SOCCER PLAYER

Allan Simonsen

1952 - Today

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Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a Danish former footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a striker for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona in Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allan Simonsen has received more than 626,758 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Allan Simonsen is the 136th most popular soccer player (up from 158th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 111th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Soccer Player.

Allan Simonsen is most famous for his work on the "Boeing 747" and the "Boeing 757."

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Allan Simonsen ranks 136 out of 21,273. Before him are Gérson, Edwin van der Sar, Tostão, Jan Jongbloed, Zoltán Czibor, and Alcides Ghiggia. After him are Sergio Ramos, Carlos Valderrama, Robert Lewandowski, Harald Schumacher, Sandro Mazzola, and Juan Alberto Schiaffino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Allan Simonsen ranks 38. Before him are Neil Peart, Bronisław Komorowski, Tomislav Nikolić, Lee Hsien Loong, John Goodman, and Isabella Rossellini. After him are Shigeru Miyamoto, Anneliese Michel, Idriss Déby, Jimmy Connors, Christian Clavier, and Dan Aykroyd.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Allan Simonsen ranks 87 out of 1,032. Before him are Jens Christian Skou (1918), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Prince George of Denmark (1653), Gerda Wegener (1886), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), and Sven Hassel (1917). After him are Anne of Denmark (1574), Christina of Denmark (1521), Absalon (1128), Georg Brandes (1842), Tove Ditlevsen (1917), and John, King of Denmark (1455).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Denmark

Among soccer players born in Denmark, Allan Simonsen ranks 2. Before him are Peter Schmeichel (1963). After him are Richard Møller Nielsen (1937), Preben Elkjær (1957), Poul Nielsen (1891), Søren Lerby (1958), Kenneth Zohore (1994), Harald Nielsen (1941), Sophus Nielsen (1888), Frank Arnesen (1956), Kasper Schmeichel (1986), and John Hansen (1924).

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