Marco van Basten

Summary

Marco van Basten is a human^[1]. Born in Utrecht^[2], he… he was born on October 31, 1964^[3]. He worked as an association football player^[4] and association football coach^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,075 views/month, #5,073 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Marco van Basten was born in Utrecht^[2].
• Marco van Basten was born on October 31, 1964^[3].
• Marco van Basten held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[7].
• Dutch was Marco van Basten's native language^[8].
• Marco van Basten worked as an association football player^[4].
• Marco van Basten worked as an association football coach^[5].
• Marco van Basten received the Ballon d'Or^[9].
• Marco van Basten received the FIFA World Player of the Year^[10].
• Marco van Basten is recorded as male^[11].
• Marco van Basten's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Marco van Basten's Commons category is recorded as Marco van Basten^[13].
• Marco van Basten's position played on team / speciality is recorded as forward^[14].
• Marco van Basten's sport is recorded as association football^[15].
• Marco van Basten's sport is recorded as golf^[16].
• Marco van Basten's family name is recorded as van Basten^[17].
• Marco van Basten's given name is recorded as Marcel^[18].
• Marco van Basten's given name is recorded as Marco^[19].
• Marco van Basten's Commons gallery is recorded as Marco van Basten^[20].
• Marco van Basten's participant in is recorded as 1990 FIFA World Cup^[21].
• Marco van Basten's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 1988^[22].
• Marco van Basten's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 1992^[23].
• Marco van Basten's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 2008^[24].
• Marco van Basten's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[25].
• Marco van Basten's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[26].
• Marco van Basten's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1964-10-31^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 808c0dfb-6e3a-4af1-9256-1308ae0ac3ac^[31]

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Origins and Family

Marco van Basten was born in Utrecht^[2]. He was born on October 31, 1964^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[8].

Career and Affiliations

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

Recognition

Awards received include Ballon d'Or^[9], a sports award^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1956^[34] and FIFA World Player of the Year^[10], a sports award^[35], founded in 1991^[36].

Why It Matters

Marco van Basten ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,075 views/month, #5,073 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Marco van Basten born?

Born in Utrecht^[2], Marco van Basten…

What did Marco van Basten do for work?

Marco van Basten worked as association football player^[4] and association football coach^[5].

What awards did Marco van Basten receive?

Honors received include Ballon d'Or^[9] and FIFA World Player of the Year^[10].