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Edílson

1971 - Today

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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 254,489 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Edílson is the 2,914th most popular soccer player (down from 2,723rd in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 556th in 2019) and the 290th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Edílson ranks 2,914 out of 21,273Before him are Alexia Putellas, Ángel Cabrera, Julien Cools, Václav Mašek, Julius Hirsch, and Ebbe Sand. After him are Khoren Oganesian, Johan Boskamp, Phil Neal, Jakob Streitle, Mario Basler, and Thorgan Hazard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Edílson ranks 171Before him are Jonny Greenwood, Roman Čechmánek, Alan Tudyk, Richard Burns, Andriy Yermak, and Natasha Zvereva. After him are Emma Thomas, Diana Damrau, Mary J. Blige, Hoyte van Hoytema, Jessalyn Gilsig, and Yolanda Díaz.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Edílson ranks 570 out of 2,236Before him are Alex Telles (1992), Andreas Kisser (1968), Olavo Bilac (1865), Francisco Mignone (1897), Josué de Castro (1908), and Anderson (1988). After him are Malcom (1997), Nelson Prudêncio (1944), Alberto Nepomuceno (1864), Ricardo Teixeira (1947), Valdomiro (1946), and Cecília Meireles (1901).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Edílson ranks 290Before him are Lima (1942), Heitor Canalli (1910), Alex (1982), Doca (1903), Alex Telles (1992), and Anderson (1988). After him are Malcom (1997), Valdomiro (1946), Éder Militão (1998), Alfredo Brilhante da Costa (1904), Raphinha (1996), and Talisca (1994).