SOCCER PLAYER

Roy Makaay

1975 - Today

Photo of Roy Makaay

Icon of person Roy Makaay

Rudolphus Antonius "Roy" Makaay (born 9 March 1975) is a Dutch professional football coach and former footballer. As a forward, he was known for his goal-scoring ability as a result of his "aerial prowess and quick drives to the net where he can put the ball away with either foot." He began his career at Vitesse and Tenerife before moving to Deportivo de La Coruña in 1999 and helping the side to their first La Liga title in his first season there. He also won the Copa del Rey in 2002 and the following season was given the European Golden Boot for a 29-goal haul. He remains the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Makaay is the 766th most popular soccer player (down from 629th in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 309th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Roy Makaay by language

Loading...

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Roy Makaay ranks 766 out of 21,273. Before him are Bodo Illgner, Jürgen Sparwasser, Edin Džeko, Orlando Peçanha, Akemi Iwata, and José Manuel Moreno. After him are Teizo Takeuchi, Allan Clarke, Thiago Alcântara, Fernando Gomes, Francisco Aramburu, and Bruno Conti.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Roy Makaay ranks 37. Before him are John Higgins, Juan Sebastián Verón, Ralf Schumacher, Casey Affleck, Lee Sun-kyun, and Ana Brnabić. After him are Nikol Pashinyan, Sara Ramirez, Matteo Renzi, Drew Barrymore, Ronnie O'Sullivan, and Evika Siliņa.

Others Born in 1975

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Roy Makaay ranks 322 out of 1,646. Before him are Aad de Mos (1947), Henk Sneevliet (1883), Armin van Buuren (1976), Samuel Goudsmit (1902), Phillip Cocu (1970), and Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798). After him are Johannes Willebrands (1909), Arne Slot (1978), Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1768), Hans van Breukelen (1956), Adriaen van de Velde (1636), and Franciscus Donders (1818).

Others born in Netherlands

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Roy Makaay ranks 31. Before him are Willem van Hanegem (1944), Mark van Bommel (1977), Erwin Koeman (1961), Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Aad de Mos (1947), and Phillip Cocu (1970). After him are Hans van Breukelen (1956), Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Ruud Geels (1948), Faas Wilkes (1923), Dirk Kuyt (1980), and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983).

Dutch born Soccer Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous