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Dennis Bergkamp

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Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛnəz ˈbɛr(ə)xkɑmp] ; born 10 May 1969) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who was most recently the Assistant manager of Ajax. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was moved to main striker while still a teenager and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, one of the greatest players in Premier League history and amongst Ajax's and Arsenal's greatest ever players. Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam and played as an amateur in the lower leagues. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Bergkamp is the 166th most popular soccer player (down from 162nd in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 128th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Dennis bergkamp is most famous for his goal against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 1998 world cup. He scored the goal by controlling a high, looping pass with his chest and volleying it past the goalkeeper.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Dennis Bergkamp ranks 166 out of 21,273. Before him are Zoltán Czibor, Luigi Riva, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Héctor Scarone, Vahid Halilhodžić, and John Barnes. After him are Kunishige Kamamoto, Yasuo Takamori, Shoichi Nishimura, Robert Lewandowski, Miroslav Klose, and Pepe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Dennis Bergkamp ranks 21. Before him are Steffi Graf, Renée Zellweger, Javier Bardem, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Conte, and Gerard Butler. After him are Linus Torvalds, Matthew McConaughey, Edward Norton, Sean Combs, Matthew Perry, and Jack Black.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Dennis Bergkamp ranks 121 out of 1,646. Before him are Gerard David (1450), Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727), Jan Swammerdam (1637), Anton Mauve (1838), Eugène Dubois (1858), and Claus Sluter (1340). After him are Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), Colonel Tom Parker (1909), Marinus van der Lubbe (1909), Jacob Clemens non Papa (1510), Arie Haan (1948), and Bernard Haitink (1929).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Dennis Bergkamp ranks 4. Before him are Johan Cruyff (1947), Ruud Gullit (1962), and Rob Rensenbrink (1947). After him are Arie Haan (1948), Ruud Krol (1949), Edwin van der Sar (1970), René van de Kerkhof (1951), Johnny Rep (1951), Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), Piet Keizer (1943), and Arjen Robben (1984).

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