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Wim Jansen

1946 - 2022

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Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius "Wim" Jansen (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪm ˈjɑnsə(n)]; 28 October 1946 – 25 January 2022) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a midfielder or defender, he spent most of his career at Feyenoord, winning honours including the European Cup in 1970. He earned 65 international caps with the Dutch national team and played in the teams that reached the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup finals. Jansen served in several roles at Feyenoord, including winning the KNVB Cup in consecutive seasons as manager in the early 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wim Jansen is the 455th most popular soccer player (down from 324th in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 210th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Wim Jansen ranks 455 out of 21,273. Before him are Uli Stielike, Yumi Umeoka, Ally McCoist, Alain Giresse, Sepp Piontek, and Santillana. After him are Dettmar Cramer, Leonel Sánchez, Nobuyuki Oishi, Daniele Massaro, Charles W. Alcock, and Carlos Tevez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Wim Jansen ranks 148. Before him are Vuk Drašković, Youssef Absi, Ajda Pekkan, Deepak Chopra, Laurent Fabius, and Sawao Kato. After him are Robert J. Shiller, Joop Zoetemelk, Rita Marley, Yusuke Omi, Martin Kove, and Riccardo Cocciante. Among people deceased in 2022, Wim Jansen ranks 92. Before him are Evaristo Carvalho, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Ruggero Deodato, Boris Pahor, Scott Hall, and Viktor Saneyev. After him are Leonel Sánchez, Peter Bogdanovich, Saul Kripke, Michel Bouquet, Javier Marías, and Toshiki Kaifu.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Wim Jansen ranks 219 out of 1,646. Before him are Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Dries van Agt (1931), William I, Count of Holland (1167), Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), Carel Struycken (1948), and Geertgen tot Sint Jans (1460). After him are Cees Nooteboom (1933), Willem Blaeu (1571), Frank de Boer (1970), Jan Jongbloed (1940), Joop Zoetemelk (1946), and Jaap Stam (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Wim Jansen ranks 18. Before him are Arjen Robben (1984), Robin van Persie (1983), Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976), Peter Bosz (1963), Erik ten Hag (1970), and Wesley Sneijder (1984). After him are Frank de Boer (1970), Jan Jongbloed (1940), Jaap Stam (1972), Abe Lenstra (1920), Patrick Kluivert (1976), and Wim Suurbier (1945).

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