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Juan Román Riquelme

1978 - Today

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Juan Román Riquelme (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan roˈman riˈkelme]; born 24 June 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current president of Boca Juniors, the club where he spent the majority of his playing career. He is considered by various journalists, players and coaches as one of the greatest playmakers of all time. Riquelme played as a midfielder in the classic "enganche" role from 1996 until 2015, beginning his career with Boca Juniors, where he won eleven titles, including, five Primera División titles, three Copa Libertadores and one Intercontinental Cup. In 2002, he transferred to Barcelona of Spain, but his time at the club was short-lived, due to his unsteady relationship with then-head coach, Louis van Gaal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Román Riquelme is the 710th most popular soccer player (down from 465th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 710 out of 21,273. Before him are Dani Carvajal, Rodri, Óscar Míguez, Yoshitada Yamaguchi, Yoshiichi Watanabe, and Geoff Hurst. After him are Imre Schlosser, Ali Dia, Teruo Nimura, Giorgio Chinaglia, Jean Djorkaeff, and Thomas N'Kono.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 22. Before him are Matt Bellamy, Frank Lampard, Johnny Sins, Omar Sy, Joshua Jackson, and Lúcio. After him are Lara Dutta, Ron DeSantis, Jeremy Strong, Daniel Brühl, Ian Somerhalder, and Arne Slot.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 117 out of 1,154. Before him are Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908), Luis Bacalov (1933), Ricardo Darín (1957), Julio Argentino Roca (1843), Justo José de Urquiza (1801), and Sergio Agüero (1988). After him are Guillermo Mordillo (1932), Victoria Ocampo (1890), Horacio Pagani (1955), José Félix Uriburu (1868), Arturo Frondizi (1908), and Alejandro Scopelli (1908).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Juan Román Riquelme ranks 38. Before him are Jorge Burruchaga (1962), Juan Sebastián Verón (1975), Héctor Rial (1928), Alejandro Sabella (1954), Diego Milito (1979), and Sergio Agüero (1988). After him are Alejandro Scopelli (1908), Attilio Demaría (1909), Enrique Guaita (1910), José Manuel Moreno (1916), Manuel Ferreira (1905), and Javier Mascherano (1984).

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