SOCCER PLAYER

Cristóbal Ortega

1956 - 2025

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Cristóbal Ortega Martínez (25 July 1956 – 2 January 2025) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder for América in the Mexican Primera División from 1974 to 1992. He also played for the Mexico national team, including playing in the World Cups of 1978 and 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cristóbal Ortega has received more than 58,494 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Cristóbal Ortega is the 6,721st most popular soccer player, the 467th most popular biography from Mexico and the 97th most popular Mexican Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 58k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Cristóbal Ortega ranks 6,721 out of 21,273. Before him are Toru Kawashima, Jorge Fucile, Vasili Berezutski, Miroslav Karhan, Glen Johnson, and Paulo Gazzaniga. After him are Ariel Ibagaza, Mark González, Miran Pavlin, Bobby Lennox, Hwang Ui-jo, and Jussi Jääskeläinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Cristóbal Ortega ranks 605. Before him are David Wolf, Paige O'Hara, Tom Irwin, Ursula Plassnik, Shane Gould, and Bjarni Friðriksson. After him are Gerry Peyton, Vadão, Philippe Mahut, Sanda Toma, Laimutė Baikauskaitė, and František Jakubec. Among people deceased in 2025, Cristóbal Ortega ranks 27. Before him are Claude Allègre, Harry Bild, Werner Leimgruber, Bernd Cullmann, Ayla Erduran, and Thelma Hopkins. After him are Fred Newhouse, Peter Yarrow, Bob Uecker, Jules Feiffer, Gus Williams, and Bill Byrge.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Cristóbal Ortega ranks 467 out of 729. Before him are Jonathan dos Santos (1990), Natalia Lafourcade (1984), Antonio de la Torre (1951), Carlos Frenk (1951), Ignacio Ambríz (1965), and Carlos Salcido (1980). After him are Alberto Del Rio (1977), Danna Paola (1995), Alejandra Barros (1970), Sabina Berman (1955), Itatí Cantoral (1975), and Héctor Herrera (1990).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mexico

Among soccer players born in Mexico, Cristóbal Ortega ranks 97. Before him are Fernando Quirarte (1956), Guillermo Ortiz (1939), Jonathan dos Santos (1990), Antonio de la Torre (1951), Ignacio Ambríz (1965), and Carlos Salcido (1980). After him are Héctor Herrera (1990), Ricardo Peláez (1963), Mario Medina (1952), Oribe Peralta (1984), Alfredo Tena (1956), and Gerardo Torrado (1979).

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