SOCCER PLAYER

Alessandro Nesta

1976 - Today

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Alessandro Nesta (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro ˈnɛsta]; born 19 March 1976) is an Italian professional football coach and former player. Usually deployed as a centre-back, he is widely considered as one of the best defenders of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alessandro Nesta has received more than 2,974,498 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Alessandro Nesta is the 279th most popular soccer player (up from 372nd in 2019), the 1,372nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,673rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alessandro Nesta ranks 279 out of 21,273Before him are Rajko Mitić, Lee Yoo-hyung, Antoni Ramallets, Duncan Edwards, Raúl, and Gusztáv Sebes. After him are Elías Figueroa, Marcelo, Míchel, Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Deco, and Angelo Schiavio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Alessandro Nesta ranks 17Before him are Judit Polgár, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Vieira, Yuval Noah Harari, and Katrín Jakobsdóttir. After him are Colin Farrell, Diane Kruger, Ryan Reynolds, Audrey Tautou, Simone Inzaghi, and Guti.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Nesta ranks 1,372 out of 5,161Before him are Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz (1936), Musa of Parthia (-40), Franco Alfano (1875), Claudio Magris (1939), and Gaius Asinius Pollio (-76). After him are Frederick IV, Duke of Austria (1382), Angelo Secchi (1818), Vonones I (-100), Nanni Moretti (1953), Quintus Hortensius (-114), and Saint Silvia (515).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Alessandro Nesta ranks 27Before him are Antonio Conte (1969), Giampiero Boniperti (1928), Gino Colaussi (1914), Alessandro Costacurta (1966), Gaetano Scirea (1953), and Lorenzo Buffon (1929). After him are Angelo Schiavio (1905), Gennaro Gattuso (1978), Salvatore Schillaci (1964), Valentino Mazzola (1919), Giovanni Ferrari (1907), and Gianpiero Combi (1902).