How tall is Joris Mathijsen?

Joris Mathijsen's listed height is 183 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 53% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 183 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 53% of men in the Netherlands born in 1980 (average 182.5 cm).

Mathijsen next to his teammates

Ruud van Nistelrooy is 5 cm taller than Joris Mathijsen (188 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2004 to 2011.

Nigel de Jong is 9 cm shorter than Joris Mathijsen (174 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2004 to 2012.

Rafael van der Vaart is 7 cm shorter than Joris Mathijsen (176 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2004 to 2012.

About Joris Mathijsen

Joris Mathijsen is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was born on 5 April 1980 in Goirle and is the director of football at Willem II. He started at SV VOAB in Goirle after visiting a friend's training session as a young boy, and at nine he left for the youth system of Willem II.

Mathijsen was promoted to the Willem II first team for the 1998 to 1999 season and made his debut on 27 February 1999 against FC Utrecht. After six seasons he was sold to AZ. After AZ finished runners-up in the Eredivisie in 2006, he transferred to Hamburger SV for 6 million euros, where he joined fellow Dutchmen Rafael van der Vaart and Nigel de Jong. He scored Hamburg's 2,500th Bundesliga goal on 20 October 2007 against VfB Stuttgart.

At a listed 183 cm (6'0"), Mathijsen is 5 cm shorter than Ruud van Nistelrooy, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), his teammate for the Netherlands national association football team from 2004 to 2011. Nigel de Jong, his Netherlands teammate from 2004 to 2012, is listed at 174 cm (5'9") and is 9 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

How tall is Joris Mathijsen in feet and inches? Joris Mathijsen is 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.

How tall is Joris Mathijsen compared to Ruud van Nistelrooy? Ruud van Nistelrooy is 5 cm taller than Joris Mathijsen: 188 cm (6'2") vs 183 cm (6'0").

How tall is Joris Mathijsen compared to Nigel de Jong? Nigel de Jong is 9 cm shorter than Joris Mathijsen: 174 cm (5'9") vs 183 cm (6'0").

How tall is Joris Mathijsen compared to Rafael van der Vaart? Rafael van der Vaart is 7 cm shorter than Joris Mathijsen: 176 cm (5'9") vs 183 cm (6'0").

Is Joris Mathijsen tall for men in the Netherlands? At 183 cm he is taller than about 53% of men in the Netherlands born in 1980, whose average height is 182.5 cm.

Sources

• Joris Mathijsen on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Joris Mathijsen on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 183 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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