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Ronnie Whelan

1961 - Today

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Ronald Andrew Whelan (; born 25 September 1961) is an Irish former professional football player who played as a midfielder and sometimes as a defender. He played an integral role in the dominant Liverpool side that won a wealth of titles in the 1980s. He was at the club from 1979 until 1994, scoring a number of vital goals. In 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, a poll of 110,000 Liverpool fans conducted by Liverpool's official website, Whelan came in 30th. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Ronnie Whelan is the 9,312th most popular soccer player (down from 7,875th in 2024), the 434th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 404th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ronnie Whelan ranks 9,312 out of 21,273. Before him are Ethan Mbappé, Marius Niculae, Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, Dragoje Leković, Raymond Kalla, and Yusuf Demir. After him are Juan Foyth, Dennis Aogo, Ezgjan Alioski, Rey Manaj, Ján Kozák, and Hiroshi Saito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Ronnie Whelan ranks 763. Before him are Bruce Cohen, Anne Donovan, Carlo Rota, Dale Frail, Akimasa Nakamura, and Ryan Zinke. After him are Dominique Bijotat, Luis Flores, Javier Imbroda, Janet Jones, Christian Keglevits, and Kokichi Kimura.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ronnie Whelan ranks 434 out of 549. Before him are Dylan Moran (1971), Pat Condell (1949), Devon Murray (1988), Tommy Byrne (1958), Mary Black (1955), and John Moore (1970). After him are Nicola Coughlan (1987), Kevin McBride (1973), Francis Magee (1959), Angela Farrell (1952), Denise Gough (1980), and Emma Donoghue (1969).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Ronnie Whelan ranks 29. Before him are Damien Duff (1979), Shay Given (1976), Steve Heighway (1947), Steve Finnan (1976), Richard Dunne (1979), and Packie Bonner (1960). After him are Andy Reid (1982), Brian Murphy (1983), Séamus Coleman (1988), Niall Quinn (1966), Frank Stapleton (1956), and Kevin Moran (1956).

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