SOCCER PLAYER
Adrian Mutu
1979 - Today
Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan ˈmutu] ; born 8 January 1979) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești. During his playing career, he was deployed as a forward or an attacking midfielder. Mutu started his career playing two years for Argeș Pitești and half a season for Dinamo București, before joining Inter Milan in Italy midway through the 1999–2000 Serie A. After only ten games with the Nerazzurri, he left for Hellas Verona and then Parma, for which he scored 39 goals in the next three years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adrian Mutu has received more than 2,198,296 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Adrian Mutu is the 951st most popular soccer player (up from 1,001st in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Romania (up from 209th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
2.2M
Page Views (PV)
60.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
8.71
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Adrian Mutu ranks 951 out of 21,273. Before him are Erik Nilsson, Koichi Oita, Tomoyasu Asaoka, Tim, Ferenc Szusza, and Bernd Bransch. After him are Paolo Di Canio, Joseph Alcazar, Herbert Chapman, Hulk, Kalle Svensson, and Juan Ramón Verón.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErik Nilsson
1916 - 1995
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 945
Koichi Oita
1914 - 1996
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 946
Tomoyasu Asaoka
1962 - 2021
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 947
Tim
1915 - 1984
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 948
Ferenc Szusza
1923 - 2006
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 949
Bernd Bransch
1944 - 2022
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 950
Adrian Mutu
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 951
Paolo Di Canio
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 952
Joseph Alcazar
1911 - 1979
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 953
Herbert Chapman
1878 - 1934
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 954
Hulk
1986 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 955
Kalle Svensson
1925 - 2000
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 956
Juan Ramón Verón
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 957
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Adrian Mutu ranks 23. Before him are Júlio César, Tawakkol Karman, Evangeline Lilly, Zhang Ziyi, James McAvoy, and Eric Abidal. After him are Jennifer Love Hewitt, Olga Kurylenko, Noomi Rapace, Rafael Márquez, Mato Neretljak, and Pablo Aimar.
Others Born in 1979
Go to all RankingsJúlio César
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 17
Tawakkol Karman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 18
Evangeline Lilly
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 19
Zhang Ziyi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 20
James McAvoy
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 21
Eric Abidal
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 22
Adrian Mutu
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 23
Jennifer Love Hewitt
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 24
Olga Kurylenko
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 25
Noomi Rapace
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 26
Rafael Márquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 27
Mato Neretljak
COACH
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 28
Pablo Aimar
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 29
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Adrian Mutu ranks 173 out of 844. Before him are Nicolae Grigorescu (1838), Péter Eötvös (1944), Gheorghe Popescu (1967), Péter Pázmány (1570), Stephen Pongracz (1582), and Julius Popper (1857). After him are Brunó Ferenc Straub (1914), Constantin Dăscălescu (1923), Saul Steinberg (1914), Ulpia Severina (300), Simon Hollósy (1857), and Mihail Sadoveanu (1880).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsNicolae Grigorescu
PAINTER
1838 - 1907
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 167
Péter Eötvös
COMPOSER
1944 - 2024
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 168
Gheorghe Popescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 169
Péter Pázmány
PHILOSOPHER
1570 - 1637
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 170
Stephen Pongracz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1582 - 1619
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 171
Julius Popper
EXPLORER
1857 - 1893
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 172
Adrian Mutu
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 173
Brunó Ferenc Straub
CHEMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 174
Constantin Dăscălescu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 175
Saul Steinberg
COMIC ARTIST
1914 - 1999
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 176
Ulpia Severina
POLITICIAN
300 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 177
Simon Hollósy
PAINTER
1857 - 1918
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 178
Mihail Sadoveanu
WRITER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 179
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania
Among soccer players born in Romania, Adrian Mutu ranks 9. Before him are Ștefan Kovács (1920), László Bölöni (1953), Anghel Iordănescu (1950), Emerich Jenei (1937), Dudu Georgescu (1950), and Gheorghe Popescu (1967). After him are Alexander Vencel (1944), Elek Schwartz (1908), Helmuth Duckadam (1959), Josef Posipal (1927), Miodrag Belodedici (1964), and Răzvan Lucescu (1969).
Ștefan Kovács
1920 - 1995
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 3
László Bölöni
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 4
Anghel Iordănescu
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 5
Emerich Jenei
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 6
Dudu Georgescu
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 7
Gheorghe Popescu
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 8
Adrian Mutu
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 9
Alexander Vencel
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 10
Elek Schwartz
1908 - 2000
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 11
Helmuth Duckadam
1959 - 2024
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 12
Josef Posipal
1927 - 1997
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 13
Miodrag Belodedici
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 14
Răzvan Lucescu
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 15