SOCCER PLAYER

Antonio Puerta

1984 - 2007

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Antonio José Puerta Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo ˈpweɾta]; 26 November 1984 – 28 August 2007) was a Spanish professional footballer who played solely for Sevilla. Mainly a left midfielder who could also operate as an attacking left-back, he died on 28 August 2007 affected with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, three days after suffering a series of cardiac arrests during a La Liga game against Getafe on the 25th. Puerta won five trophies with his only club, and appeared once for Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antonio Puerta has received more than 850,998 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio Puerta is the 1,023rd most popular soccer player (up from 1,879th in 2019), the 892nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,256th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Antonio Puerta ranks 1,023 out of 21,273. Before him are Sophus Nielsen, Lippo Hertzka, Pietro Vierchowod, Eraldo Monzeglio, Claude Le Roy, and Guido Masetti. After him are Diego Godín, Hristo Bonev, Björn Nordqvist, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Julio César Romero, and Andrej Kvašňák.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Antonio Puerta ranks 23. Before him are Giorgio Chiellini, Beren Saat, Burak Özçivit, Katy Perry, Thiago Silva, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. After him are Mohamed Bouazizi, Gaspard Ulliel, Robert Kubica, Indila, Maxi López, and Santi Cazorla. Among people deceased in 2007, Antonio Puerta ranks 140. Before him are Katsuko Saruhashi, Marais Viljoen, Bauer, Ichiji Otani, Alfonso López Michelsen, and Fons Rademakers. After him are Andrej Kvašňák, Evel Knievel, Soe Win, Holden Roberto, George Tabori, and Marianne Fredriksson.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Antonio Puerta ranks 892 out of 3,355. Before him are Indalecio Prieto (1883), Cristóbal de Olid (1487), Francisco Guerrero (1528), Alonso Mudarra (1510), Juan Gisbert Sr. (1942), and Àngel Guimerà (1845). After him are Enrique Cerezo (1948), Alfonso Fróilaz (911), Quique Sánchez Flores (1965), Niccolò Antonio Colantonio (1420), Joselito (1943), and Montserrat Figueras (1942).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Antonio Puerta ranks 84. Before him are Salvador Sadurní (1941), Joseph Alcazar (1911), Ion Andoni Goikoetxea (1965), Francisco Bru (1885), Roberto Martínez (1973), and Luis Arconada (1954). After him are Quique Sánchez Flores (1965), Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (1965), Joan Segarra (1927), José Antonio Reyes (1983), Jesús Navas (1985), and Marcelino García Toral (1965).

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