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Maarten Martens

1984 - Today

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Maarten Martens (born 2 July 1984) is a Belgian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder, either as an attacking midfielder or winger. He is the current head coach of the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. Martens was known for his flair, dribbling and goalscoring ability as well as his precise passing and creativity. He previously played for Belgian clubs Anderlecht and Cercle Brugge, Dutch clubs RKC Waalwijk and AZ, as well as Greek club PAOK. At international level, he has represented the Belgium national team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Maarten Martens is the 8,121st most popular soccer player (up from 10,681st in 2024), the 909th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 1,014th in 2019) and the 155th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Maarten Martens ranks 8,121 out of 21,273. Before him are Sammy Lee, Mike Doyle, Seiichi Saito, Oleh Husyev, Norihiro Nishi, and Héctor Moreno. After him are Javi Moreno, Julian Weigl, Mini Jakobsen, Edson Aparecido de Souza, Neto, and Kento Onodera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Maarten Martens ranks 347. Before him are Nicolás Pareja, Emma Marrone, Nelson Évora, Bruno Sarpa Costa, Emily Beecham, and Miguel Ángel Moyá. After him are Passenger, Lydia Hearst, Ryan Taylor, Amir Haddad, Naoko Yamada, and Guillaume Hoarau.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Maarten Martens ranks 909 out of 1,190. Before him are Nicolas Lombaerts (1985), Dominique Monami (1973), Wilfried Peeters (1964), Mile Svilar (1999), Danzel (1976), and Conny Aerts (1966). After him are Karl Erjavec (1960), Ann Haesebrouck (1963), Tom Steels (1971), Alexis Saelemaekers (1999), Nafissatou Thiam (1994), and Natacha Régnier (1974).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Maarten Martens ranks 155. Before him are Geert De Vlieger (1971), Hans Vanaken (1992), Wesley Sonck (1978), Rudi Smidts (1963), Nicolas Lombaerts (1985), and Mile Svilar (1999). After him are Alexis Saelemaekers (1999), Marc Van Der Linden (1964), Kristof Van Hout (1987), Peter Van der Heyden (1976), Loïs Openda (2000), and Steed Malbranque (1980).

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