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Elías Figueroa

1946 - Today

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Elías Ricardo Figueroa Brander (born 25 October 1946) is a Chilean former footballer who played for several clubs during his long career, notably his hometown club Santiago Wanderers, Brazilian club Internacional and Uruguayan club Peñarol. He also represented Chile 47 times, appearing in three FIFA World Cups, in 1966, 1974, and 1982. Regarded by many as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game, Figueroa was noted for his elegant style of play, his composure in the centre of defense and his ability to cut out opposition attacks and immediately launch counterattacks from the back with his passing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elías Figueroa has received more than 301,699 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Elías Figueroa is the 280th most popular soccer player (up from 342nd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Chile (up from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Chilean Soccer Player.

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  • 300k

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  • 60.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Elías Figueroa ranks 280 out of 21,273. Before him are Lee Yoo-hyung, Antoni Ramallets, Duncan Edwards, Raúl, Gusztáv Sebes, and Alessandro Nesta. After him are Marcelo, Míchel, Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Deco, Angelo Schiavio, and David Trezeguet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Elías Figueroa ranks 110. Before him are Pete Postlethwaite, Aziz Sancar, Deepak Chopra, Edita Gruberová, Marisa Paredes, and Georges J. F. Köhler. After him are Issa Hayatou, Keith Moon, Alan Jones, Stan Smith, Fancy, and John C. Mather.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Elías Figueroa ranks 17 out of 321. Before him are Luis Sepúlveda (1949), Patricio Aylwin (1918), Claudio Arrau (1903), Violeta Parra (1917), Roberto Bolaño (1953), and Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911). After him are Ricardo Lagos (1938), Lautaro (1534), Iván Zamorano (1967), Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1942), Leonel Sánchez (1936), and Hugo Gunckel Lüer (1901).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Chile

Among soccer players born in Chile, Elías Figueroa ranks 1. After him are Iván Zamorano (1967), Leonel Sánchez (1936), Alexis Sánchez (1988), Arturo Vidal (1987), Marcelo Salas (1974), Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Jorge Toro (1939), Roberto Rojas (1957), Claudio Bravo (1983), Fernando Riera (1920), and Carlos Vidal (1902).

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