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Chris Waddle

1960 - Today

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Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960) is an English former professional football player and manager. Since retiring, he has worked in the media for BBC Radio 5 Live as part of their Premier League and Champions League team. He currently works as a commentator. Nicknamed "Magic Chris", football journalist Luke Ginnell wrote that Waddle was "widely acknowledged as one of the finest attacking midfielders in Europe". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Waddle is the 2,226th most popular soccer player (down from 1,880th in 2019), the 3,321st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,790th in 2019) and the 137th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Chris Waddle ranks 2,226 out of 21,273. Before him are Olaf Thon, João Cancelo, Casimiro Torres, Pleun Strik, Fernando Morena, and Turgay Şeren. After him are Manuel Olivares, Masako Yoshida, Darko Kovačević, Filipe Luís, François Van der Elst, and Ricardo Gomes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Chris Waddle ranks 220. Before him are Aguri Suzuki, Aleida Guevara, Eric Martin, Ahmed Jabari, Sally Yates, and Jenette Goldstein. After him are Aymen Benabderrahmane, Vladimir Krutov, Susanne Lothar, Jason Beghe, Yoko Tawada, and Bogaletch Gebre.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Waddle ranks 3,322 out of 8,785. Before him are Eliza Acton (1799), Jeremy Bulloch (1945), James MacMillan (1959), Maurice Dobb (1900), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), and Walter Map (1140). After him are Dick Turpin (1705), Natalie Dormer (1982), Mary Delany (1700), John Biscoe (1794), Pete Ham (1947), and Christopher Priest (1943).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Chris Waddle ranks 137. Before him are Peter Swan (1936), Gary Neville (1975), David Watson (1946), Nobby Stiles (1942), Teddy Sheringham (1966), and Billy Meredith (1874). After him are Bryan Robson (1957), Sam Allardyce (1954), Steve Perryman (1951), Steve McManaman (1972), Jock Stein (1922), and George Eastham (1936).

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