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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 238,076 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 49 in 2019). Edílson is the 2,723rd most popular soccer player (down from 1,040th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 285th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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  • 240k

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  • 45.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Edílson ranks 2,723 out of 16,880Before him are Luis Cruz, Alfred Kelbassa, Ivan Nielsen, Alpay Özalan, Vincenzo Iaquinta, and Plácido Galindo. After him are Carsten Jancker, Corneliu Robe, Juan Luque de Serrallonga, Ján Kozák, Lautaro Martínez, and Zoran Vujović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Edílson ranks 178Before him are Gary Barlow, Francisco Arce, Richard Burns, Karin Slaughter, Song Il-gook, and Bohuslav Sobotka. After him are Mark Henry, Lior Raz, Sabri Lamouchi, Mario Cimarro, Dmytro Yarosh, and Corey Feldman.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Edílson ranks 558 out of 2,067Before him are Manoelzinho (1907), Heitor Canalli (1910), Álvares de Azevedo (1831), Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (1972), Jaú (1909), and Celso Amorim (1942). After him are César Lattes (1924), Geraldo Alckmin (1952), José Padilha (1967), Ramires (1987), Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira (1900), and Marco Maciel (1940).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Edílson ranks 285Before him are Joel de Oliveira Monteiro (1904), Kevin Kurányi (1982), Manoelzinho (1907), Heitor Canalli (1910), Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (1972), and Jaú (1909). After him are Ramires (1987), Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira (1900), Nenê (1981), Edu Manga (1967), Valdomiro (1946), and Hernanes (1985).