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Bernard Voorhoof

1910 - 1974

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Bernard Voorhoof (10 May 1910 – 18 February 1974) was a Belgian footballer, who held the title of the Belgium national team's top scorer for 34 years, netting 30 goals in 61 matches. In 1972, he was joined by Paul Van Himst, who took 81 matches to reach the same goal tally. However, both have since been surpassed by Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Voorhoof is the 905th most popular soccer player (down from 822nd in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 323rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Bernard Voorhoof ranks 905 out of 21,273. Before him are James Rodríguez, Tsutomu Sonobe, Lamine Yamal, José Luis Mendilibar, Sergio Goycochea, and Ernst Ocwirk. After him are Alfred Pfaff, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, Gabriel Hanot, José Carlos, Mario Evaristo, and Mauro Tassotti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Bernard Voorhoof ranks 117. Before him are Giorgio Perlasca, Rudolf Kempe, Joan Bennett, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Sylvester Stadler, and Kenneth E. Boulding. After him are Félix Candela, Artie Shaw, Alex North, Sylvia Sidney, Saint Alphonsa, and Fritz Leiber. Among people deceased in 1974, Bernard Voorhoof ranks 81. Before him are Charlotte Bühler, Otto Braun, Wolf Messing, Jean Wahl, Stanisława Leszczyńska, and Walther Meissner. After him are Victor Boin, Roberto Assagioli, Princess Patricia of Connaught, Wang Ming, Ed Sullivan, and Jan Tschichold.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Bernard Voorhoof ranks 321 out of 1,190. Before him are Gaspar de Crayer (1584), Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Romelu Lukaku (1993), Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322), Étienne Constantin de Gerlache (1785), and Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967). After him are Odile Defraye (1888), Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251), Léon Scieur (1888), Victor Boin (1886), Camille Huysmans (1871), and Edward Schillebeeckx (1914).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Bernard Voorhoof ranks 12. Before him are Herbert Wimmer (1944), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Eden Hazard (1991), Vincent Kompany (1986), Enzo Scifo (1966), and Romelu Lukaku (1993). After him are Wilfried Van Moer (1945), Franky Van der Elst (1961), Marc Wilmots (1969), Franky Vercauteren (1956), Daniel Van Buyten (1978), and Jean-Marc Bosman (1964).

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