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Rio Ferdinand

1978 - Today

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Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and is now a television pundit for TNT Sports. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time, regarded by many as one of England's greatest ever defenders. Ferdinand began his football career playing for various youth teams, finally settling at West Ham United where he progressed through the youth ranks and made his professional Premier League debut in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rio Ferdinand is the 1,894th most popular soccer player (down from 1,266th in 2019), the 3,046th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,251st in 2019) and the 124th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rio Ferdinand ranks 1,894 out of 21,273. Before him are Paul Mebus, Ferran Torres, Kolo Touré, Máté Fenyvesi, Ryohei Suzuki, and Robert Dienst. After him are Naoji Ito, Angelos Charisteas, Luís Pereira, André Schürrle, Juan Pablo Sorín, and Adri van Tiggelen.

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Among people born in 1978, Rio Ferdinand ranks 73. Before him are Laetitia Casta, Lauren German, Mike Flanagan, Jeton Kelmendi, Geremi, and Jamie Carragher. After him are Dirk Nowitzki, Tom Ellis, Stana Katic, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Anthony Mackie, and Danai Gurira.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rio Ferdinand ranks 3,047 out of 8,785. Before him are John Arthur Jarvis (1872), Amanda Tapping (1965), Danny Murphy (1977), Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924), Henry Ireton (1611), and Henry Taylor (1885). After him are Ian Hart (1964), Martin Donnelly (1964), A. J. P. Taylor (1906), Tom Ellis (1978), Phil Taylor (1960), and Peter Banks (1947).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Rio Ferdinand ranks 124. Before him are David Johnson (1951), Martin Peters (1943), Eddie Gray (1948), Paul Cook (1956), Jamie Carragher (1978), and Danny Murphy (1977). After him are Jude Bellingham (2003), Terry Venables (1943), Ashley Cole (1980), Ian Wright (1963), Keith Newton (1941), and Johnny Haynes (1934).

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