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Leon Ritzen

Belgian association football player (1939-2018)
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Leon Ritzen

Summary

Leon Ritzen is a human[1]. Born in Genk[2], he… he was born on +1939-01-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Bilzen[4]. He died on +2018-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an association football player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Genk[2], Leon Ritzen…
  • Leon Ritzen passed away in Bilzen[4].
  • Leon Ritzen was born on +1939-01-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Leon Ritzen died on +2018-01-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Leon Ritzen held citizenship in Belgium[8].
  • Leon Ritzen's professions included association football player[6].
  • Leon Ritzen is recorded as male[9].
  • Leon Ritzen's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Leon Ritzen's member of sports team is recorded as K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk[11].
  • Leon Ritzen's member of sports team is recorded as Racing White Daring Molenbeek[12].
  • Leon Ritzen's member of sports team is recorded as K. Beerschot V.A.C.[13].
  • Leon Ritzen's member of sports team is recorded as KFC Diest[14].
  • Leon Ritzen's member of sports team is recorded as Belgium men's national football team[15].
  • Leon Ritzen's position played on team / speciality is recorded as forward[16].
  • Leon Ritzen's sport is recorded as association football[17].
  • Leon Ritzen's family name is recorded as Ritzen[18].
  • Leon Ritzen's given name is recorded as Leon[19].
  • Leon Ritzen's given name is recorded as Léon[20].
  • Leon Ritzen's country for sport is recorded as Belgium[21].
  • Leon Ritzen's Transfermarkt player ID is recorded as 306642[22].
  • Leon Ritzen's National-Football-Teams.com player ID is recorded as 25778[23].
  • Leon Ritzen's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122pl5mk[24].
  • Leon Ritzen's Royal Belgian Football Association player ID is recorded as PH_370[25].
  • Leon Ritzen's FootballDatabase.eu person ID is recorded as 58009[26].
  • Leon Ritzen's EU-Football.info player ID is recorded as 17796[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Genk[2], Leon Ritzen… he was born on +1939-01-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Leon Ritzen's professions included association football player[6].

Death and Burial

Leon Ritzen died on +2018-01-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bilzen[4].

Why It Matters

Leon Ritzen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Leon Ritzen born?

Born in Genk[2], Leon Ritzen…

Where did Leon Ritzen die?

Leon Ritzen passed away in Bilzen[4].

What did Leon Ritzen do for work?

Leon Ritzen worked as association football player[6].

Related Entities

Belgium

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . hbvl.be. hbvl.be. Provenance: 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. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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