SOCCER PLAYER

Careca

1960 - Today

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Antônio de Oliveira Filho (born 5 October 1960), better known as Careca (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈɾɛkɐ]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, Careca played for several clubs, most notably with Italian side Napoli. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Careca has received more than 601,475 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Careca is the 214th most popular soccer player (down from 197th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 71st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Careca is most famous for being a Brazilian soccer player who played for the Brazilian national team. He played for Santos and won the Copa Libertadores, which is the most prestigious club tournament in South America.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Careca ranks 214 out of 21,273. Before him are Pepe, Rinat Dasayev, Piet Keizer, Dražan Jerković, Zizinho, and Gyula Grosics. After him are Cha Bum-kun, Carlos Bilardo, Andoni Zubizarreta, Franck Ribéry, Dunga, and Philippe Troussier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Careca ranks 34. Before him are Kim Ki-duk, Roland Ratzenberger, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Stanley Tucci, Rafael Benítez, and Ivan Lendl. After him are Hugo Weaving, Pierre Littbarski, James Spader, John F. Kennedy Jr., Khaled, and Anne Parillaud.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Careca ranks 68 out of 2,236. Before him are Vinicius de Moraes (1913), Machado de Assis (1839), Hebe Camargo (1929), Pepe (1935), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), and Zizinho (1921). After him are João Goulart (1918), Dunga (1963), Carlos Ghosn (1954), Anita Garibaldi (1821), Dani Alves (1983), and Hélder Câmara (1909).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Careca ranks 33. Before him are Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Gérson (1941), Tostão (1947), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Pepe (1935), and Zizinho (1921). After him are Dunga (1963), Dani Alves (1983), Dida (1973), Marcelo (1988), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), and Deco (1977).

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