SOCCER PLAYER
Aleksandar Kostov
1938 - 2019
Aleksandar Kostov
Aleksandar Dimitrov Kostov (Bulgarian: Александър Дми́тров Костов; 2 March 1938 – 15 April 2019) also known as Sasho, was a Bulgarian footballer and later coach. He represented Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cups in 1962 and 1966. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksandar Kostov has received more than 23,265 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Aleksandar Kostov is the 5,198th most popular soccer player (down from 3,915th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 225th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
23k
Page Views (PV)
43.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.89
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Aleksandar Kostov ranks 5,198 out of 21,273. Before him are Diego Alves, Bruno Génésio, Tommy Lawton, Beto, Chicão, and Adem Ljajić. After him are Giacomo Bonaventura, Helton Arruda, Stanislav Lobotka, Kosovare Asllani, Lino Nessi, and Aurelio Vidmar.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDiego Alves
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 5,192
Bruno Génésio
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 5,193
Tommy Lawton
1919 - 1996
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 5,194
Beto
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 5,195
Chicão
1949 - 2008
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 5,196
Adem Ljajić
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 5,197
Aleksandar Kostov
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 5,198
Giacomo Bonaventura
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 5,199
Helton Arruda
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 5,200
Stanislav Lobotka
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 5,201
Kosovare Asllani
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 5,202
Lino Nessi
1904 - 2000
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 5,203
Aurelio Vidmar
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 5,204
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Aleksandar Kostov ranks 538. Before him are Anne Buttimer, Arthur Scargill, Billy Mills, Alberto Orlando, John Connelly, and John Dean. After him are Jimmy Carl Black, Indira Nath, Neville Lederle, Wiesław Maniak, Abel Laudonio, and Napoleon Chagnon. Among people deceased in 2019, Aleksandar Kostov ranks 478. Before him are Chuck Peddle, Stig Sollander, Gennadi Manakov, Akitsugu Konno, Žarko Varajić, and Johannes Schaaf. After him are Stanton T. Friedman, Donald Kalpokas, Robert Walker, Neville Lederle, Jerry Herman, and Napoleon Chagnon.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsAnne Buttimer
GEOGRAPHER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 532
Arthur Scargill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 533
Billy Mills
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 534
Alberto Orlando
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 535
John Connelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 536
John Dean
LAWYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 537
Aleksandar Kostov
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 538
Jimmy Carl Black
SINGER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 539
Indira Nath
PHYSICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 540
Neville Lederle
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 541
Wiesław Maniak
ATHLETE
1938 - 1982
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 542
Abel Laudonio
BOXER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 543
Napoleon Chagnon
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1938 - 2019
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 544
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsChuck Peddle
ENGINEER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 472
Stig Sollander
SKIER
1926 - 2019
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 473
Gennadi Manakov
ASTRONAUT
1950 - 2019
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 474
Akitsugu Konno
ATHLETE
1944 - 2019
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 475
Žarko Varajić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - 2019
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 476
Johannes Schaaf
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2019
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 477
Aleksandar Kostov
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 478
Stanton T. Friedman
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2019
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 479
Donald Kalpokas
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 480
Robert Walker
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 481
Neville Lederle
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 482
Jerry Herman
COMPOSER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 483
Napoleon Chagnon
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1938 - 2019
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 484
In Bulgaria
Among people born in Bulgaria, Aleksandar Kostov ranks 259 out of 415. Before him are Asparuh Nikodimov (1945), Tsetska Tsacheva (1958), Petar Petrov (1955), Kiril Metkov (1965), Valentin Yordanov (1960), and Philip Dimitrov (1955). After him are Nikola Kovachev (1934), Pavel Panov (1950), Meglena Kuneva (1957), Vasil Metodiev (1935), Andrey Zhelyazkov (1952), and Vidin Apostolov (1941).
Others born in Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsAsparuh Nikodimov
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 253
Tsetska Tsacheva
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 254
Petar Petrov
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 255
Kiril Metkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 256
Valentin Yordanov
WRESTLER
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 257
Philip Dimitrov
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 258
Aleksandar Kostov
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 259
Nikola Kovachev
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 260
Pavel Panov
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2018
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 261
Meglena Kuneva
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 262
Vasil Metodiev
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 263
Andrey Zhelyazkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 264
Vidin Apostolov
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 265
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria
Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Aleksandar Kostov ranks 37. Before him are Zhivko Gospodinov (1957), Stiliyan Petrov (1979), Basri Dirimlili (1929), Todor Diev (1934), Asparuh Nikodimov (1945), and Kiril Metkov (1965). After him are Nikola Kovachev (1934), Pavel Panov (1950), Vasil Metodiev (1935), Andrey Zhelyazkov (1952), Vidin Apostolov (1941), and Daniel Borimirov (1970).
Zhivko Gospodinov
1957 - 2015
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 31
Stiliyan Petrov
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 32
Basri Dirimlili
1929 - 1997
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 33
Todor Diev
1934 - 1995
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 34
Asparuh Nikodimov
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 35
Kiril Metkov
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 36
Aleksandar Kostov
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 37
Nikola Kovachev
1934 - 2009
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 38
Pavel Panov
1950 - 2018
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 39
Vasil Metodiev
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 40
Andrey Zhelyazkov
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 41
Vidin Apostolov
1941 - 2020
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 42
Daniel Borimirov
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 43