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Jean-Marc Bosman

1964 - Today

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Jean-Marc Bosman (French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁk bɔsman]; born 30 October 1964) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His judicial challenge of the football transfer rules led to the Bosman ruling in 1995. This landmark judgement, which was handed down by the European Court of Justice, completely changed the way footballers are employed, allowing professional players in the European Union to move freely to another club at the end of their contract with their present team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Jean-Marc Bosman is the 1,271st most popular soccer player (down from 891st in 2024), the 409th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 337th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jean-Marc Bosman ranks 1,271 out of 21,273. Before him are Nery Pumpido, Kuniya Daini, Fernando Couto, Daniele De Rossi, Oscar, and Bora Kostić. After him are Bernard Chiarelli, Mario Corso, Djibril Cissé, Bill Foulkes, Jorge Olguín, and Angelo Domenghini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Jean-Marc Bosman ranks 125. Before him are Kim Jee-woon, Rob Lowe, Melissa Gilbert, Hashem Safieddine, Gerald Vanenburg, and Jennifer Doudna. After him are Branco, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Eddie Vedder, Lars Mikkelsen, Michelle Fairley, and Anthony Delon.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jean-Marc Bosman ranks 409 out of 1,190. Before him are Julien Ries (1920), Adrien-François Servais (1807), Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500), David Vinckboons (1576), Briek Schotte (1919), and George Washington (1871). After him are Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Paul de Man (1919), Marie Popelin (1846), Herman Van Springel (1943), Joos de Momper (1564), and Hucbald (840).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Jean-Marc Bosman ranks 18. Before him are Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Wilfried Van Moer (1945), Franky Van der Elst (1961), Marc Wilmots (1969), Franky Vercauteren (1956), and Daniel Van Buyten (1978). After him are Dries Mertens (1987), Raoul Lambert (1944), Raymond Braine (1907), Jacques Moeschal (1900), André Vandewyer (1909), and Radja Nainggolan (1988).

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