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Hans van Breukelen

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Johannes Franciscus "Hans" van Breukelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑns fɑm ˈbrøːkələ(n)]; born 4 October 1956) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the technical director of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) from 2017 until 2018. Van Breukelen grew up in De Bilt, where he played in the BVC youth academy. In 1976, he moved to FC Utrecht, where he played 142 matches. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans van Breukelen is the 788th most popular soccer player (down from 728th in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 341st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hans van Breukelen ranks 788 out of 21,273. Before him are Roberto Bettega, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Paulo Futre, Javier Mascherano, Lucien Muller, and Olivier Giroud. After him are László Budai, Hideo Sakai, Masaki Yokotani, Hiroji Imamura, Terry Cooper, and Alfréd Schaffer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Hans van Breukelen ranks 108. Before him are Bruce Greenwood, Fernando Gomes, Charlie Baker, Henri Toivonen, Randy Rhoads, and Alain Ducasse. After him are Horacio Cartes, Ewa Kopacz, Stevie Young, Mircea Cărtărescu, Klaus Allofs, and Thomas Remengesau Jr..

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hans van Breukelen ranks 326 out of 1,646. Before him are Phillip Cocu (1970), Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798), Roy Makaay (1975), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Arne Slot (1978), and Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1768). After him are Adriaen van de Velde (1636), Franciscus Donders (1818), Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Henri Winkelman (1876), Mart Stam (1899), and Ruud Geels (1948).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Hans van Breukelen ranks 32. Before him are Mark van Bommel (1977), Erwin Koeman (1961), Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Aad de Mos (1947), Phillip Cocu (1970), and Roy Makaay (1975). After him are Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Ruud Geels (1948), Faas Wilkes (1923), Dirk Kuyt (1980), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), and Danny Blind (1961).

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