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Ian Rush

1961 - Today

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Ian James Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the best Welsh players in the history of the sport. At club level Rush played for Liverpool from 1980 to 1987 and 1988–1996. Additionally, he is the club's all-time leading goalscorer, having scored a total of 346 goals in all competitions at the club. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Rush is the 638th most popular soccer player (down from 388th in 2019), the 1,585th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,096th in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ian Rush ranks 638 out of 21,273. Before him are John Connelly, Bernd Hölzenbein, Erwin Koeman, Rabah Madjer, Emmanuel Petit, and Agne Simonsson. After him are Hugo Meisl, Viliam Schrojf, Pedro Rocha, Predrag Mijatović, Rainer Bonhof, and Miho Kaneda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Ian Rush ranks 71. Before him are Armin Meiwes, Susan Boyle, Armin Laschet, Mike Dunleavy, Andy Fletcher, and Erwin Koeman. After him are Andrey Korotayev, Amr Diab, Ricky Gervais, Iain Glen, Erna Solberg, and Dmitry Muratov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Rush ranks 1,585 out of 8,785. Before him are John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404), Ceawlin of Wessex (600), Tim Hunt (1943), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), Thomas Gresham (1519), and Bill Ward (1948). After him are Dave Gahan (1962), Frederick Abel (1827), John Gould (1804), Aphra Behn (1640), Antony Flew (1923), and Rishi Sunak (1980).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ian Rush ranks 36. Before him are Bob Paisley (1919), Gareth Bale (1989), Ryan Giggs (1973), Phil Neville (1977), Herbert Chapman (1878), and John Connelly (1938). After him are Gerry Byrne (1938), Frank Lampard (1978), Alan Shearer (1970), Dave Sexton (1930), Michael Owen (1979), and Gary Lineker (1960).

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