SOCCER PLAYER

Jean Capelle

1913 - 1977

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Jean Capelle (26 October 1913 – 20 February 1977) was a Belgian international footballer who played professionally as a striker for Standard Liège, scoring 245 goals in 285 appearances between 1929 and 1944. Capelle made his international debut in 1931, aged 17 years and 153 days. He also played at the 1934 FIFA World Cup as well as the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Capelle is the 5,134th most popular soccer player (down from 4,790th in 2019), the 778th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 775th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jean Capelle ranks 5,134 out of 21,273. Before him are Marino Perani, Néstor Lorenzo, Šime Vrsaljko, Alberto Orlando, Yoichi Futori, and Magdaleno Mercado. After him are Jiří Pešek, József Moravetz, Carlos Ruiz, Jermain Defoe, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, and Álvaro Odriozola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Jean Capelle ranks 365. Before him are Lynn Bari, Frank Swift, Dorothy Comingore, Annalisa Ericson, Kofi Abrefa Busia, and Roberto Gomes Pedrosa. After him are Mildred Cohn, István Klimek, Ed Czerkiewicz, Sammy Cahn, John N. Mitchell, and Martin Kamen. Among people deceased in 1977, Jean Capelle ranks 252. Before him are Steve Gaines, Gersh Budker, Georges Grignard, Adalbert Püllöck, Harald Strøm, and Mary Ford. After him are José Naya, Florence Vidor, Nalini Bala Devi, Johannes Terwogt, Terence Rattigan, and Carroll Quigley.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jean Capelle ranks 778 out of 1,190. Before him are Roger Foulon (1923), Alfons Van Brandt (1927), Albert Heremans (1906), Ludo Peeters (1953), Frank Vandenbroucke (1974), and Jean Brichaut (1911). After him are Lize Marke (1936), Louis Hennepin (1626), Johan Bruyneel (1964), Eric Vanderaerden (1962), Stefan Everts (1972), and Gaston Salmon (1878).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Jean Capelle ranks 102. Before him are Constant Joacim (1908), Simon Mignolet (1988), Timmy Simons (1976), Alfons Van Brandt (1927), Albert Heremans (1906), and Jean Brichaut (1911). After him are Marc Baecke (1956), Michel De Wolf (1958), Nico Claesen (1962), Joseph Van Ingelgem (1912), Gerard Plessers (1959), and Koen Casteels (1992).

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