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Bernd Thijs

1978 - Today

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Bernd Thijs (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛr(ə)n ˈtɛis]; born 28 June 1978) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. His former clubs include Borussia Mönchengladbach, Standard Liège, Genk, KAA Gent and Trabzonspor. Thijs played five times with Belgium and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup. Thijs is well known because of his sober style, his ballhandling with both feet and his targeted long shots. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernd Thijs is the 9,371st most popular soccer player (up from 9,400th in 2024), the 960th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 972nd in 2019) and the 175th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Bernd Thijs ranks 9,371 out of 21,273. Before him are Ederson, Michael Olunga, Shinsuke Shiotani, Roberto Galia, Carlos Diogo, and Charlie George. After him are Shunya Kamiya, Peter Artner, Luis Flores, Sunao Kasahara, Nazim Suleymanov, and Graeme Le Saux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Bernd Thijs ranks 592. Before him are Feng Kun, Deividas Šemberas, Fish Leong, José Luis Abajo, Rossa, and Samanta Schweblin. After him are Akeboshi, Suranne Jones, Walter Baseggio, Peter Sunde, François Modesto, and Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Bernd Thijs ranks 960 out of 1,190. Before him are Karel Geraerts (1982), Johan Vansummeren (1981), Barbara Dex (1974), Dirk Medved (1968), Dedryck Boyata (1990), and Steve Darcis (1984). After him are Vincent Rijmen (1970), Walter Baseggio (1978), Tim Wellens (1991), Sammy Bossut (1985), Prince Gabriel of Belgium (2003), and Charly Musonda (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Bernd Thijs ranks 175. Before him are Jacky Peeters (1969), Laurent Ciman (1985), Junior Malanda (1994), Karel Geraerts (1982), Dirk Medved (1968), and Dedryck Boyata (1990). After him are Walter Baseggio (1978), Sammy Bossut (1985), Charly Musonda (1996), Leander Dendoncker (1995), Kylian Hazard (1995), and Arthur Theate (2000).

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