The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from São Tomé and Príncipe
This page contains a list of the greatest Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 2 of which were born in São Tomé and Príncipe. This makes São Tomé and Príncipe the birth place of the 138th most number of Soccer Players behind Somalia, and Libya.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Nuno Espírito Santo (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 50.19, Nuno Espírito Santo is the most famous Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 38 different languages on wikipedia.
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (born 25 January 1974), known as Nuno Espírito Santo or simply Nuno, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the manager of Premier League club Nottingham Forest. During his career, Espírito Santo first made a name for himself in Spain, playing for three teams in five years. He later returned to Portugal to represent Porto, and also played professionally in Russia. He was part of the Portuguese squad at UEFA Euro 2008, but never won a cap for the national team. Espírito Santo started his coaching career at Greek club Panathinaikos as an assistant. He became a coach in 2012, leading Portuguese club Rio Ave to both domestic cup finals in 2014. After brief spells at Valencia in Spain's La Liga, and a return to Porto, he managed Wolverhampton Wanderers for four years. In 2021, he took over as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, but was relieved of his duties after four months in charge. He became manager of Al-Ittihad Club in July 2022 where he won a league title and Saudi Super Cup before being dismissed in November 2023. The following month, he returned to the Premier League as head coach of Nottingham Forest.
2. Gedson Fernandes (b. 1999)
With an HPI of 34.31, Gedson Fernandes is the 2nd most famous Soccer Player. Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Gedson Carvalho Fernandes (born 9 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, he has represented the Portugal national team.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as soccer players born between 1974 and 1999. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living soccer players include Nuno Espírito Santo, and Gedson Fernandes.
