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Abel Xavier

1972 - Today

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Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈβɛl ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; born 30 November 1972) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Xavier played for clubs in Portugal, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, England, Turkey and Germany before retiring with the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2008. He represented both Merseyside rivals Everton and Liverpool in the Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abel Xavier has received more than 639,764 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Abel Xavier is the 4,507th most popular soccer player (down from 1,959th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Mozambique (down from 20th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Mozambican Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Abel Xavier ranks 4,507 out of 21,273. Before him are Lee Dong-gook, Ramón Abeledo, Ibrahim Touré, Alberto Cardaccio, Stephen Appiah, and Gerry Hitchens. After him are Younès Belhanda, Rolando García, Oleguer Presas, Filip De Wilde, Humberto Cruz, and Sofiane Feghouli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Abel Xavier ranks 252. Before him are Roosevelt Skerrit, Edyta Górniak, Axel Merckx, Nikka Costa, Fernando Picun, and Ivete Sangalo. After him are Arturo Gatti, Haim Revivo, Gen Urobuchi, Concha Buika, Björn Höcke, and Florin Cîțu.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Abel Xavier ranks 30 out of 38. Before him are Hilário (1939), Marcelino dos Santos (1929), José Craveirinha (1922), Afonso Dhlakama (1953), Costa Pereira (1929), and António Calvário (1938). After him are Mário da Graça Machungo (1941), Paulina Chiziane (1955), Reinildo Mandava (1994), Alberto Vaquina (1961), Jorge Cadete (1968), and Armando Sá (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mozambique

Among soccer players born in Mozambique, Abel Xavier ranks 8. Before him are Carlos Queiroz (1953), Mário Coluna (1935), Paulo Fonseca (1973), Vicente Lucas (1935), Hilário (1939), and Costa Pereira (1929). After him are Reinildo Mandava (1994), Jorge Cadete (1968), Armando Sá (1975), Simão Mate Junior (1988), and Mexer (1988).

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