SOCCER PLAYER

Willy van de Kerkhof

1951 - Today

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Wilhelmus Antonius van de Kerkhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlˈɦɛlmʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈʋɪli vɑn də ˈkɛr(ə)kɦɔf]; born 16 September 1951) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Van de Kerkhof and his twin brother René were squad members of the Netherlands national team that made the World Cup final in 1974 and became key players in the team that made the 1978 final. He also played for the Netherlands at the Euro 1976 and Euro 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willy van de Kerkhof has received more than 218,851 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Willy van de Kerkhof is the 242nd most popular soccer player (down from 212th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 165th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 242 out of 21,273. Before him are Ramón Díaz, Fernando Torres, Kenji Tochio, Yochanan Vollach, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Paul Van Himst. After him are Arjen Robben, Ken Noritake, Paulino Alcántara, Francisco Varallo, Mordechai Spiegler, and Peter Bosz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 51. Before him are Kathryn Bigelow, Jaco Pastorius, Bob Geldof, Kirstie Alley, Prabowo Subianto, and David Coverdale. After him are Jean-Claude Duvalier, Win Myint, Rob Halford, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, and Michèle Mouton.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 168 out of 1,646. Before him are Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), Ferdinand Bol (1616), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Cees Nooteboom (1933), Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976), and Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727). After him are Arjen Robben (1984), Famke Janssen (1964), Mariska Veres (1947), Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), Karel Appel (1921), and Pieter Lastman (1583).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 13. Before him are Arie Haan (1948), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Johnny Rep (1951), René van de Kerkhof (1951), Piet Keizer (1943), and Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976). After him are Arjen Robben (1984), Peter Bosz (1963), Abe Lenstra (1920), Ruud Geels (1948), Wesley Sneijder (1984), and Wim Jansen (1946).

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