SOCCER PLAYER

Theo de Jong

1947 - Today

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Theodorus Jacob de Jong (born 11 August 1947) is a Dutch former professional footballer and former football coach. During his career, he played for NEC Nijmegen and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He earned 15 caps and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national team and played for them in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final.De Jong was a member of the Feyenoord team that won the UEFA Cup in 1974, beating Tottenham Hotspur in the then two-legged final. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theo de Jong has received more than 63,234 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Theo de Jong is the 916th most popular soccer player (up from 1,392nd in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 537th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 63k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Theo de Jongs by language

Over the past year Theo de Jong has had the most page views in the with 8,197 views, followed by Dutch (6,037), and Persian (2,663). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Japanese (469.06%), German (162.57%), and West Frisian (56.12%)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Theo de Jong ranks 916 out of 21,273. Before him are Edmundo Suárez, Jair da Costa, Gheorghe Popescu, Dani Carvajal, Jordi Alba, and Claudio Pizarro. After him are Franco Causio, Juan José Nogués, Georgi Asparuhov, Ferruccio Valcareggi, Roberto Cherro, and Salvador Sadurní.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Theo de Jong ranks 222. Before him are Jioji Konrote, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Bobby Kimball, Patricia Krenwinkel, Mary L. Cleave, and Phạm Tuân. After him are Staffan de Mistura, Hassan Shehata, Anatoli Polivoda, Jiří Kylián, Pauline Moran, and Steve Howe.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Theo de Jong ranks 398 out of 1,646. Before him are Arend Lijphart (1936), Pieter Post (1608), Dirck Hals (1591), Faas Wilkes (1923), Simon de Vlieger (1601), and Cornelis Engebrechtsz. (1468). After him are Joseph Luns (1911), Allaert van Everdingen (1621), Paulus Moreelse (1571), William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), Jacob van Eyck (1590), and Pim Verbeek (1956).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Theo de Jong ranks 44. Before him are Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Jaap Stam (1972), Bennie Muller (1938), Marc Overmars (1973), Sjaak Swart (1938), and Faas Wilkes (1923). After him are Hakim Ziyech (1993), Ronald de Boer (1970), Jordi Cruyff (1974), George Knobel (1922), Virgil van Dijk (1991), and Rinus Israël (1942).

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