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Jan Ceulemans

1957 - Today

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Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans (Flemish pronunciation: [ˈjɑŋ ˈkøːləmɑns]; born 28 February 1957) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, Ceulemans was known for his stamina, aerial ability, technique and was also recognized as one of the greatest Belgium footballers of all time. He was also known for his power, imposing frame and natural authority. Ceulemans was also a regular member of the Belgium national football team, with 96 international appearances, a record that stood for 26 years until it was surpassed by Jan Vertonghen's 97th appearance for Belgium on 10 October 2017; Ceulemans is now the ninth most-capped for Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Ceulemans is the 501st most popular soccer player (down from 442nd in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 202nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jan Ceulemans ranks 501 out of 21,273. Before him are Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório, Tomáš Rosický, Claudio Caniggia, José Santamaría, Juninho Pernambucano, and Hans Schäfer. After him are Kiyoshi Tomizawa, Tadahiko Ueda, Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Boninsegna, Valentin Ivanov, and John Toshack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jan Ceulemans ranks 61. Before him are Anna Lindh, Janick Gers, John Turturro, Marita Koch, Hwang Kyo-ahn, and Yoshihiko Noda. After him are Fran Drescher, Simon Phillips, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Luis Garavito, Shannon Tweed, and Mario Grech.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jan Ceulemans ranks 201 out of 1,190. Before him are Raymond Goethals (1921), Zénobe Gramme (1826), Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), and Victor Serge (1890). After him are Hugo Claus (1929), Begga (615), Silvio Gesell (1862), Paul van Zeeland (1893), Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), and Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Jan Ceulemans ranks 5. Before him are Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953), Kevin De Bruyne (1991), Michel Preud'homme (1959), and Paul Van Himst (1943). After him are Herbert Wimmer (1944), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Eden Hazard (1991), Vincent Kompany (1986), Enzo Scifo (1966), Romelu Lukaku (1993), and Bernard Voorhoof (1910).

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