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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 254,298 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Elías Figueroa is the 342nd most popular soccer player (up from 397th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Chile and the 2nd most popular Chilean Soccer Player.

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  • 250k

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  • 57.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Elías Figueroa ranks 342 out of 16,880. Before him are Dida, Gaetano Scirea, Pedro Rocha, Ernst Wilimowski, Vujadin Boškov, and Ivo Viktor. After him are Deco, Jean Djorkaeff, Osamu Yamaji, Marco Materazzi, Pepe, and Vladimir Beara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Elías Figueroa ranks 128. Before him are Robby Krieger, Kim Kyong-hui, Harold Shipman, Htin Kyaw, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Vuk Drašković. After him are Deepak Chopra, Rebiya Kadeer, Billy Preston, Martin Kove, Linda Ronstadt, and Pēteris Vasks.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Elías Figueroa ranks 22 out of 265. Before him are Ricardo Lagos (1938), Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911), Jorge Medina (1926), Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1942), Lautaro (1534), and Iván Zamorano (1967). After him are Lucía Hiriart (1923), Humberto Maturana (1928), Hugo Gunckel Lüer (1901), Raúl Ruiz (1941), Luis Corvalán (1916), and Antonio Skármeta (1940).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Chile

Among soccer players born in Chile, Elías Figueroa ranks 2. Before him are Iván Zamorano (1967). After him are Arturo Vidal (1987), Leonel Sánchez (1936), Alexis Sánchez (1988), Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Marcelo Salas (1974), Juan Rodríguez Vega (1944), Carlos Vidal (1902), Claudio Bravo (1983), Roberto Rojas (1957), and Arturo Torres Carrasco (1906).

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