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Ron Atkinson

1939 - Today

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Ronald Frederick Atkinson (born 18 March 1939) is an English former football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Ron", he was regarded as one of Britain's best-known football pundits in the 1990s and early 2000s. Nicknamed "The Tank" during his playing career, he represented Oxford United for twelve years, and still holds the club record for appearances. As a manager, he won the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1983 and 1985 and the Football League Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in 1991 and Aston Villa in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ron Atkinson is the 2,684th most popular soccer player (down from 1,783rd in 2019), the 3,623rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,694th in 2019) and the 166th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ron Atkinson ranks 2,684 out of 21,273. Before him are Fred, Jürgen Pommerenke, Gustav Wetterström, Burak Yılmaz, Rudolf Viertl, and Leopold Hofmann. After him are Giuseppe Casari, Davide Astori, Milan Jovanović, Bruno Pezzey, Charles William Miller, and Paolo Montero.

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Among people born in 1939, Ron Atkinson ranks 368. Before him are Jorge Toro, Fernando Poe Jr., Sante Gaiardoni, Eduard Mudrik, István Nagy, and Brigitte Fassbaender. After him are Franjo Gregurić, Ivar Jacobson, Michele Brown, Veniamin Soldatenko, Ernesto Castano, and Hildrun Laufer-Claus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ron Atkinson ranks 3,624 out of 8,785. Before him are William Martin (1767), Lilian Gibbs (1870), Geoff Lees (1951), Archibald Geikie (1835), Mike Parkes (1931), and Harold Mahony (1867). After him are Chris Barber (1930), Winston Graham (1908), W. D. Ross (1877), Dorian Yates (1962), Prince George of Cambridge (2013), and Cherie Blair (1954).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ron Atkinson ranks 166. Before him are Ted Drake (1912), Jimmy McGrory (1904), Stuart McCall (1964), Fred Pentland (1883), Jimmy Ross (1866), and Ramón Zabalo (1910). After him are Nat Lofthouse (1925), Phil Brown (1959), Billy Bremner (1942), Peter Bonetti (1941), Jimmy Johnstone (1944), and Steve Bloomer (1874).

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