SOCCER PLAYER
Mark van Bommel
1977 - Today

Mark van Bommel
Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel (born 22 April 1977) is a Dutch football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. His FIFA World Cup profile describes him as "a tackling machine and expert ball-winner, but he also boasts a fine array of passes and a powerful shot, having been a free-kick specialist during his PSV days". He played in and won the Dutch Eredivisie with PSV, Spanish La Liga with Barcelona, German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, and Italian Serie A with Milan. Between 2000 and 2011, he won eight national championship titles in four competitions: four with PSV, two with Bayern, one with Barcelona and one with Milan. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark van Bommel is the 631st most popular soccer player (down from 478th in 2019), the 283rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 265th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mark van Bommel ranks 631 out of 21,273. Before him are Yoshio Kikugawa, Preben Elkjær, Hidetoshi Nakata, Tofiq Bahramov, Víctor Valdés, and Werner Leimgruber. After him are John Connelly, Bernd Hölzenbein, Erwin Koeman, Rabah Madjer, Emmanuel Petit, and Agne Simonsson.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYoshio Kikugawa
1944 - 2022
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 628
Preben Elkjær
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 629
Hidetoshi Nakata
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 630
Tofiq Bahramov
1925 - 1993
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 631
Víctor Valdés
1982 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 632
Werner Leimgruber
1934 - 2025
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 633
Mark van Bommel
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 634
John Connelly
1938 - 2012
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 635
Bernd Hölzenbein
1946 - 2024
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 636
Erwin Koeman
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 637
Rabah Madjer
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 638
Emmanuel Petit
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 639
Agne Simonsson
1935 - 2020
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 640
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Mark van Bommel ranks 28. Before him are Liv Tyler, Sarah Wayne Callies, Chadwick Boseman, Jessica Chastain, Phil Neville, and Hidetoshi Nakata. After him are Gianluca Zambrotta, John Green, Mette Frederiksen, Brittany Murphy, Luca Toni, and Michael Fassbender.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsLiv Tyler
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 22
Sarah Wayne Callies
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 23
Chadwick Boseman
ACTOR
1977 - 2020
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 24
Jessica Chastain
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 25
Phil Neville
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 26
Hidetoshi Nakata
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 27
Mark van Bommel
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 28
Gianluca Zambrotta
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 29
John Green
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 30
Mette Frederiksen
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 31
Brittany Murphy
ACTOR
1977 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 32
Luca Toni
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 33
Michael Fassbender
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 34
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Mark van Bommel ranks 283 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrik Verwoerd (1901), Joan Blaeu (1596), Wim Hof (1959), Piet de Jong (1915), Philips Wouwerman (1619), and Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597). After him are Otto van Veen (1556), Baldwin III, Count of Flanders (940), Erwin Koeman (1961), Jacob van Campen (1596), Alexander, Prince of Orange (1851), and Floris I, Count of Holland (1025).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsHendrik Verwoerd
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1966
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 277
Joan Blaeu
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1673
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 278
Wim Hof
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 279
Piet de Jong
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2016
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 280
Philips Wouwerman
PAINTER
1619 - 1668
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 281
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam
PAINTER
1597 - 1665
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 282
Mark van Bommel
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 283
Otto van Veen
PAINTER
1556 - 1629
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 284
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
940 - 962
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 285
Erwin Koeman
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 286
Jacob van Campen
ARCHITECT
1596 - 1657
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 287
Alexander, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1884
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 288
Floris I, Count of Holland
POLITICIAN
1025 - 1061
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 289
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Mark van Bommel ranks 26. Before him are Jan Jongbloed (1940), Jaap Stam (1972), Abe Lenstra (1920), Patrick Kluivert (1976), Wim Suurbier (1945), and Willem van Hanegem (1944). After him are Erwin Koeman (1961), Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Aad de Mos (1947), Phillip Cocu (1970), Roy Makaay (1975), and Hans van Breukelen (1956).
Jan Jongbloed
1940 - 2023
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 20
Jaap Stam
1972 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 21
Abe Lenstra
1920 - 1985
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 22
Patrick Kluivert
1976 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 23
Wim Suurbier
1945 - 2020
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 24
Willem van Hanegem
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 25
Mark van Bommel
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 26
Erwin Koeman
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 27
Rafael van der Vaart
1983 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 28
Aad de Mos
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 29
Phillip Cocu
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 30
Roy Makaay
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 31
Hans van Breukelen
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 32