SOCCER PLAYER

Franky Van der Elst

1961 - Today

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Franky Van der Elst (born 30 April 1961) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He later worked as a manager. During a 21-year professional career he played mainly with Club Brugge, being regarded as a legend there and briefly coaching the team in the 2000s. Also, he was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers, in March 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franky Van der Elst is the 1,051st most popular soccer player (down from 895th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 339th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Franky Van der Elst ranks 1,051 out of 21,273. Before him are Petar Nadoveza, Humberto Maschio, Lothar Emmerich, Manga, Chieko Hase, and Godfrey Chitalu. After him are Ivan Hašek, José Pékerman, Luis Artime, Gino Colaussi, Leopold Kielholz, and Joan Segarra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Franky Van der Elst ranks 114. Before him are Frans Timmermans, Eric Stoltz, Dylan McDermott, Chad Smith, Bonnie Hunt, and Abdourahamane Tchiani. After him are Reggie Fils-Aimé, Riad al-Asaad, Jacky Cheung, Melissa Etheridge, Kazuki Takahashi, and Elizabeth McGovern.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Franky Van der Elst ranks 360 out of 1,190. Before him are Pierre Harmel (1911), Amélie Nothomb (1967), Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (1833), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), Godfrey I, Count of Namur (1068), and François de Cuvilliés (1695). After him are Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Antoinette de Mérode (1828), Gustave de Molinari (1819), Marc Wilmots (1969), Willy Mairesse (1928), and Sylvère Maes (1909).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Franky Van der Elst ranks 14. Before him are Eden Hazard (1991), Vincent Kompany (1986), Enzo Scifo (1966), Romelu Lukaku (1993), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), and Wilfried Van Moer (1945). After him are Marc Wilmots (1969), Franky Vercauteren (1956), Daniel Van Buyten (1978), Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), Dries Mertens (1987), and Raoul Lambert (1944).

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