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Roy Makaay

1975 - Today

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Rudolphus Antonius "Roy" Makaay (born 9 March 1975) is a Dutch professional football coach and former footballer. As a striker, he was known for his goal-scoring ability as a result of his "aerial prowess and quick drives to the net where he can put the ball away with either foot." He began his career at Vitesse and Tenerife before moving to Deportivo de La Coruña in 1999 and helping the side to their first La Liga title in his first season there. He also won the Copa del Rey in 2002 and the following season was given the European Golden Boot for a 29-goal haul. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Makaay has received more than 1,389,806 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Makaay is the 1,217th most popular soccer player (down from 581st in 2019), the 509th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 285th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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  • 1.4M

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  • 50.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Roy Makaay ranks 1,217 out of 16,880. Before him are Ademir da Guia, Renato Portaluppi, Carmelo Simeone, Rafael Albrecht, Aleksandr Lenyov, and Joseph Mermans. After him are Lakhdar Belloumi, Rodolfo Orlandini, Ignacio Eizaguirre, Paulo Cézar Caju, Ángel Melogno, and Dante.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Roy Makaay ranks 56. Before him are Sophie Wilmès, Joey Jordison, Marc-Vivien Foé, Taika Waititi, Daron Malakian, and Asia Argento. After him are Jamie Oliver, Christina Hendricks, Terence Tao, Brandon Sanderson, Veselin Topalov, and Rémi Gaillard.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Roy Makaay ranks 509 out of 1,427. Before him are Peter R. de Vries (1956), Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821), Herman van Veen (1945), Tim Krabbé (1943), Corine Rottschäfer (1938), and Jelle Zijlstra (1918). After him are Gisbertus Voetius (1589), Jan Janssonius (1588), Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856), Gerald Vanenburg (1964), Willem Roelofs (1822), and Johannes Meursius (1579).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Roy Makaay ranks 48. Before him are Dirk Kuyt (1980), Virgil van Dijk (1991), Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969), Dick Nanninga (1949), Erik ten Hag (1970), and Dick van Dijk (1946). After him are Gerald Vanenburg (1964), Piet Schrijvers (1946), Georginio Wijnaldum (1990), Ibrahim Afellay (1986), Theo de Jong (1947), and Richard Witschge (1969).

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