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Ruud Geels

1948 - 2023

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Geertruida Maria "Ruud" Geels (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeːrˈtrœydaː maːˈrijaː ryt ˈxeːls]; 28 July 1948 – 18 November 2023) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s. A prolific goalscorer, Geels was known for his heading skills. He is also known for being the first of only two footballers (the second being Ronald Koeman) to play for the big three in Dutch football - Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruud Geels is the 807th most popular soccer player (down from 270th in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 187th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ruud Geels ranks 807 out of 21,273. Before him are Ali Sami Yen, Santos Iriarte, Franz Binder, Willy van der Kuijlen, Friaça, and Marc-André ter Stegen. After him are Mario Mandžukić, Karol Dobiaš, Branko Stanković, Dimitar Berbatov, Luigi Allemandi, and Giovane Élber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ruud Geels ranks 184. Before him are John Noble, Jan Hammer, Marcia Barrett, Christa McAuliffe, T Bone Burnett, and Kate Jackson. After him are Shaul Mofaz, Friedrich Koncilia, Dušan Bajević, Jimmy Lai, László Lovász, and Alberto Manguel. Among people deceased in 2023, Ruud Geels ranks 130. Before him are Martin Davis, Anne Perry, Don Walsh, Marc Augé, Jerry Springer, and Vakhtang Kikabidze. After him are Arnaldo Forlani, Chaim Topol, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, Philippe Sollers, Horst-Dieter Höttges, and Tom Sizemore.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ruud Geels ranks 332 out of 1,646. Before him are Hans van Breukelen (1956), Adriaen van de Velde (1636), Franciscus Donders (1818), Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Henri Winkelman (1876), and Mart Stam (1899). After him are Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053), Joseph Luns (1911), Leonaert Bramer (1596), Gerrit Berckheyde (1638), Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856), and Titus Brandsma (1881).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Ruud Geels ranks 34. Before him are Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Aad de Mos (1947), Phillip Cocu (1970), Roy Makaay (1975), Hans van Breukelen (1956), and Willy van der Kuijlen (1946). After him are Faas Wilkes (1923), Dirk Kuyt (1980), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Danny Blind (1961), Piet Schrijvers (1946), and Dick Nanninga (1949).

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