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Ruud Krol

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Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" (or "Rudi") Krol (Dutch pronunciation: [ryt ˈkrɔl]; born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax. He became a coach after retirement. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, Krol mainly played as a sweeper or left-back, though he could play anywhere across the back line, or in midfield as a defensive midfielder, due to his range of passing with both feet, temperament, tactical intelligence, and his ability to start attacking plays after winning back the ball. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruud Krol is the 188th most popular soccer player (down from 146th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 120th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Ruud Krol is a Dutch football player. He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ruud Krol ranks 188 out of 21,273. Before him are Thierry Henry, Gérson, Hiroto Muraoka, Zizinho, René Higuita, and Laurent Blanc. After him are Edwin van der Sar, Carlos Valderrama, Yasuo Suzuki, Ernesto Valverde, Motoo Tatsuhara, and Andreas Brehme.

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Among people born in 1949, Ruud Krol ranks 71. Before him are Luis Sepúlveda, Lionel Richie, Tom Waits, Miuccia Prada, Billy Joel, and Anna Lee Fisher. After him are John Belushi, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Jerry Lawler, Peter Agre, Zoia Ceaușescu, and Brahim Ghali.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ruud Krol ranks 134 out of 1,646. Before him are Gerard 't Hooft (1946), Willem de Kooning (1904), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), Tjalling Koopmans (1910), Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480), and Bertha of Holland (1055). After him are Edwin van der Sar (1970), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), Etty Hillesum (1914), Gabriël Metsu (1629), and Willem Janszoon (1570).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Ruud Krol ranks 6. Before him are Johan Cruyff (1947), Ruud Gullit (1962), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), and Arie Haan (1948). After him are Edwin van der Sar (1970), René van de Kerkhof (1951), Johnny Rep (1951), Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), Piet Keizer (1943), and Arjen Robben (1984).

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