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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 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willy van de Kerkhof has received more than 189,975 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Willy van de Kerkhof is the 213th most popular soccer player (up from 289th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 188th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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  • 190k

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  • 59.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 213 out of 16,880. Before him are Javier Zanetti, Vittorio Pozzo, Josip Skoblar, Pedro Cea, Duncan Edwards, and René van de Kerkhof. After him are Yozo Aoki, Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben, Zbigniew Boniek, Hideo Sakai, and Stjepan Bobek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 47. Before him are Queen Noor of Jordan, Mark Harmon, Rob Halford, Elio Di Rupo, Bao Xishun, and René van de Kerkhof. After him are Jarmila Kratochvílová, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Johnny Rep, Lou Ferrigno, Chris Cooper, and Nicu Ceaușescu.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 165 out of 1,427. Before him are Eddie Van Halen (1955), John of Leiden (1509), Ary Scheffer (1795), René van de Kerkhof (1951), Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587), and Tjalling Koopmans (1910). After him are Arjen Robben (1984), Willem van Aelst (1627), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Rodolphus Agricola (1443), and Nicholas J. Spykman (1893).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Willy van de Kerkhof ranks 12. Before him are Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Wim Jansen (1946), Ruud Krol (1949), Arie Haan (1948), Piet Keizer (1943), and René van de Kerkhof (1951). After him are Arjen Robben (1984), Johnny Rep (1951), Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976), Peter Bosz (1963), Erwin Koeman (1961), and Patrick Kluivert (1976).

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