SOCCER PLAYER

Abe Lenstra

1920 - 1985

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Abe Minderts Lenstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːbə ˈmɪndərts ˈlɛnstraː]; 27 November 1920 – 2 September 1985) was a Dutch footballer and national football icon in the 1950s who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest players ever to hail from the Netherlands. He was also a Frisian legend, most notably with the club where he made his name as a football player, Heerenveen. Known for his exceptional dribbling skills, creativity, and goal-scoring ability, Lenstra was considered one of the best forwards of his generation He earned 47 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring 33 goals, and played a crucial role in the team's success during his era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abe Lenstra is the 476th most popular soccer player (down from 268th in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 186th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Abe Lenstra ranks 476 out of 21,273. Before him are Petr Čech, Erling Braut Håland, Jaap Stam, Milan Galić, Tsuyoshi Kunieda, and Dragoslav Šekularac. After him are Quique Setién, Kazumi Takada, Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Patrick Kluivert, Atsuyoshi Furuta, and David Trezeguet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Abe Lenstra ranks 88. Before him are Franklin J. Schaffner, Albert Barillé, Jaan Kross, P. D. James, Gene Tierney, and Dorothea Binz. After him are Karl Albrecht, Maurice Bucaille, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ovadia Yosef, Mario Benedetti, and Alexander Arutiunian. Among people deceased in 1985, Abe Lenstra ranks 44. Before him are Tage Erlander, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Kirill Moskalenko, Henry Hathaway, The Singing Nun, and Ian Stewart. After him are John G. Trump, Kiki Camarena, Donald O. Hebb, Méret Oppenheim, Alexander Pokryshkin, and Ruth Gordon.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Abe Lenstra ranks 226 out of 1,646. Before him are Cees Nooteboom (1933), Willem Blaeu (1571), Frank de Boer (1970), Jan Jongbloed (1940), Joop Zoetemelk (1946), and Jaap Stam (1972). After him are Johann Adam Reincken (1643), Patrick Kluivert (1976), Frederik Ruysch (1638), Adriaen de Vries (1556), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), and John Goodricke (1764).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Abe Lenstra ranks 22. Before him are Erik ten Hag (1970), Wesley Sneijder (1984), Wim Jansen (1946), Frank de Boer (1970), Jan Jongbloed (1940), and Jaap Stam (1972). After him are Patrick Kluivert (1976), Wim Suurbier (1945), Willem van Hanegem (1944), Mark van Bommel (1977), Erwin Koeman (1961), and Rafael van der Vaart (1983).

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