SOCCER PLAYER
Valérien Ismaël
1975 - Today

Valérien Ismaël
Valérien Alexandre Ismaël (born 28 September 1975) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers. A centre-back, Ismaël played for Strasbourg, Crystal Palace, Lens, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich and Hannover 96. As a player, he won the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue twice, the Bundesliga twice, as well as the DFB-Pokal on two occasions. Following his retirement, he moved into management, first as a reserve coach for a number of clubs before moving into senior management with spells at 1. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valérien Ismaël is the 8,384th most popular soccer player (down from 6,575th in 2019), the 5,527th most popular biography from France (down from 5,367th in 2019) and the 373rd most popular French Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Valérien Ismaël ranks 8,384 out of 21,273. Before him are Thomas Brdarić, Artjoms Rudņevs, Ilya Tsymbalar, Kamil Grosicki, Umut Bulut, and Song Chong-gug. After him are Junichi Misawa, Rafael Paz, Hiroyuki Inagaki, Giorgi Demetradze, Alex Bruce, and Andreas Ogris.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Brdarić
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 8,384
Artjoms Rudņevs
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 8,385
Ilya Tsymbalar
1969 - 2013
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 8,386
Kamil Grosicki
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 8,387
Umut Bulut
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 8,388
Song Chong-gug
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 8,389
Valérien Ismaël
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 8,390
Junichi Misawa
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 8,391
Rafael Paz
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 8,392
Hiroyuki Inagaki
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 8,393
Giorgi Demetradze
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 8,394
Alex Bruce
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 8,395
Andreas Ogris
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 8,396
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Valérien Ismaël ranks 473. Before him are Shelton Benjamin, Tim Minchin, Giannis Goumas, Hideki Nomiyama, Jeremy Soule, and Thomas Brdarić. After him are Amara, Gentleman, Ekaterina Dafovska, Richard Morales, Pierre Njanka, and Ricardo Garcia.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsShelton Benjamin
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 467
Tim Minchin
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 468
Giannis Goumas
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 469
Hideki Nomiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 470
Jeremy Soule
COMPOSER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 471
Thomas Brdarić
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 472
Valérien Ismaël
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 473
Amara
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 474
Gentleman
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 475
Ekaterina Dafovska
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 476
Richard Morales
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 477
Pierre Njanka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 478
Ricardo Garcia
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 479
In France
Among people born in France, Valérien Ismaël ranks 5,527 out of 6,770. Before him are Stéphane Le Foll (1960), Maurice G. Dantec (1959), Alice Taglioni (1976), Étienne Capoue (1988), Franck Piccard (1965), and Mélissa Theuriau (1978). After him are Sylvain Chavanel (1979), Christophe Lemaitre (1990), Alexis Jenni (1963), Francis Gillot (1960), Aïssa Mandi (1991), and Julien Absalon (1980).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsStéphane Le Foll
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,521
Maurice G. Dantec
WRITER
1959 - 2016
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 5,522
Alice Taglioni
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 5,523
Étienne Capoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 5,524
Franck Piccard
SKIER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 5,525
Mélissa Theuriau
PRESENTER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,526
Valérien Ismaël
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 5,527
Sylvain Chavanel
CYCLIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 5,528
Christophe Lemaitre
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 5,529
Alexis Jenni
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 5,530
Francis Gillot
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 5,531
Aïssa Mandi
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 5,532
Julien Absalon
CYCLIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 5,533
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, Valérien Ismaël ranks 373. Before him are Tanguy Ndombele (1996), Sacha Boey (2000), Wahbi Khazri (1991), Pierre Kalulu (2000), Pascal Cygan (1974), and Étienne Capoue (1988). After him are Francis Gillot (1960), Aïssa Mandi (1991), Nabil Bentaleb (1994), Ludovic Obraniak (1984), Noureddine Kourichi (1954), and Nordi Mukiele (1997).
Tanguy Ndombele
1996 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 367
Sacha Boey
2000 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 368
Wahbi Khazri
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 369
Pierre Kalulu
2000 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 370
Pascal Cygan
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 371
Étienne Capoue
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 372
Valérien Ismaël
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 373
Francis Gillot
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 374
Aïssa Mandi
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 375
Nabil Bentaleb
1994 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 376
Ludovic Obraniak
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 377
Noureddine Kourichi
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 378
Nordi Mukiele
1997 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 379