Leo Van der Elst

Belgian footballer
Person human Q2164521
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Leo Van der Elst

Summary

Leo Van der Elst is a human[1]. His place of birth was Opwijk[2]. He was born on +1962-01-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Opwijk[2], Leo Van der Elst…
  • Leo Van der Elst was born on +1962-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Leo Van der Elst held citizenship in Belgium[7].
  • Leo Van der Elst's professions included association football player[4].
  • Leo Van der Elst's professions included association football coach[5].
  • Leo Van der Elst's image is recorded as Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2012 Leo Van Der Elst 25-02-2012 10-36-23.png[8].
  • Leo Van der Elst is recorded as male[9].
  • Leo Van der Elst's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Leo Van der Elst's Commons category is recorded as Leo Van Der Elst[11].
  • Leo Van der Elst's position played on team / speciality is recorded as midfielder[12].
  • Leo Van der Elst's sport is recorded as association football[13].
  • Leo Van der Elst's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c4jyl[14].
  • Leo Van der Elst's given name is recorded as Leo[15].
  • Leo Van der Elst's participant in is recorded as 1986 FIFA World Cup[16].
  • Leo Van der Elst's FIFA player ID is recorded as 59398[17].
  • Leo Van der Elst's country for sport is recorded as Belgium[18].
  • Leo Van der Elst's WorldFootball.net person ID is recorded as leo-van-der-elst[19].
  • Leo Van der Elst's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+180'}[20].
  • Leo Van der Elst's Scorebar / Soccerway person ID is recorded as 106955[21].
  • Leo Van der Elst's Transfermarkt player ID is recorded as 118166[22].
  • Leo Van der Elst's Transfermarkt manager ID is recorded as 48505[23].
  • Leo Van der Elst's National-Football-Teams.com player ID is recorded as 19590[24].
  • Leo Van der Elst's Royal Belgian Football Association player ID is recorded as PH_501[25].
  • Leo Van der Elst's sibling is recorded as François Van der Elst[26].
  • Leo Van der Elst's FootballDatabase.eu person ID is recorded as 44391[27].

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Origins and Family

Leo Van der Elst's place of birth was Opwijk[2]. He was born on +1962-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

Why It Matters

Leo Van der Elst ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Leo Van der Elst born?

Leo Van der Elst was born in Opwijk[2].

What did Leo Van der Elst do for work?

Leo Van der Elst worked as association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Soccerdonna. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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