SOCCER PLAYER

Rinus Israël

1942 - 2025

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Marinus David "'Rinus" Israël (19 March 1942 – 1 July 2025) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with Theo Laseroms. He was the grandfather of handball player Rachel de Haze. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rinus Israël is the 1,106th most popular soccer player (down from 1,041st in 2019), the 435th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 436th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rinus Israël ranks 1,106 out of 21,273. Before him are Toni Turek, Ryoji Yamanaka, Nuno Gomes, Pablo Aimar, Bigode, and Giancarlo Antognoni. After him are Andy Gray, Roy Keane, Adrian Mutu, Julio César Romero, Bobby Smith, and İlkay Gündoğan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Rinus Israël ranks 245. Before him are Curtis Mayfield, Hayedeh, Richard Roundtree, Robert Weinberg, Gabriele Veneziano, and Jorge Ben. After him are Richard Bohringer, Brian Kernighan, Lima, Norman Lamont, Susan Sullivan, and Derek Jarman. Among people deceased in 2025, Rinus Israël ranks 129. Before him are Muhammad az-Zanati, Marcel Ophüls, Manga, Clive Revill, Maria Teresa Horta, and Giuseppe Moioli. After him are George Wendt, Lima, Peter Bichsel, Kailash Purryag, Nadia Cassini, and Edgar Lungu.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rinus Israël ranks 435 out of 1,646. Before him are Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885), Jordi Cruyff (1974), Adriaen Coorte (1665), George Hendrik Breitner (1857), Pim Verbeek (1956), and Dirk Jan de Geer (1870). After him are Jan Dirksz Both (1618), Dirck Hals (1591), Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), Johannes Kleiman (1896), Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692), and Nicolaes Witsen (1641).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Rinus Israël ranks 47. Before him are Marc Overmars (1973), Ronald de Boer (1970), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975), Kees Rijvers (1926), Theo de Jong (1947), and Jordi Cruyff (1974). After him are Sjaak Swart (1938), George Knobel (1922), Gerald Vanenburg (1964), Virgil van Dijk (1991), Dick van Dijk (1946), and Memphis Depay (1994).

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