SOCCER PLAYER

Alex

1982 - Today

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Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈlɛks ʁoˈdɾiɡu ˈdʒiaz dɐ ˈkɔstɐ]; born 17 June 1982), known as Alex, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was known for his physical strength and the power of his shot, which has gained him the nicknames of "The Tank" and Canhão da Vila ("Cannon of Vila Belmiro"). Having been bought by the Premier League club Chelsea in 2004, Alex was loaned to Dutch team PSV and he won 3 Eredivisie titles with them. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex has received more than 897,595 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Alex is the 2,868th most popular soccer player (up from 3,464th in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 640th in 2019) and the 286th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 900k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alex ranks 2,868 out of 21,273. Before him are Paolo Pulici, Jozef Čapkovič, Willy Jäggi, Marko Pantelić, Georges Bereta, and Július Bielik. After him are Makoto Hasebe, Thadée Cisowski, Édouard Mendy, José Chamot, József Turay, and Juan Antonio Ipiña.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Alex ranks 86. Before him are David Ferrer, Abbie Cornish, David Nalbandian, Landon Donovan, Rain, and Evgeni Plushenko. After him are Han Ji-min, Lizzy Caplan, Elena Paparizou, Li Na, Albert Riera, and Zvjezdan Misimović.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Alex ranks 563 out of 2,236. Before him are Lima (1942), Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald (1905), Bruno Senna (1983), Heitor Canalli (1910), Alice Braga (1983), and Beth Carvalho (1946). After him are Doca (1903), Alex Telles (1992), Andreas Kisser (1968), Olavo Bilac (1865), Francisco Mignone (1897), and Josué de Castro (1908).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Alex ranks 286. Before him are Palhinha (1950), Nariz (1912), Nilo Murtinho Braga (1903), José Reinaldo de Lima (1957), Lima (1942), and Heitor Canalli (1910). After him are Doca (1903), Alex Telles (1992), Anderson (1988), Edílson (1971), Malcom (1997), and Valdomiro (1946).

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