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Altair Gomes de Figueiredo

1938 - 2019

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Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, usually referred to as Altair (January 22, 1938 – August 9, 2019), was a football defender and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1962 World Cup. He spent his entire career at Fluminense, for which he played 551 games, scoring twice. He was called “magro” (slim) because he was skinny and despite his modest physical appearance, was a tough tackler and tremendous marker. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Altair Gomes de Figueiredo has received more than 69,145 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Altair Gomes de Figueiredo is the 1,177th most popular soccer player (down from 1,161st in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 119th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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  • 69k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo ranks 1,177 out of 16,880. Before him are Sophus Nielsen, Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Hassan Shehata, Marc-Vivien Foé, Masashi Watanabe, and Yozhef Sabo. After him are Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Enrique Collar, Kazimierz Górski, Frank Arnesen, Louis Van Hege, and Edmundo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo ranks 256. Before him are Frederic Rzewski, Holger Czukay, Pat Buchanan, Kurt Moll, Emile Griffith, and Charles Starkweather. After him are Boris Mikhailov, Carlo Caffarra, Michel Duchaussoy, Corine Rottschäfer, Pachín, and Liya Akhedzhakova. Among people deceased in 2019, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo ranks 206. Before him are Josef Kadraba, Carol Lynley, Fernando J. Corbató, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Richard Williams, and Diahann Carroll. After him are Andrew G. Vajna, Luciano De Crescenzo, Chelo Alonso, Dick Miller, Julie Adams, and Pal Benko.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo ranks 282 out of 2,067. Before him are Cândido Rondon (1865), Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Nereu Ramos (1888), Djalminha (1970), Müller (1966), and Morena Baccarin (1979). After him are Edmundo (1971), João Braz de Aviz (1947), Flávio Costa (1906), Márcio Amoroso (1974), Max Cavalera (1969), and Nílton de Sordi (1931).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo ranks 119. Before him are Casemiro (1992), Silva Batuta (1940), Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (1965), Emerson (1976), Djalminha (1970), and Müller (1966). After him are Edmundo (1971), Flávio Costa (1906), Márcio Amoroso (1974), Nílton de Sordi (1931), Oreco (1932), and Ademir da Guia (1942).

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