1971 - Today
Edílson da Silva Ferreira (born 17 September 1971) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward. Dubbed as Capetinha, Edílson was a second striker who was known for his dribbling skills, and is mainly known for his stand-out performances with Brazilian clubs Palmeiras and Corinthians. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edílson has received more than 190,013 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Edílson is the 1,041st most popular soccer player (up from 2,801st in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 510th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Edílson ranks 1,041 out of 16,923. Before him are Faustino Asprilla, Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Milan Baroš, Ángel Di María, Carlos Mozer, and Paul Pogba. After him are Alen Bokšić, Emre Belözoğlu, Sandro Salvadore, Müller, Krasimir Balakov, and Ivica Horvat.
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 1,035
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 1,036
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 1,037
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 1,038
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 1,039
1993 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 1,040
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 1,041
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 1,042
1980 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,043
1939 - 2007
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 1,044
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 1,045
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 1,046
1926 - 2012
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 1,047
Among people born in 1971, Edílson ranks 68. Before him are Carla Gugino, Chris Tucker, Monica Potter, Jennifer Lee, Oliver Riedel, and Dino Baggio. After him are Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Edmundo, Damian Lewis, Chris Hardwick, Paul van Dyk, and Howard Webb.
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 62
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 63
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 64
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 65
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 66
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 67
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 68
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 69
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 70
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 71
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 72
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 73
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 74
Among people born in Brazil, Edílson ranks 253 out of 1,947. Before him are Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803), Lampião (1897), Djalminha (1970), Hermes da Fonseca (1855), Evaristo de Macedo (1933), and Carlos Mozer (1960). After him are José Linhares (1886), Müller (1966), Diego Costa (1988), Mário Jardel (1973), Moacir Claudino Pinto (1936), and Norma Bengell (1935).
1803 - 1880
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 247
1897 - 1938
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 248
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 249
1855 - 1923
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 250
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 251
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 252
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 253
1886 - 1957
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 254
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 255
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 256
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 257
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 258
1935 - 2013
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 259
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Edílson ranks 108. Before him are Silva Batuta (1940), Angelo Sormani (1939), Flávio Costa (1906), Djalminha (1970), Evaristo de Macedo (1933), and Carlos Mozer (1960). After him are Müller (1966), Diego Costa (1988), Mário Jardel (1973), Moacir Claudino Pinto (1936), Márcio Amoroso (1974), and Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (1965).
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 102
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 103
1906 - 1999
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 104
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 105
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 106
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 107
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 108
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 109
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 110
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 111
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 112
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 113
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 114