SOCCER PLAYER
Kees Rijvers
1926 - 2024

Kees Rijvers
Cornelis Bernardus Rijvers (27 May 1926 – 4 March 2024) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder and later as coach for PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kees Rijvers is the 1,043rd most popular soccer player (up from 1,359th in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 522nd in 2019) and the 44th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Kees Rijvers ranks 1,043 out of 21,273. Before him are Vinícius Júnior, Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Alexandre Pato, Mirko Jozić, and Mikheil Meskhi. After him are Darko Pančev, Petar Nadoveza, Humberto Maschio, Lothar Emmerich, Manga, and Chieko Hase.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVinícius Júnior
2000 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1,040
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1,041
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,042
Alexandre Pato
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,043
Mirko Jozić
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,044
Mikheil Meskhi
1937 - 1991
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1,045
Kees Rijvers
1926 - 2024
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1,046
Darko Pančev
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,047
Petar Nadoveza
1942 - 2023
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,048
Humberto Maschio
1933 - 2024
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,049
Lothar Emmerich
1941 - 2003
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,050
Manga
1937 - 2025
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,051
Chieko Hase
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,052
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Kees Rijvers ranks 176. Before him are Jean Peters, William Wakefield Baum, Rehavam Ze'evi, Raif Dizdarević, Karel Kosík, and Irene Camber. After him are Lou Ottens, Vicente Aranda, Jaba Ioseliani, Paul Janssen, Richard Anderson, and Raul Hilberg. Among people deceased in 2024, Kees Rijvers ranks 187. Before him are Christoph Daum, Benny Golson, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Eric Carmen, Donald Adamson, and Irene Camber. After him are Humberto Maschio, Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Mísia, Tūheitia Paki, Ecaterina Oancia, and M. Emmet Walsh.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsJean Peters
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 170
William Wakefield Baum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 171
Rehavam Ze'evi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2001
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 172
Raif Dizdarević
POLITICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 173
Karel Kosík
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 174
Irene Camber
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2024
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 175
Kees Rijvers
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2024
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 176
Lou Ottens
INVENTOR
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 177
Vicente Aranda
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 178
Jaba Ioseliani
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 179
Paul Janssen
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 180
Richard Anderson
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 181
Raul Hilberg
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 182
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsChristoph Daum
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2024
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 181
Benny Golson
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 182
Sjoukje Dijkstra
SKATER
1942 - 2024
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 183
Eric Carmen
SINGER
1949 - 2024
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 184
Donald Adamson
WRITER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 185
Irene Camber
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2024
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 186
Kees Rijvers
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2024
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 187
Humberto Maschio
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2024
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 188
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2024
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 189
Mísia
SINGER
1955 - 2024
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 190
Tūheitia Paki
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2024
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 191
Ecaterina Oancia
ATHLETE
1954 - 2024
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 192
M. Emmet Walsh
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 193
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Kees Rijvers ranks 417 out of 1,646. Before him are Frans van Mieris the Elder (1635), Anna van Egmont (1533), Karel Dujardin (1622), Pieter Bleeker (1819), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975), and Dirk I, Count of Holland (875). After him are Cornelis Engebrechtsz. (1468), Hendrik Casimir (1909), Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821), Louis Couperus (1863), Lou Ottens (1926), and Jan van Huysum (1682).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsFrans van Mieris the Elder
PAINTER
1635 - 1681
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 411
Anna van Egmont
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1558
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 412
Karel Dujardin
PAINTER
1622 - 1678
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 413
Pieter Bleeker
BIOLOGIST
1819 - 1870
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 414
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 415
Dirk I, Count of Holland
POLITICIAN
875 - 939
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 416
Kees Rijvers
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2024
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 417
Cornelis Engebrechtsz.
PAINTER
1468 - 1533
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 418
Hendrik Casimir
PHYSICIST
1909 - 2000
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 419
Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
PAINTER
1821 - 1909
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 420
Louis Couperus
WRITER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 421
Lou Ottens
INVENTOR
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 422
Jan van Huysum
PAINTER
1682 - 1749
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 423
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Kees Rijvers ranks 44. Before him are Danny Blind (1961), Piet Schrijvers (1946), Dick Nanninga (1949), Marc Overmars (1973), Ronald de Boer (1970), and Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975). After him are Theo de Jong (1947), Jordi Cruyff (1974), Rinus Israël (1942), Sjaak Swart (1938), George Knobel (1922), and Gerald Vanenburg (1964).
Danny Blind
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 38
Piet Schrijvers
1946 - 2022
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 39
Dick Nanninga
1949 - 2015
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 40
Marc Overmars
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 41
Ronald de Boer
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 42
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 43
Kees Rijvers
1926 - 2024
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 44
Theo de Jong
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 45
Jordi Cruyff
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 46
Rinus Israël
1942 - 2025
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 47
Sjaak Swart
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 48
George Knobel
1922 - 2012
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 49
Gerald Vanenburg
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 50