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Gert Verheyen

1970 - Today

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Gert Verheyen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛrt fərˈɦɛiə(n)]; also spelled Verheijen; born 20 September 1970) is a Belgian retired footballer and manager, who was last in charge of Oostende. In a 20-year professional career, he was mainly associated with Anderlecht and Club Brugge (especially the latter), scoring over 200 official goals for both clubs combined; he was known to have rather few technical skills, relying on a hard-working approach. Verheyen represented Belgium in two World Cups and one European Championship. His father Jan was also player and international for Belgium from 1965 till 1976. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Gert Verheyen is the 7,706th most popular soccer player (down from 6,855th in 2024), the 895th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 881st in 2019) and the 147th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gert Verheyen ranks 7,706 out of 21,273. Before him are Emanuele Giaccherini, Robert de Pinho de Souza, Rafael Sóbis, Luis Marín, Martín Silva, and Stiliyan Petrov. After him are Zlatko Krmpotić, Polozzi, Daniel Majstorović, Khalil Azmi, Reinaldo Vicente Simão, and Takashi Hirano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Gert Verheyen ranks 563. Before him are Angelino Alfano, Andreas Johnson, Addis Abebe, José Porras, Freddy Loix, and Todd Martin. After him are Glen Hansard, Miroslav Stević, Marinko Galič, Gavin McInnes, Roar Strand, and Kari Matchett.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Gert Verheyen ranks 895 out of 1,190. Before him are Leo Van der Elst (1962), Philippe Clement (1974), Jean-François Gillet (1979), Gilbert Bodart (1962), Freddy Loix (1970), and Éric Deflandre (1973). After him are Sébastien Pocognoli (1987), Geert De Vlieger (1971), Hans Vanaken (1992), Wesley Sonck (1978), Rudi Smidts (1963), and Salah Abdeslam (1989).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Gert Verheyen ranks 147. Before him are Dodi Lukebakio (1997), Leo Van der Elst (1962), Philippe Clement (1974), Jean-François Gillet (1979), Gilbert Bodart (1962), and Éric Deflandre (1973). After him are Sébastien Pocognoli (1987), Geert De Vlieger (1971), Hans Vanaken (1992), Wesley Sonck (1978), Rudi Smidts (1963), and Nicolas Lombaerts (1985).

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