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Michel Preud'homme

1959 - Today

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Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud'homme (born 24 January 1959) is a Belgian retired footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper. Currently, he is vice-president and sports director at Standard Liège. He was considered one of the world's best and most consistent goalkeepers during his professional career; he was the first winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. At club level, Preud'homme played for Standard Liège, Mechelen and Benfica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Preud'homme is the 414th most popular soccer player (down from 258th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 147th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michel Preud'homme ranks 414 out of 21,273. Before him are Giovanni Ferrari, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Gusztáv Sebes, Akira Matsunaga, Alf-Inge Håland, and Telê Santana. After him are Koji Sasaki, Shizuo Miyama, Jens Lehmann, Jorge Solari, László Bölöni, and Paul Van Himst.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Michel Preud'homme ranks 62. Before him are Muhammad bin Nayef, Vincent D'Onofrio, Morten Harket, Per Gessle, Anne Hidalgo, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. After him are Nina Hartley, Li Qiang, Charlie Murphy, Youssou N'Dour, Boyko Borisov, and William Lai.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Michel Preud'homme ranks 182 out of 1,190. Before him are Gudula (646), Maerten de Vos (1532), Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1973), Eric Walter Elst (1936), Paul Otlet (1868), and Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914). After him are Paul Van Himst (1943), Henri, Count of Paris (1933), Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882), Eugène Charles Catalan (1814), Fernand Khnopff (1858), and Juliana of Liège (1193).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Michel Preud'homme ranks 3. Before him are Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953), and Kevin De Bruyne (1991). After him are Paul Van Himst (1943), Jan Ceulemans (1957), Herbert Wimmer (1944), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Eden Hazard (1991), Vincent Kompany (1986), Enzo Scifo (1966), Romelu Lukaku (1993), and Bernard Voorhoof (1910).

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