SOCCER PLAYER

Willy van der Kuijlen

1946 - 2021

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Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes "Willy" van der Kuijlen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋili vɑn dər ˈkœylə(n)]; 6 December 1946 – 19 April 2021) was a Dutch football player and a scout for PSV Eindhoven. Van der Kuijlen was born in Helmond and started his youth career at local club HVV. In 1964, he was signed by PSV Eindhoven. Van der Kuijlen ended up playing for the club 18 years, winning three Eredivisie titles, two domestic cups and the UEFA Cup in 1978. He was also crowned Eredivisie top scorer three times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willy van der Kuijlen is the 804th most popular soccer player (down from 644th in 2019), the 329th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 315th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Willy van der Kuijlen ranks 804 out of 21,273. Before him are Peregrino Anselmo, Rudi Garcia, Paulo Sousa, Ali Sami Yen, Santos Iriarte, and Franz Binder. After him are Friaça, Marc-André ter Stegen, Ruud Geels, Mario Mandžukić, Karol Dobiaš, and Branko Stanković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Willy van der Kuijlen ranks 216. Before him are Shlomo Sand, Rodrigo Lara, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Stig Blomqvist, Donovan, and Cheng Pei-pei. After him are Toquinho, Robert Mapplethorpe, Joseph Deiss, Craig Venter, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, and Maria Bethânia. Among people deceased in 2021, Willy van der Kuijlen ranks 156. Before him are David Yonggi Cho, Marshall Sahlins, Volodymyr Holubnychy, Igor Oistrakh, Anna Chromý, and Terry Cooper. After him are Ned Beatty, Kurt Westergaard, János Kornai, Joan Didion, Michael Apted, and Olympia Dukakis.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willy van der Kuijlen ranks 329 out of 1,646. Before 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). After him are Henri Winkelman (1876), Mart Stam (1899), Ruud Geels (1948), Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053), Joseph Luns (1911), and Leonaert Bramer (1596).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Willy van der Kuijlen ranks 33. Before him are Erwin Koeman (1961), Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Aad de Mos (1947), Phillip Cocu (1970), Roy Makaay (1975), and Hans van Breukelen (1956). After him are Ruud Geels (1948), Faas Wilkes (1923), Dirk Kuyt (1980), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Danny Blind (1961), and Piet Schrijvers (1946).

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