, and Muhammad V of Kelantan. After him are Billy Herrington, Adam Riess, Stéphane Chapuisat, Ivica Vastić, Sissel Kyrkjebø, and Paul Adelstein.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Richard Witschge ranks 558 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrikus Colijn (1869), Hans Gillhaus (1963), Albert Eckhout (1610), Willem Schermerhorn (1894), Corneille de Lyon (1500), and Jetty Paerl (1921). After him are Auguste Kerckhoffs (1835), Tim Krabbé (1943), George Baker (1944), Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), Jan de Bray (1627), and Pieter van Vollenhoven (1939).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Richard Witschge ranks 62. Before him are Jan Wouters (1960), Kees Rijvers (1926), Martin Koeman (1938), Gerrie Mühren (1946), Arnold Mühren (1951), and Hans Gillhaus (1963). After him are Barry Hulshoff (1946), Kees Kist (1952), Michael Reiziger (1973), Nigel de Jong (1984), Pleun Strik (1944), and Wim Kieft (1962).

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