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David Platt

1966 - Today

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David Andrew Platt (born 10 June 1966) is an English retired football coach and player who played as a midfielder. Born in Chadderton, Lancashire, Platt began his career as an apprentice at Manchester United before moving to Crewe Alexandra, where he began building a reputation as a goal-scoring midfielder. At the age of 22, he signed for Aston Villa and gained the attention of the England manager Bobby Robson, with whom he soon made his debut. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Platt has received more than 338,616 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. David Platt is the 4,097th most popular soccer player (down from 4,013th in 2019), the 4,400th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,568th in 2019) and the 187th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David Platt ranks 4,097 out of 21,273. Before him are Ernesto Albarracín, Sebastian Kehl, Mirsad Fazlagić, Yvon Le Roux, Bernd Leno, and Marcel Capelle. After him are Hans Mock, Hans Pflügler, Gareth Barry, Rob Witschge, Louis Bach, and Manuel Lapuente.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, David Platt ranks 272. Before him are Jure Zdovc, Bennett Miller, Jiří Němec, Luca Marchegiani, Andrew Adamson, and Omar Souleyman. After him are Rob Witschge, John Layfield, Betinho, Kaoru Kakinami, Wataru Takagi, and Polly Walker.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Platt ranks 4,400 out of 8,785. Before him are Vashti Bunyan (1945), Justin Hayward (1946), Jackie Blanchflower (1933), Bill Nicholson (1919), Bob Glendenning (1888), and Sophie Muller (1962). After him are Gareth Barry (1981), Paul Sandby (1725), Peter Hall (1930), Curtis Jones (2001), Phil Foden (2000), and Charles Allston Collins (1828).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, David Platt ranks 187. Before him are David O'Leary (1958), Marcus Rashford (1997), Jack Rowley (1920), Jackie Blanchflower (1933), Bill Nicholson (1919), and Bob Glendenning (1888). After him are Gareth Barry (1981), Curtis Jones (2001), Phil Foden (2000), Graham Taylor (1944), Jesse Lingard (1992), and Tommy Gemmell (1943).

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