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Ruud van Nistelrooy

1976 - Today

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Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈryt fɑn ˈnɪstəlroːi]; born 1 July 1976), commonly known as Ruud van Nistelrooy (), is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of then Premier League club Leicester City. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Van Nistelrooy has been the top scorer in three UEFA Champions League seasons, and is the sixth-highest goalscorer in the competition's history with 56 goals. He has also been the top scorer in three European domestic leagues. In 2004, he was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruud van Nistelrooy is the 407th most popular soccer player (down from 240th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 166th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ruud van Nistelrooy ranks 407 out of 21,273. Before him are Yanosuke Watanabe, Francis Lee, Fabien Barthez, Helmut Haller, Sakae Takahashi, and Branko Zebec. After him are Giovanni Ferrari, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Gusztáv Sebes, Akira Matsunaga, Alf-Inge Håland, and Telê Santana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ruud van Nistelrooy ranks 20. Before him are Michael Ballack, Guti, Patrick Vieira, Mark Webber, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Ryan Reynolds. After him are Alessandro Nesta, Wladimir Klitschko, Colin Farrell, Patrick Kluivert, Audrey Tautou, and Diane Kruger.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ruud van Nistelrooy ranks 197 out of 1,646. Before him are Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Gaius Julius Civilis (25), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Willem Drees (1886), Anton Mussert (1894), and Peter Stuyvesant (1612). After him are Willem Mengelberg (1871), Jan Lievens (1607), Antonis Mor (1519), Willem van Aelst (1627), Jan Ingenhousz (1730), and Dirck van Baburen (1595).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Ruud van Nistelrooy ranks 14. Before him are René van de Kerkhof (1951), Johnny Rep (1951), Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), Piet Keizer (1943), Arjen Robben (1984), and Robin van Persie (1983). After him are Peter Bosz (1963), Erik ten Hag (1970), Wesley Sneijder (1984), Wim Jansen (1946), Frank de Boer (1970), and Jan Jongbloed (1940).

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